Rate My Professor Karine Elihn

Karine Elihn is a researcher and associate professor in environmental science at Stockholm University’s Department of Environmental Science. Her research focuses on air pollution and its impact on human health. She investigates concentrations of airborne pollutants in cities, indoor settings, and workplaces, their deposition and effects in the lungs, and the physicochemical factors determining pollutant toxicity. Elihn has pioneered the development of an Air-Liquid Interface (ALI) exposure system for cultured human lung cells, enabling realistic simulation of inhalation exposure to particles and gases from various sources.

In addition to research, Elihn serves as course coordinator for Health Protection (MI8028, 7.5 credits) within the Environmental and Health Protection Master’s Programme starting spring 2026, and teaches Environment and Health (MI7009, 15 credits) and Toxicology for Environmental Scientists (MI7015, 7.5 credits), addressing air pollution effects, ventilation, noise, nanoparticles, and toxicity. She leads projects including QuartzTOX (Forte, from 2026) on quartz dust toxicity from artificial stone countertops; Emissions from Airports (2025–2026) on airport nanoparticles; Brake wear (VR, 2025–2029) on brake emissions and secondary aerosols; nPETS (EU, 2021–2025) on transport nanoparticles; RadoNORM (EU, 2020–2025) on cigarette smoke and radon; NanoQuartz (Forte, 2020–2025) on quartz nanoparticles; and Concentrator (Åforsk, 2023–2026). She characterized Kagghamra waste fire emissions (2020–2021), published in 2023 and 2025. Key publications include "In vitro toxicity of car and train brake wear emissions using Air-Liquid Interface and submerged exposure models" (2026), "Diesel particle filter regeneration: Impact on the physicochemical composition and toxicity of diesel exhaust emissions" (2025), "Emission rates and composition of particulate matter from a large waste fire in Stockholm, Sweden" (2025), and "Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Brake Wear and Their Role in Ultrafine Particle Nucleation" (2025). Her 67 publications have garnered approximately 2,100 citations, influencing aerosol toxicology and environmental health.