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Jana Johansson

Associate Professor

My research focuses on the sources, fate and transport of environmental contaminants.

I study the sources and environmental fate of contaminants through a combination of field work, experimental studies and the application of novel techniques in analytical chemistry, including non-target analysis via high resolution mass spectrometry and total organohalogen analysis via combustion ion chromatography. Most of my work focuses on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). A large part of my research focuses on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – a group of persistent chemicals with global distribution and potential health risks.

I am also active in science communication, with the aim of making complex environmental issues more accessible to the general public. Previously, I produced a series of audio documentaries on the history of environmental chemistry. Currently, I lead an interdisciplinary project that develops teaching modules in environmental chemistry for upper secondary school courses in chemistry and natural sciences.

I am the course coordinator for “Biogeochemistry and Environmental Analysis” (746G61), and I also teach in the courses “The Complexity of Environmental Issues in Theory and Practice” (746G57) and “The Emergence and Transformation of Societal Systems” (746G63).

Publications

2025

Bo Sha, Joost Dalmijn, Jana Johansson, Matthew E. Salter, Ian T. Cousins (2025) Emission of Perfluoroalkyl Acids and Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids to the Atmosphere from a Fluorochemical Industrial Park in China Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 59, p. 6719-6728 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2024

Jana Johansson, Damien Bolinius, Johan Strandberg, Jing-Jing Yang, Jonathan P. Benskin, Raed Awad (2024) Emission of Perfluoroalkyl Acids and Unidentified Organofluorine from Swedish Municipal Waste Incineration Plants Environmental Science and Technology Letters (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Bo Sha, Eliana Ungerovich, Matthew E. Salter, Ian T. Cousins, Jana Johansson (2024) Enrichment of Perfluoroalkyl Acids on Sea Spray Aerosol in Laboratory Experiments: The Role of Dissolved Organic Matter, Air Entrainment Rate and Inorganic Ion Composition Environmental Science and Technology Letters, Vol. 11, p. 746-751 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
M. Ariel Geer Wallace, Marci G. Smeltz, James M. Mattila, Hannah K. Liberatore, Stephen R. Jackson, Erin P. Shields, Xhensila Xhani, Emily Y. Li, Jana Johansson (2024) A review of sample collection and analytical methods for detecting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in indoor and outdoor air Chemosphere, Vol. 358, Article 142129 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Bo Sha, Jana Johansson, Matthew E. Salter, Sara M. Blichner, Ian T. Cousins (2024) Constraining global transport of perfluoroalkyl acids on sea spray aerosol using field measurements Science Advances, Vol. 10, Article eadl1026 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Research