Georg Becher

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Visiting address Sem Sælands vei 26 Kjemibygningen 0371 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo

Academic interests

Georg  Becher has more than 30 years of continuous involvement in structural characterisation and chemical analysis of organic compounds.

His present main focus is on human exposure assessment for organic pollutants through the use of chemical biomarkers.

He directs research and development of analytical techniques for the determination of trace amounts of organic pollutants in human samples.

State-of -the-art analytical methods are employed such as gas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography-triple stage mass spectrometry.

The methods have been applied for biomonitoring persistent organic pollutants, such as dioxins, PCBs, brominated flame retardants and perfluorinated alkyl substances in breast milk and blood.

Further, methods are developed for the determination of transformation products of reactive and easily metabolised compounds in urine.

Teaching

Georg Becher contributes to courses in environmental chemistry and separation methods.

Academic background

Georg Becher is Director of the Department of Analytical Chemistry in the Division of Environmental Medicine at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Adjunct Professor in Environmental Analytical Chemistry at the University of Oslo.

He obtained his PhD in Physical Organic Chemistry from the University of Göttingen, Germany in 1974.

He has been a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oslo and the University of Regensburg, Germany, and has been a Visiting Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA.

Prior to his present appointment, he has held positions as researcher at the Centre for Industrial Research, Oslo, Norway and as Head of Research Department of Analytical Chemistry, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo.

Present trusts held

  • Member of the International Advisory Board of the International Symposium Series on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants
  • National Representative in Division VII on Chemistry and Health of IUPAC

Research cooperation

Becher collaborates with a number of national and international research institutions within research projects financed by the Research Council of Norway and EU’s Seventh Framework Programme.

 

Tags: Biomonitoring, Bioanalytical Chemistry, Environment and climate, Organic environmental toxicants, Chemistry, Human exposure assessment

