Estelle Ekholm

I hold a PhD in Environmental Science, specializing in analytical chemistry, from Lund University. My doctoral research focused on developing sample preparation methods for extracting analgesic drugs (NSAIDs) from wastewater and sludge.

From 2016 to 2020, I worked as an environmental hygienist at the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in Lund, where I was also active as a researcher. As part of my clinical research, I studied the general population's exposure to elevated levels of lead and cadmium—linked to local geology—via drinking water from private wells. At Lund University, my primary research area was human biomonitoring, aimed at mapping and studying temporal trends in the general population's exposure to organic environmental pollutants. Since then, I have worked on occupational health and safety issues—as a specialist, consultant, and trainer in both the industrial and public sectors—with chemical workplace hazards as my field of speciality.

Today, I work as an occupational hygienist at the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (CAMM) in Region Stockholm, focusing on respirator fit testing, which is also my primary area of ​​research.

Occupational exposure to chemical agents.

Use and fit testing of respirators in the work enviroment.

Between 2009 and 2020, I taught analytical chemistry, toxicology, and risk assessment at undergarduate level in the following courses at Lund University:

• MVEN03 – Environmental Science: Analysis and Methodology (Environmental Science Programme, Faculty of Science)
• KEMM053 – Environmental Analytical Chemistry (Chemistry Programme, Faculty of Science)
• MVEC12 – Risk Analysis in Environment and Health (Environmental Science Programme, Faculty of Science)
• MVEN06 – Environmental Monitoring (Environmental Science Programme, Faculty of Science)
• VRSN05 – Foundations for Risk Assessment and Management (Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)