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Kristín Ólafsdóttir - Associate Professor

Kristín Ólafsdóttir

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School of Health Sciences

Kristín Ólafsdóttir

Associate Professor

Department head

Location
Hagi / Ha-328
Phone
525 - 5122 8487939
Email
stinaola [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of Medicine

Curriculum Vitae
Kristín Ólafsdóttir - Curriculum Vitae
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3241-836X
Research portal – Kristín Ólafsdóttir

Published works

2026

Is adherence to plant-based diet associated with higher exposure to mycotoxins?Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

2025

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure among European adultsEnvironment International
Validation of manually scored multichannel frontal electroencephalography against polysomnography in a paediatric cohortJournal of Sleep Research
PFAS in drinking water, wastewater and surface water in Reykjavik, IcelandEnvironmental Science: Advances

2024

Updated review on contaminant communication experiences in the circumpolar ArcticInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health
Enantiomeric profile of amphetamines in seized drug samples and in blood of impaired drivers in IcelandJournal of Analytical Toxicology
Publisher CorrectionScientific Reports
Levels and trends of metals in human populations living in the ArcticInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health
Levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants in human populations living in the ArcticInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health
Exposure assessment of the European adult population to deoxynivalenol – Results from the HBM4EU Aligned StudiesFood Research International

2023

Harmonized human biomonitoring in European children, teenagers and adultsInternational Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Application of human biomonitoring data to support policy development, raise awareness and environmental public health protection among countries within the HBM4EU projectInternational Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
POPs in long-finned pilot whales mass stranded in Iceland as a proxy for their physiological conditionMarine Pollution Bulletin
Time Patterns in Internal Human Exposure Data to Bisphenols, Phthalates, DINCH, Organophosphate Flame Retardants, Cadmium and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons in EuropeToxics
Determinants of exposure to acrylamide in European children and adults based on urinary biomarkersScientific Reports
Three years of wastewater surveillance for new psychoactive substances from 16 countriesWater Research X
Kvikasilfur í hári barnshafandi kvennaLaeknabladid

2022

STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2021Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Trends of Exposure to Acrylamide as Measured by Urinary Biomarkers Levels within the HBM4EU Biomonitoring Aligned Studies (2000–2021)Toxics
Cadmium exposure in adults across EuropeInternational Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Illicit drug use in Reykjavik by wastewater-based epidemiologyScience of the Total Environment
Glyphosate and AMPA in Human Urine of HBM4EU-Aligned StudiesToxics
Improving the Risk Assessment of Pesticides through the Integration of Human Biomonitoring and Food Monitoring DataToxics

2021

Time trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern (CEAC) in Arctic air from 25 years of monitoringScience of the Total Environment
Bioactive polysaccharides and their derivatives from microalgae
MercuNorth–monitoring mercury in pregnant women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the Minamata ConventionInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health

2020

Spatio-temporal assessment of illicit drug use at large scaleAddiction

2019

Unlocking pre-1850 instrumental meteorological records a global inventoryBulletin of the American Meteorological Society

2018

Effects of Exercise on Depression and Anxiety. A Comparison to Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioral TherapyCommunity Mental Health Journal
A high-throughput solid-phase microextraction and post-loop mixing large volume injection method for water samplesJournal of Chromatography A
Integrating nurse-facilitated advance care planning for patients newly diagnosed with advanced lung cancerInternational Journal of Palliative Nursing
A call for action: Improve reporting of research studies to increase the scientific basis for regulatory decision-makingJournal of Applied Toxicology
Future directions for monitoring and human health research for the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeGlobal Health Action
Analysis of stimulant drugs in the wastewater of five Nordic capitalsScience of the Total Environment

2016

Temporal trends of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in arctic airEnvironmental Pollution
Levels and trends of contaminants in humans of the ArcticInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health