Publications

  • Sakhi, Amrit Kaur; Cequier Mancineiras, Enrique; Becher, Rune; Bølling, Anette Kocbach; Borgen, Anders & Schlabach, Martin [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2019). Concentrations of selected chemicals in indoor air from Norwegian homes and schools. Science of the Total Environment. ISSN 0048-9697. 674, p. 1–8. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.086.
  • van den Berg, Martin; Houba, Remko; Leslie, Heather A.; Canton, Rocio F.; Thomsen, Cathrine & Becher, Georg [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2017). Serum levels of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) in women from different European countries and possible relationships with lifestyle and diet. Environment International. ISSN 0160-4120. 107, p. 16–24. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.06.014.
  • Fromme, Hermann; Becher, Georg; Hilger, Bettina & Völkel, Wolfgang (2016). Brominated flame retardants - Exposure and risk assessment for the general population. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. ISSN 1438-4639. 219(1), p. 1–23. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2015.08.004.
  • Kucharska, Agnieszka; Cequier, Enrique Manciñereas; Thomsen, Cathrine; Becher, Georg; Covaci, Adrian & Voorspoels, Stefan (2015). Assessment of human hair as an indicator of exposure to organophosphate flame retardants. Case study on a Norwegian mother-child cohort. Environment International. ISSN 0160-4120. 83, p. 50–57. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.05.015.
  • Cequier, Enrique Manciñereas; Sakhi, Amrit Kaur; Marcé, Rosa Maria; Becher, Georg & Thomsen, Cathrine (2015). Human exposure pathways to organophosphate triesters - A biomonitoring study of mother-child pairs. Environment International. ISSN 0160-4120. 75, p. 159–165. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.11.009.
  • Cequier, Enrique Manciñereas; Marcé, Rosa Maria; Becher, Georg & Thomsen, Cathrine (2015). Comparing human exposure to emerging and legacy flame retardants from the indoor environment and diet with concentrations measured in serum. Environment International. ISSN 0160-4120. 74, p. 54–59. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.10.003.
  • Joas, Anke; Knudsen, Lisbeth E.; Kolossa-Gehring, Marike; Sepai, Ovnair; Casteleyn, Ludwine & Schoeters, Greet [Show all 24 contributors for this article] (2015). Policy recommendations and cost implications for a more sustainable framework for European human biomonitoring surveys. Environmental Research. ISSN 0013-9351. 141, p. 42–57. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.10.012.
  • Cequier, Enrique; Marcé, Rosa Maria; Becher, Georg & Thomsen, Cathrine (2014). The Lipid Content of Serum Affects the Extraction Efficiencies of Highly Lipophilic Flame Retardants. Environmental Science and Technology Letters (ES&T Letters). ISSN 2328-8930. 1(1), p. 82–86. doi: 10.1021/ez400110k.
  • Zoeller, R. Thomas; Bergman, Åke; Becher, Georg; Bjerregaard, Poul; Bornman, Riana & Brandt, Ingvar [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2014). A path forward in the debate over health impacts of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Environmental health. ISSN 1476-069X. 13. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-118. Full text in Research Archive
  • Starling, Anne P.; Engel, Stephanie M.; Richardson, David B.; Baird, Donna D.; Haug, Line Småstuen & Stuebe, Alison M. [Show all 18 contributors for this article] (2014). Perfluoroalkyl substances during pregnancy and validated preeclampsia among nulliparous women in the Norwegian mother and child cohort study. American Journal of Epidemiology. ISSN 0002-9262. 179(7), p. 824–833. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwt432.
  • Cequier, Enrique Manciñereas; Marcé, Rosa Maria; Becher, Georg & Thomsen, Cathrine (2014). A high-throughput method for determination of metabolites of organophosphate flame retardants in urine by ultra performance liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectometry. Analytica Chimica Acta. ISSN 0003-2670. 845, p. 98–104. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2014.06.026.
  • Cequier, Enrique Manciñereas; Ionas, Alin C; Covaci, Adrian; Marcé, Rosa Maria; Becher, Georg & Thomsen, Cathrine (2014). Occurrence of a broad range of legacy and emerging flame retardants in indoor environments of Norway. Environmental Science and Technology. ISSN 0013-936X. 48(12), p. 6827–6835. doi: 10.1021/es500516u.
  • Toft, Gunnar; Lenters, Virissa; Vermeulen, Roel; Heederik, Dick; Thomsen, Cathrine & Becher, Georg [Show all 15 contributors for this article] (2014). Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and male reproductive function in Greenland, Poland and Ukraine. Reproductive Toxicology. ISSN 0890-6238. 43, p. 1–7. doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2013.10.002.
  • Starling, Anne P; Engel, Stephanie M; Whitworth, Kristina W; Richardson, David B; Stuebe, Alison M & Daniels, Julie L [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2014). Perfluoroalkyl substances and lipid concentrations in plasma during pregnancy among women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. Environment International. ISSN 0160-4120. 62, p. 104–112. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.10.004.
  • Lenters, Virissa; Thomsen, Cathrine; Smit, Lidwien A M; Jönsson, Bo A G; Pedersen, Henning S & Ludwicki, Jan K [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2013). Serum concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and a polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) in men from Greenland, Poland and Ukraine. Environment International. ISSN 0160-4120. 61, p. 8–16. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.001.
