Sophia V. Hansson

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Laboratoire Ecologie Functionnelle et Environnement (UMR 5245)
Ave l’Agrobiopole
313 26 CASTANET TOLOSAN Cedex
FRANCE

CV / functions

Fonctions:

Feb 2020 – Present: Permanent researcher/Chargée de Recherche. Centre National de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) – Labroratoire Ecologie Fonctionelle et Environnement, France.

April 2017 – Jan 2020: Postdoc at the Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Denmark in the project “Laser-ablation analysis of solid biogenic materials as a new method of environmental monitoring at mine sites in Greenland” (Academic Host: Dr. Jens Søndergaard)

Nov 2014 – Mar 2017: AXA research fund/Marie Curie Postdoc at the Institute National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France in the project “Blast from the Past – The fate of legacy pollutants in the contemporary environment and their potential bioavailability in mountain catchments” (Academic Host: Dr. Gaël Le Roux)

May 2014 – Oct 2014: Postdoc at the Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden in the project “The missing Terrestrial Link: Peat and the Dust Cycle” (Supervisor: Dr. Malin Kylander)

Aug 2009 – Apr 2014: Doctoral Student/Research Assistant at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Sweden. (Supervisor: Professor Richard Bindler)

Jan 2007 – May 2007: Laboratory Assistant at the Paleomagnetic Laboratory, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA. (Supervisor: Professor David Stone)

May 2006 – Aug 2006: Field assistant at the Seismology Department, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA. (Supervisor; Professor Douglas Christensen)

Formations:

Aug 2009 – Jan 2014: PhD in Environmental Science/Geochemistry, Umeå University, Sweden. Title “Incorporation and preservation of geochemical fingerprints in peat archives” Supervised by Professor Richard Bindler

Jan 2013 – June 2013: Independent courses in Environmental Law, Umeå University, Sweden

Jan 2002 – June 2008: MSc & BSc in Earth Science/Physical Geography, Umeå University, Sweden

Jan 2007 – May 2007: Exchange studies at advanced level, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA

Aug 2005 – Jan 2006: Independent courses in Science Journalism, 2005, Umeå University, Sweden

Research

As an interdisciplinary ecogeochemist, my research interest lies at the interface of geochemistry, ecology and ecotoxicology. Specifically, my aim is to assess the role of biota in local to global geochemical cycles with a particular focus on mining derived contaminants in frontier ecosystems such as Arctic and Alpine environments. Using state of the art geochemical tools, i.e. total-chemistry from ICP-MS and DMA as well as ecological- and isotopic-tracers (δ13C & δ15N, 86-87Sr, 206-208Pb, 199-204Hg) my work also aims to quantify aboveground/belowground linkages, trophic interactions and the transfer efficiency of essential and non-essential elements in Arctic and Alpine ecosystems.

Publications

2021

Bank, M.S., Hansson, S.V. 2021/In press. The Microplastic Cycle: And introduction to a complex issue. In Plastic in the Environment: Pattern and Process. Eds. Bank, M.S. Nature Publishing Group, Springer Nature Press. Xxx p

2020

Hansson, S. V.*, Desforges, J-P., van Beest, F. M., Bach, L., Halden, N., Sonne, C., Mosbech, A., Søndergaard, J. 2020. Bioaccumulation of mining derived metals in blood, liver, muscle and otoliths of two Arctic predatory fish species (Gadus ogac and Myxocephalus Scorpius). Environmental Research. 109194

Gustavson, K., Hansson, S.V.*, van Beest, F.M., Fritt-Rasmussen, J., Geertz-Hansen, O., Lassen, P., Wegeberg, S. 2020. Natural degradation and removal rates of crude vs heavy fuel oil along rocky shorelines in the Arctic – a semi-experimental approach. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 231:479

Sjöström, J. K.*, Martínez Cortizas, A., Hansson, S.V., Silva Sánchez, N., Bindler, R., Rydberg, J., Mörth, C-M., Ryberg, E., Kylander, M.E. 2020. Paleodust deposition and peat accumulation rates – bog size matters. Chemical Geology. 554, 119795

Dang, M., Pittman, K., Sonne, C., Hansson, S.V., Bach, L., Søndergaard, J., Stride, M., Nowak, B.* 2020. Histological mucous cell quantification and mucosal mapping reveal different aspects of mucous cell responses in gills and skin of shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius). Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Le Roux, G.*, Hansson, S.V., Claustres, A.,et al., 2020. Trace Metal Legacy in Mountain Environments. In Biogeochemical Cycles – Ecological Drivers and Environmental Impact. Eds Dontsova, K., Balogh‐Brunstad Z., Le Roux, G. American Geophysical Union.

