PhD student position - Applied Environmental Science

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label Burse autorenew 2025-09-29, 17:01 history_edu Diana Ignat
Emissions from diffuse sources - especially from consumer products - result in the release of hazardous and persistent substances, which may accumulate in humans and the environment. The development of models/ tools for reducing the risk of dispersion of hazardous chemicals such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) into the environment is one way to reach Sweden’s national target of a 'non-toxic environment'. One such model is substitution of hazardous substances, but this requires that a number of conditions are met for the production of equivalent materials and ultimately functional products.



The present PhD project is embedded in the multidisciplinary venture ‘Substitution in Practice of Prioritized Fluorinated Chemicals to Eliminate Diffuse Sources - SUPFES’ financed by the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS). The overall aim of SUPFES is to characterise and decrease the diffuse emissions of fluorinated chemicals from consumer products such as textiles.

The present PhD program will contain the following elements:
  1. Trace organic analysis of PFASs and potential substitution chemicals in environmental matrices, including analytical method development.
  2. Experimental lab studies to investigate the fate of chemicals applied on consumer products and goods.
  3. Physical-chemical property estimations and environmental fate modeling.
  4. Optionally, ecotoxicology testing may be included.
  5. Participation in regular SUPFES board meetings and communication with partners from other scientific disciplines within SUPFES and with stakeholders.