2015

Multiple stressors in a top predator seabirdPLoS ONE

2014

Temporal trends of contaminants in cod from icelandic watersScience of the Total Environment
Bioremediation trial on aged PCB-polluted soils-a bench study in IcelandEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research

2013

Spatial and temporal trends of contaminants in mussel sampled around the Icelandic coastlineScience of the Total Environment
Influence of wintering area on persistent organic pollutants in a breeding migratory seabirdMarine Ecology Progress Series
Organohalogen contaminants and Blood plasma clinical-chemical parameters in three colonies of North Atlantic Great skua (Stercorarius skua)Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

2012

Individual variation in biomarkers of healthEnvironmental Research
Psychiatric Group Work in Social Skill TrainingSocial Work with Groups

2011

Family members of cancer patientsActa Oncologica
Effects of environmental exposure and diet on levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in eggs of a top predator in the North Atlantic in 1980 and 2008Environmental Pollution

2010

Atmospheric monitoring of organic pollutants in the Arctic under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)Science of the Total Environment

2008

EU maximum levels for dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs - Impact on exposure and food supply in the Nordic countries

2007

Immunization prevents DDT buildup in mouse tissuesInternational Immunopharmacology

2005

Persistent organochlorines, sedentary occupation, obesity and human male subfertilityHuman Reproduction
Temporal trends of organochlorine contamination in Black Guillemots in Iceland from 1976 to 1996Environmental Pollution

2004

Circumpolar maternal blood contaminant survey, 1994-1997 organochlorine compoundsScience of the Total Environment

2001

Persistent organochlorine levels in six prey species of the gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus in IcelandEnvironmental Pollution

1998

Methods for chemical analysis of contaminated soil samples - Tests of their reproducibility between Nordic laboratoriesTalanta
Seasonal fluctuations of organochlorine levels in the common eider (Somateria mollissima) in IcelandEnvironmental Pollution

1997

Þrásetin klórkolefnissambönd í íslenskri móðurmjólkLaeknabladid

1996

TP53 mutation analyses on breast carcinomasBritish Journal of Cancer
Seasonal fluctuations of tributyltin (TBT) and dibutyltin (DBT) in the dogwhelk, Nucella lapillus (L.), and the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis L., in Icelandic watersMarine Pollution Bulletin

1995

Organochlorine residues in gyrfalcons (falco rusticolus) in IcelandBulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

1991

Hydroperoxide-induced broncho- and vasoconstriction in the isolated rat lungExperimental Lung Research
Thiol modification in H₂O₂- and thromboxane-induced vaso- and bronchoconstriction in rat perfused lungJournal of Applied Physiology Respiratory Environmental and Exercise Physiology
Involvement of sulfhydryl modifications in H2O2 and thromboxane-induced vaso- and bronchoconstriction in the isolated and perfused rat lungJournal of Applied Physiology
Mechanisms of Hydroperoxide‐Induced Broncho‐ and Vasoconstriction in Isolated and Perfused Rat LungPharmacology and Toxicology

1990

Effects of Some Autacoids on Breathing and Perfusion Flow in the Isolated Perfused Rat LungPharmacology and Toxicology

1989

The Role of Glutathione in Mitochondria

1988

Retention of oxidized glutathione by isolated rat liver mitochondria during hydroperoxide treatmentBBA - General Subjects
Mitochondrial glutathione status during Ca²⁺ ionophore-induced injury to isolated hepatocytesArchives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

1987

A role of vitamin E in protection against cell injuryEuropean Journal of Biochemistry
Some aspects of cell defense mechanisms of glutathione and vitamin E during cell injuryArchives of Toxicology
Vitamin E protection against chemical-induced cell injury. I. Maintenance of cellular protein thiols as a cytoprotective mechanismArchives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

1985

Interrelationship of glutathione, vitamin E and calcium ion during injury to rat hepatocytes by the calcium ionophore A23187Federation Proceedings

1984

Extracellular calcium protects isolated rat hepatocytes from injuryBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Keywords for Specialisation:

Pharmacokinetics