Søndergaard, J.*, Hansson, S.V., Bach., L., Hansen, V., Sonne, C., Jørgensen, C., Nymand, J., Mosbech, A. 2020. Environmental monitoring at mine sites in Greenland: A review of reserach and monitoring practices and their role in minimising environmnetal impact. Aarhus University, DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy, 44 pp. Scientific Report No. 364.

Wegeberg, S.*, Hansson, S.V., van Beest, F.M., Fritt-Rasmussen, J., Gustavson, K. 2020. Smooth or smothering? The self-cleaning potential and photosynthetic effects of oil spill on Arctic macro-algae Fucus distichus. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 110604

2019

Hansson, S. V.*, Høye, T., Bach, L., Mielec, C. Mosbech, A., Søndergaard, J. 2019. Spiders as bioindicators of metal pollution at arctic mine sites: the case of Black Angel Pb-Zn-mine, Maarmorilik, West Greenland. Ecological Indicators.106 (2019) 105489

Hansson, S. V.*, Grusson, Y., Jean, S., Chimienti, M., Claustres, A., Le Roux, G. 2019. Legacy Pb pollution in the contemporary environment and its potential bioavailability in three mountain catchments. Science of the Total Environment. 671:1227-1236

Bank, M. S.*, Hansson, S. V. 2019. The Plastic Cycle: A Novel and Holistic Paradigm for the Anthropocene. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(13):7177-7179

Sonne, C.*, Dietz, R., Hansson, S. V., Søndergaard, J., Desforges, J.-P., Alstrup, A.K.O. 2019. Japans commercial whaling is a threat to public health. Science of the Total Environment 680, 10-12.

Dang, M., Pittman, K., Bach, L., Sonne, C, Hansson, S. V., Søndergaard, J., Dean, M., Nowak, B.* 2019. Mucous responses to contaminants and parasites in shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) from a former lead-zinc mine in West Greenland. Science of the Total Environment 678:207-216

Søndergaard, J.*, Hansson, S. V., Bach, L., Mosbech, A. 2019. Green sea urchins (Strongylo-centrotus droebachiensis) as potential biomonitors of heavy metal pollution studied near a former lead-zinc mine in West-Greenland. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 191:538

2018

Hansson, S. V.*, Bank, M. S. 2018. Fish stocking as an overlooked driver of methylmercury cycling and exposure in aquatic ecosystems. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(11):6081-6083

Kylander, M.*, Martínez Cortizas, A., Bindler, B., Kaal, J., Sjöström, J., Hansson, S. V., Silva Sánchez, N., Greenwood, S. L., Gallagher, K., Rydberg, J., Mörth, M., Rauch, S. 2018. Mineral dust as a driver of carbon accumulation in northern latitudes. Nature Scientific Reports. 8:6876

2017

Hansson, S. V.*, Sonke, J., Galop, D., Jean, S., Barielle, G., Le Roux, G. 2017. Recycling of marine mercury in mountain lakes. Nature Scientific Reports. 7:12719.

Hansson, S. V.*, Claustres, A., Probst, A., De Vleeschouwer, F., Baron, S., Galop, D., Mazier, F., Le Roux, G. 2017. Atmospheric and terrigenous metal accumulation over 3000 years in a small mountainous catchment: local vs distal influences. Anthropocene. 19: 45-54

Schmeller, D.*, Loyau, A., Bao, K., Brack, W., Chatzinotas, A., De Vleeschouwer, F., Friesen, J., Gandois, L., Hansson, S. V.*, Haver, M., Le Roux, G., Shen, J., Teisserenc, R., Vredenburg, V. 2017. People, pollution and pathogens – a comprehensive approach to study global change impacts in mountain regions. Science of the Total Environment. 622-623:756-763.

