Anna Roos

Anna Roos is a visiting researcher at Uppsala University's Department of Organismal Biology; Physiology and Environmental Toxicology. Her work focuses on contaminants and their impact on wildlife health, particularly in Scandinavian otters and other aquatic species.

• Institution: Uppsala University
• Department: Department of Organismal Biology; Physiology and Environmental Toxicology
• Role: Visiting Researcher

Research Interests: Dr. Roos specializes in environmental toxicology, investigating the effects of organochlorine contaminants, perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAS), and other pollutants on the reproductive health and population dynamics of aquatic mammals like otters. Her studies often address the intersection of wildlife health and chemical contamination trends over decades.

• Contaminant accumulation in wild otters
• Reproductive anomalies in wildlife
• Long-term environmental monitoring
• Ecotoxicological impacts on apex predators
• Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of pollutants
• Wildlife conservation through contaminant mitigation

Publications: Dr. Roos has authored 15+ publications, with her recent work highlighting PFAS contamination trends and reproductive anomalies in Eurasian otters. Her 2013 doctoral thesis, "The Otter (Lutra lutra) in Sweden: Contaminants and Health," has been referenced in 2 policy sources and garnered 209 readers on Mendeley.