  • Kristensen, Susanne Lund; Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Høst; Ernst, Erik; Olsen, Sjurdur Frodi; Bonde, Jens Peter & Vested, Anne [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2013). Long-term effects of prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances on female reproduction. Human Reproduction. ISSN 0268-1161. 28(12), p. 3337–3348. doi: 10.1093/humrep/det382.
  • Kidd, Karen A; Becher, Georg; Bergman, Åke; Muir, Derek C G & Woodruff, Tracey J (2013). Human and wildlife exposures to EDCs. In Bergman, Åke; Heindel, Jerrold J; Jobling, Susan; Kidd, Karen A & Zoeller, R. Thomas (Ed.), State of the science of endocrine disrupting chemicals 2012. United Nations Environment Programme and the World Health Organization. ISSN 978-92-807-3274-0. p. 189–237.
  • Wang, Yan; Starling, Anne P; Haug, Line Småstuen; Eggesbø, Merete Åse; Becher, Georg & Thomsen, Cathrine [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2013). Association between perfluoroalkyl substances and thyroid stimulating hormone among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study. Environmental health. ISSN 1476-069X. 12. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-12-76.
  • Cequier, Enrique Manciñereas; Marcé, Rosa Maria; Becher, Georg & Thomsen, Cathrine (2013). Determination of emerging halogenated flame retardants and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in serum by gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A. ISSN 0021-9673. 1310, p. 126–132. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.08.067.
  • Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Whitworth, K.W.; Ydersbond, T.A.; Haug, Line Småstuen; Haugen, Margaretha & Knutsen, Helle Katrine [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2013). Determinants of plasma concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in pregnant Norwegian women. Environment International. ISSN 0160-4120. 54, p. 74–84. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.12.014.
  • Vested, Anne; Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Høst; Olsen, Sjurdur Frodi; Bonde, Jens Peter; Kristensen, Susanne Lund & Halldorsson, Thorhallur Ingi [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2013). Associations of in Utero Exposure to Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids with Human Semen Quality and Reproductive Hormones in Adult Men. Environmental Health Perspectives. ISSN 0091-6765. 121(4), p. 453–458. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1205118.
  • Halldorsson, Thorhallur I.; Rytter, Dorte; Haug, Line Småstuen; Bech, Bodil Hammer; Danielsen, Inge & Becher, Georg [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2012). Prenatal Exposure to Perfluorooctanoate and Risk of Overweight at 20 Years of Age: A Prospective Cohort Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. ISSN 0091-6765. 120(5), p. 668–673. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1104034.
  • Croes, K; Colles, A; Koppen, G; Govarts, E; Bruckers, L & Van de Mieroop, E [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2012). Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in human milk: a biomonitoring study in rural areas of Flanders (Belgium). Chemosphere. ISSN 0045-6535. 89(8), p. 988–994. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.06.058.
  • Whitworth, Kristina W; Haug, Line Småstuen; Baird, Donna D; Becher, Georg; Hoppin, Jane A & Skjaerven, Rolv [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2012). Perfluorinated Compounds in Relation to Birth Weight in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. ISSN 0002-9262. 175(12), p. 1209–1216. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwr459.
  • Haug, Line Småstuen & Becher, Georg (2012). Biomarkers of exposure: perfluoroalkyl compounds. In Knudsen, Lisbeth E. & Merlo, Domenico Franco (Ed.), Biomarkers and Human Biomonitoring. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Publishing. ISSN 9781849732413. p. 234–260.
  • Whitworth, Kristina W.; Haug, Line Småstuen; Baird, Donna D.; Becher, Georg; Hoppin, Jane A. & Skjaerven, Rolv [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2012). Perfluorinated Compounds and Subfecundity in Pregnant Women. Epidemiology. ISSN 1044-3983. 23(2), p. 257–263. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31823b5031.
  • Haug, Line Småstuen; Huber, Sandra; Schlabach, Martin; Becher, Georg & Thomsen, Cathrine (2011). Investigation on per- and polyfluorinated compounds in paired samples of house dust and indoor air from norwegian homes. Environmental Science and Technology. ISSN 0013-936X. 45(19), p. 7991–7998. doi: 10.1021/es103456h.
  • Haug, Line Småstuen; Huber, Sandra; Becher, Georg & Thomsen, Cathrine (2011). Characterisation of human exposure pathways to perfluorinated compounds - Comparing exposure estimates with biomarkers of exposure. Environment International. ISSN 0160-4120. 37(4), p. 687–693. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.01.011.
  • Eggesbø, Merete Åse; Thomsen, Cathrine; Jørgensen, Jens V; Becher, Georg; Odland, Jon Øyvind & Longnecker, Matthew P (2011). Associations between brominated flame retardants in human milk and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in neonates. Environmental Research. ISSN 0013-9351. 111(6), p. 737–743. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.05.004.
  • Knutsen, Helle Katrine; Kvalem, Helen Engelstad; Haugen, Margaretha; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Brantsæter, Anne Lise & Alexander, Jan [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2011). Sex, BMI and age in addition to dietary intakes influence blood concentrations and congener profiles of dioxins and PCBs. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. ISSN 1613-4125. 55(5), p. 772–782. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201000243.