2016

Le Roux, G.*, Hansson, S. V., Claustres, A. 2016. Inorganic chemistry in the mountain critical zone – are the mountain water towers of contemporary society under threat by trace contaminants? in Mountain Ice and Water. Vol 21 in Series: Developments in earth Surface Processes. Eds. Greenwood, G., Shroder Jr, J. Elsevier. Amsterdam. 402 p

2015

Hansson, S. V.*, Tolu, J., Bindler, R. 2015. Testing the downwash of atmospherically deposited metals in peat and the influence of rainfall intensity. Science of the Total Environment. 506-507: 95-101

Hansson, S.V.*, Bindler, R. De Vleeschouwer, F. 2015. Using peat records as natural archives of past atmospheric metal deposition. in Environmental Contaminants – Using natural archives to track sources and long-term trends of pollution. Series: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research Vol. 18. Eds. Blais, J.M., Rosen, M.R., Smol, J.P. Springer. New York. 547 p

Lundin, E.J.*, Klaminder, J., Bastviken, D., Olid, C., Hansson, S. V., Karlsson, J. 2015. Large difference in carbon emission – burial balances between boreal and arctic lakes. Nature Scientific Reports. 5: 14248.

2014

Hansson, S. V.*, Kaste, J. M., Olid, C., Bindler, R. 2014. Incorporation of radiometric tracers in peat and implications for estimating accumulation rates. Science of the Total Environment. 493: 170-177

Hansson, S. V.*, Kaste, J. M., Chen, K., Bindler, R. 2014. Beryllim-7 as a natural tracer for short-term downwash in peat. Biogeochemistry. 119(1-3):329-339

2013

Hansson, S. V.*, Rydberg, J., Kylander, M., Gallager, K., Bindler, R., 2013. Evaluating paleoproxies for peat decomposition and their relationship to peat geochemistry. The Holocene. 23(12): 1664-1669

2012

Bindler, R.*, Yu, R., Hansson, S. V., Clasen, N., Karlsson, J., 2012. Mining, metallurgy and the medieval origin of mercury pollution in lakes and watercourses in central Sweden. Environmental Science & Technology. 46(15): 7984-7991.

2011

Bindler R.*, Segerström U., Pettersson-Jensen I-M., Berg A., Hansson S. V., Holmström H., Olsson K., Renberg I. 2011. Early medieval origins of iron mining and settlement in Central Sweden: multiproxy analysis of sediment and peat records from the Norberg mining district. Journal of Archaeological Science. 38(2): 291-300

Projects

Ongoing research activities

ATCAF – Co-P.I. on the project “Climate impacts on the availability and transfer of chemical elements through Arctic terrestrial food-chains: a pilot study” (ATCAF) funded by DANCEA to F.M. van Beest (Aarhus University, Denmark)

ARG-TERR – P.I. on the project “The role of arthropods in metal contaminant cycling within mountain ecosystems” funded by Uni. Fédédrale Toulouse Midi-Pyrenees to S. Hansson.

ATMO-PLASTIC – Collaborator in the project “Emission, atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics” (ATMO-PLASTIC) funded by ANR to J. Sonke (CNRS – France)

CABAC – P.I. on the project “Contamination ancienne dans les biotes actuels de montange / Legacy contaminants in Contemporary mountain biota “(CABAC) funded by LabEx DRIIHM OHM to S. Hansson.

Plastic0Pyr – Collaborator on the project “Stratégie pour la réduction de la contamination par les plastiques dans les écosystèmes de montage“ (Plastic0Pyr) funded by Interreg POCTEFA to G. Le Roux (CNRS, France) and H. Guasch (CSIC, Spain).

SvalbardX4 – Co-P.I. on the project ”Temporal and spatial variation in multi-element compositions of Arctic terrestrial soil and biota” funded by the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) to Å. Ønvik Pedersen, V. Ravolainen, E. Fuglei, and J.B. Mosbacher (NPI, Norway) and S.V. Hansson (CNRS, France – P.I. for the French partnership).

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