Katarina GÃ¥rdfeldt
Associate professor
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
Biography
Katarina Gårdfeldts research is about global transport and transformation of mercury species in the environment and how these processes are affected by climate change. The research aim is partly to understand the processes in seawater and ice that are important for the gas-exchange between air and water, and how these processes are affected by sunlight. Katarina have participated in several international research projects and expeditions e.g. in the Arctic, at the Mediterranean Sea and Antarctica. Katarina collaborate with researchers in a global network for mercury studies, e.g. analytical and marine chemists, oceanographers and modelers. She share her time between research and teaching at the department and being the Dean at the Centre for Environment and Sustainability, GMV, at Chalmers and University of Gothenburg, www.chalmers.se/gmv .
Research Interest
Global transport and transformation of mercury species in the environment and how these processes are affected by climate change
Publications
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Gårdfeldt K, Sommar J, Ferrara R, Ceccarini C, Lanzillotta E, Munthe J, Wängberg I, Lindqvist O, Pirrone N, Sprovieri F, Pesenti E. Evasion of mercury from coastal and open waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Atmospheric Environment. 2003 Dec 31;37:73-84.
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Gårdfeldt K, Sommar J, Strömberg D, Feng X. Oxidation of atomic mercury by hydroxyl radicals and photoinduced decomposition of methylmercury in the aqueous phase. Atmospheric Environment. 2001 Jun 30;35(17):3039-47.
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Sommar J, Gårdfeldt K, Strömberg D, Feng X. A kinetic study of the gas-phase reaction between the hydroxyl radical and atomic mercury. Atmospheric Environment. 2001 Jun 30;35(17):3049-54.