  • Thomsen, Cathrine; Stigum, Hein; Frøshaug, May; Broadwell, Sharon Lynn; Becher, Georg & Eggesbø, Merete Åse (2010). Determinants of brominated flame retardants in breast milk from a large scale Norwegian study. Environment International. ISSN 0160-4120. 36(1), p. 68–74. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.10.002.
  • Haug, Line Småstuen; Salihovic, Samira; Jogsten, Ingrid Ericson; Thomsen, Cathrine; van Bavel, Bert & Lindström, Gunilla [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2010). Levels in food and beverages and daily intake of perfluorinated compounds in Norway. Chemosphere. ISSN 0045-6535. 80(10), p. 1137–1143. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.06.023.
  • Haug, Line Småstuen; Thomsen, Cathrine; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Kvalem, Helen Engelstad; Haugen, Margaretha & Becher, Georg [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2010). Diet and particularly seafood are major sources of perfluorinated compounds in humans. Environment International. ISSN 0160-4120. 36(7), p. 772–778. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.05.016.
  • Frederiksen, Marie; Thomsen, Cathrine; Frøshaug, May; Vorkamp, Katrin; Thomsen, Marianne & Becher, Georg [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2010). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in paired samples of maternal and umbilical cord blood plasma and associations with house dust in a Danish cohort. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. ISSN 1438-4639. 213(4), p. 233–242. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2010.04.008.
  • Freberg, Baard Ingegerdsson; Haug, Line Småstuen; Olsen, Raymond; Daae, Hanne Line; Hersson, Merete & Thomsen, Cathrine [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2010). Occupational Exposure to Airborne Perfluorinated Compounds during Professional Ski Waxing. Environmental Science and Technology. ISSN 0013-936X. 44(19), p. 7723–7728. doi: 10.1021/es102033k.
  • Haug, Line Småstuen; Thomsen, Cathrine & Becher, Georg (2009). A sensitive method for determination of a broad range of perfluorinated compounds in serum suitable for large-scale human biomonitoring. Journal of Chromatography A. ISSN 0021-9673. 1216(3), p. 385–393. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.10.113.
  • Haug, Line Småstuen; Thomsen, Cathrine & Becher, Georg (2009). Time trends and the influence of age and gender on serum concentrations of perluorinated compounds in archived human samples. Environmental Science and Technology. ISSN 0013-936X. 43(6), p. 2131–2136. doi: 10.1021/es802827u.
  • Duale, Nur; Bjellaas, Thomas; Alexander, Jan; Becher, Georg; Haugen, Margaretha & Paulsen, Jan Erik [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2009). Biomarkers of human exposure to acrylamide and relation to polymorphisms in metabolizing genes. Toxicological Sciences. ISSN 1096-6080. 108(1), p. 90–99. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfn269.
  • Kvalem, Helen Engelstad; Knutsen, Helle Katrine; Thomsen, Cathrine; Haugen, Margaretha; Stigum, Hein & Brantsæter, Anne Lise [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2009). Role of dietary patterns for dioxin and PCB exposure. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. ISSN 1613-4125. 53(11), p. 1438–1451. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.200800462.
  • Eggesbø, Merete Åse; Stigum, H; Longnecker, MP; Polder, Anuschka; Aldrin, Magne & Basso, O [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2009). Levels of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in breast milk in relation to birth weight in a Norwegian cohort. Environmental Research. ISSN 0013-9351. 109(5), p. 559–566. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.04.001.
  • Haug, Line Småstuen; Thomsen, Cathrine; Liane, Veronica Horpestad & Becher, Georg (2008). Comparison of GC and LC determinations of hexabromocyclododecane in biological samples - Results from two interlaboratory comparison studies. Chemosphere. ISSN 0045-6535. 71(6), p. 1087–1092. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.10.044.
  • Eppe, Gauthier; Van Cleuvenbergen, Rudy; Haug, Line Småstuen; Boulanger, Bruno; Becher, Georg & De Pauw, Edwin (2008). Empirical relationship between precision and ultra-trace concentrations of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in biological matrices. Chemosphere. ISSN 0045-6535. 71(2), p. 379–387. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.08.046.
  • Knutsen, Helle Katrine; Kvalem, Helen Engelstad; Thomsen, Cathrine; Frøshaug, May; Haugen, Margaretha & Becher, Georg [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2008). Dietary exposure to brominated flame retardants correlates with male blood levels in a selected group of Norwegians with a wide range of seafood consumption. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. ISSN 1613-4125. 52(2), p. 217–227. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.200700096.
  • Thomsen, Cathrine; Knutsen, Helle Katrine; Liane, Veronica Horpestad; Frøshaug, May; Kvalem, Helen Engelstad & Haugen, Margaretha [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2008). Consumption of fish from a contaminated lake strongly affects the concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecane in serum. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. ISSN 1613-4125. 52(2), p. 228–237. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.200700123.
  • Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Haugen, Margaretha; de Mul, Anika; Bjellaas, Thomas; Becher, Georg & Van Klaveren, Jacob [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2008). Exploration of different methods to assess dietary acrylamide exposure in pregnant women participating in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). Food and Chemical Toxicology (FCT). ISSN 0278-6915. 46(8), p. 2808–2814. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.05.020.
  • Janak, Karel; Sellström, Ulla; Johansson, A-K; Becher, Georg; de Wit, Cynthia & Lindberg, Peter [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2008). Enantiomer-specific accumulation of hexabromocyclododecanes in eggs of predatory birds. Chemosphere. ISSN 0045-6535. 73(1), p. S193–S200. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.03.077.
  • Bjellaas, Thomas; Stølen, Linn Helene; Haugen, Margaretha; Paulsen, Jan Erik; Alexander, Jan & Lundanes, Elsa [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2007). Urinary acrylamide metabolites as biomarkers for short-term dietary exposure to acrylamide. Food and Chemical Toxicology (FCT). ISSN 0278-6915. 45(6), p. 1020–1026. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2006.12.007.
  • Bjellaas, Thomas; Olesen, Pelle Thonning; Frandsen, Henrik; Haugen, Margaretha; Stølen, Linn Helene & Paulsen, Jan Erik [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2007). Comparison of estimated dietary intake of acrylamide with hemoglobin adducts of acrylamide and glycidamide. Toxicological Sciences. ISSN 1096-6080. 98(1), p. 110–117. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfm091.
  • Bjellaas, Thomas; Ølstørn, Hege Benedikte Asvald; Becher, Georg; Alexander, Jan; Knutsen, Svein Halvor & Paulsen, Jan Erik (2007). Urinary metabolites as biomarkers of acrylamide exposure in mice following dietary crisp bread administration or subcutaneous injection. Toxicological Sciences. ISSN 1096-6080. 100(2), p. 374–380. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfm234.
  • Bjellaas, Thomas; Stølen, Linn H.; Haugen, Margaretha; Paulsen, Jan E.; Alexander, Jan & Lundanes, Elsa [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2007). Urinary acrylamide metabolites as biomarkers for short-term dietary exposure to acrylamide. Food and Chemical Toxicology (FCT). ISSN 0278-6915. 45(6), p. 1020–1026. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2006.12.007.
  • Thomsen, Cathrine; Molander, Pål; Daae, HL; Janak, Karel; Frøshaug, May & Liane, Veronica Horpestad [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2007). Occupational exposure to hexabromocyclododecane at an industrial plant. Environmental Science and Technology. ISSN 0013-936X. 41(15), p. 5210–5216. doi: 10.1021/es0702622.
  • Thomsen, Cathrine; Knutsen, Helle Katrine; Liane, Veronica Horpestad; Frøshaug, May; Kvalem, Helen Engelstad & Haugen, Margaretha [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2007). Dietary exposure and serum PBDE concentrations correlate well among consumers of fish from a PBDE contaminated lake. Organohalogen Compounds. ISSN 1026-4892. 69, p. 770–773.
  • Thomsen, Cathrine; Liane, Veronica Horpestad & Becher, Georg (2007). Automated solid-phase extraction for the determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in serum - application on archived Norwegian samples from 1977 to 2003. Journal of chromatography. B. ISSN 1570-0232. 846(1-2), p. 252–263. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2006.09.011.
  • Gjessing, Egil T; Steiro, Christine; Becher, Georg & Christy, Alfred A. (2007). Reduced analytical availability of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) in colored surface water. Chemosphere. ISSN 0045-6535. 66(4), p. 644–649. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.086.
  • Janak, Karel; Zegers, B.N.; Mets, A.; Hamers, T.; Becher, Georg & Boon, J.P. (2006). Enantiomer fractions of hexabromocyclododecane in marine mammals from Western European seas with evidence for enantiomer-specific biotransformation. Organohalogen Compounds. ISSN 1026-4892. 68, p. 655–658.
  • Kvalem, Helen Engelstad; Knutsen, Helle Katrine; Thomsen, Cathrine; Haugen, Margaretha; Stigum, Hein & Alexander, Jan [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2006). The predictive value of dietary intake estimations on serum levels of some non-dioxin PCBs. Organohalogen Compounds. ISSN 1026-4892. 68, p. 1517–1520.
  • Eggesbø, Merete Åse; Stigum, Hein; Polder, Anuschka; Skåre, Janneche Utne; Becher, Georg & Magnus, Per (2005). Hexachlorobenzene is associated with low birth weight among Norwegian mothers. Organohalogen Compounds. ISSN 1026-4892. 67, p. 1549–1551.
  • Bjellaas, Thomas; Janak, Karel; Lundanes, Elsa; Kronberg, Leif & Becher, Georg (2005). Determination and quantification of urinary metabolites after dietary exposure to acrylamide. Xenobiotica. ISSN 0049-8254. 35, p. 1003–1018.
  • Law, RJ; Kohler, M; Heeb, NV; Gerecke, AC; Schmid, P & Voorspoels, S [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2005). Hexabromocyclododecane Challenges Scientists and Regulators. Environmental Science and Technology. News & research. ISSN 1086-931X. 39. doi: 10.1021/es053302f.
  • Bjellaas, Thomas; Janak, Karel; Lundanes, Elsa; Kronberg, Leif & Becher, Georg (2005). Determination and quantification of urinary metabolites after dietary exposure to acrylamide. Xenobiotica. ISSN 0049-8254. 35(10/11), p. 1003–1018.
  • Janák, Karel; Sellström, Ulla; Johansson, Anna-Karin; Becher, Georg; de Wit, Cynthia & Lindberg, Peter [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2005). Enantiomer-specific accumulation pattern of hexabromocyclododecane in eggs of predatory birds breeding in Sweden. Organohalogen Compounds. ISSN 1026-4892. 67, p. 204–207.

