Anna Sobek

Anna Sobek is a Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University. Her career spans academia, industry, and policy, with significant contributions to environmental chemistry and contaminant dynamics.

• PhD research on PCB uptake in aquatic systems (2000)
• Marie Curie postdoc on herbicide-black carbon sorption (2006-2009)
• Environmental manager role (2009-2011)
• 4-year researcher position (2011) leading to permanent role (2018)

Research focuses on organic contaminant behavior in aquatic environments, particularly:

• Contaminant distribution and risk assessment
• Organic carbon cycle interactions
• Passive sampling techniques
• Climate change impacts on pollutant fate
• Hadal trench contamination
• Mixture toxicity mechanisms

Recent publications (2023-2019) analyze:

• PCB/PAH dynamics in extreme marine environments
• Climate-legislation interactions
• Microbial degradation variability
• Pharmaceutical pollution patterns
• Bioaccumulation potential across chlorinated paraffins
• Ecotoxicological assessment frameworks

Key methodological approaches:

• Passive dosing systems
• Chemical activity concepts
• Flume experiments
• RNA metabarcoding
• Biogeochemical modelling
• Policy-impact analysis