Anna-Lea Rantalainen

Anna-Lea Rantalainen is a University Lecturer at the University of Helsinki, affiliated with the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences and the Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme. Her research focuses on Environmental Chemistry, Soil Remediation, and Urban Ecosystems.

• Research Interests: Environmental Chemistry, Soil Remediation, PAH Contamination, Bioremediation, Endocrine Disruption, Urban Ecology
• Projects: Oikeenlaista kemiaa (2025-2027), PH-LABRA (2024-2025), BalticRest (2023-2025), PULI (2023-2025), Lahden kaupun (2021-2025)

Publications Analysis (15 most recent):

• 2023: Microbiological Research (Nutritional additives in soil remediation)
• 2022: 3 articles on pharmaceutical wastewater, hydrocarbon remediation
• 2021: Chemosphere (PAHs and endocrine signaling)
• 2019: 2 articles on meat/wood industry contaminants
• 2018: 3 articles on PAH behavior in urban environments
• 2017: PeerJ (Microbiota changes)
• 2016: 2 articles on sediment transport and snow pollution
• 2014: 3 articles on dioxins and PAHs
• 2013: 6 articles on xenobiotics and landfill leachate
• 2011: Dose-response toxicity studies
• 2005: PCB bioaccumulation in fish

Supervision: Has supervised 21 Master's theses and 8 doctoral dissertations since 2009, including works by Anirudra Parajuli, Mari Dahl, and Viljami Viippola.