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  • Kallenborn, Roland; Thomassen, Yngvar; Vogt, Rolf David; Becher, Georg; Røyset, Oddvar & Skipperud, Lindis [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Nye utfordringer innen Miljøkjemi. Kjemi. ISSN 0023-1983. 4, p. 10–14.
  • Kallenborn, Roland; Becher, Georg & Thomassen, Yngvar (2019). Recent Progress of chemistry as scientific tool for environmental assessment—ICCE 2017. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. ISSN 0944-1344. 26(8), p. 7301–7304. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-04298-9.
  • Zoeller, R. Thomas; Bergman, Åke; Becher, Georg; Bjerregaard, Poul; Bomman, Riana & Brandt, Ingvar [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2016). The Path Forward on Endocrine Disruptors Requires Focus on the Basics. Toxicological Sciences. ISSN 1096-6080. 149(2), p. 272–272. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfv255.
  • Bergman, Åke; Heindel, Jerrold J; Kasten, Tim; Kidd, Karen A.; Jobling, Susan & Neira, Maria [Show all 20 contributors for this article] (2013). The impact of endocrine disruption: a consensus statement on the state of the science. Environmental Health Perspectives. ISSN 0091-6765. 121(4), p. A104–A106. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1205448.
  • Bergman, Åke; Andersson, Anna-Maria; Becher, Georg; van den Berg, Martin; Blumberg, Bruce & Bjerregaard, Poul [Show all 41 contributors for this article] (2013). Science and policy on endocrine disrupters must not be mixed: a reply to a "common sense" intervention by toxicology journal editors. Environmental health. ISSN 1476-069X. 12:69. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-12-69.
  • Vested, Anne; Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Høst; Olsen, SF; Bonde, JP; Kristensen, S.L. & Halldorsson, TI [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2013). Effects of in utero exposure to PFOA and PFOS on human semen quality and hormone profile. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. ISSN 0001-6349. 92, p. 32–32.
  • Kristensen, Susanne Lund; Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Høst; Ernst, Erik; Olsen, Sjurdur Frodi; Bonde, Jens Peter & Vested, Anne [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2013). Long term effects of in-utero exposure to perfluorinated chemicals on female reproduction. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. ISSN 0001-6349. 92, p. 22–23.
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  • Haug, Line Småstuen; Huber, Sandra; Schlabach, Martin; Becher, Georg & Thomsen, Cathrine (2010). Do Perfluorinated Compounds in Dust from Norwegian Houses affect the Serum Levels of their Residents?
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  • Haug, Line Småstuen; Thomsen, Cathrine & Becher, Georg (2006). Comparing GC-MS and LC-MS for the determination of HBCD in food- Results from an interlaboratory comparison study. Organohalogen Compounds. ISSN 1026-4892. 68, p. 89–92.
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