My responsibility areas as an adviser included sustainability, energy and research. The work involved administering projects and organizing events in these areas.I was also the chief manager of the Nordic-Baltic Mobility and Networking Programme for Business and Industry, the contact person in all the NB-8 countries. My responsibilities included promoting the programme, consulting potential applicants, evaluating the applications in Steering grop, and reporting to the Nordic Council of… Show more My responsibility areas as an adviser included sustainability, energy and research. The work involved administering projects and organizing events in these areas.I was also the chief manager of the Nordic-Baltic Mobility and Networking Programme for Business and Industry, the contact person in all the NB-8 countries. My responsibilities included promoting the programme, consulting potential applicants, evaluating the applications in Steering grop, and reporting to the Nordic Council of Ministers about the progress and success of the programme. Show less

Field and laboratory experiments with fish, Brown bullhead. Studies on exposure and effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in these benthic fish species. Analysis of PAH metabolites in fish bile, EROD bioassays, measuring the induced enzyme activity, in fish liver microsomes, PAH analysis in gut contents of bullhead from the Detroit river. I also supervised a graduate student working with Comet assays, analysing mutagenic effects of PAH in fish blood and liver cells.A study… Show more Field and laboratory experiments with fish, Brown bullhead. Studies on exposure and effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in these benthic fish species. Analysis of PAH metabolites in fish bile, EROD bioassays, measuring the induced enzyme activity, in fish liver microsomes, PAH analysis in gut contents of bullhead from the Detroit river. I also supervised a graduate student working with Comet assays, analysing mutagenic effects of PAH in fish blood and liver cells.A study on flame retardants, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and their metabolites, in a number of different fish species from the Detroit river. I also co-authored a paper on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and their metabolites in the blood and subcutaneous fat of polar bears from East Greenland. Show less

Working on a few add-ons to my study on the dynamics of persistent organic pollutants in birds blood.

The focus of my doctoral thesis was on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and organochlorine pesticides and industrial (by-)products in fish, perch, from rivers and lakes in Latvia. The thesis also include a scientific paper on novel findings in bioaccumulation of these persistent organic pollutants in predatory fish species, perch, that change the trophic level during their lifetime.The thesis also include a methodological study on the concentration dynamics of PCB, DDT and other… Show more The focus of my doctoral thesis was on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and organochlorine pesticides and industrial (by-)products in fish, perch, from rivers and lakes in Latvia. The thesis also include a scientific paper on novel findings in bioaccumulation of these persistent organic pollutants in predatory fish species, perch, that change the trophic level during their lifetime.The thesis also include a methodological study on the concentration dynamics of PCB, DDT and other organochlorines in fish-eating bird nestlings’ blood. The species studied were Grey heron. Show less

My scholarship was awarded by the American Chemical Society.This colaboration resulted in a research paper published in Environmental Science and Technology journal. This paper on brominated flame retardants (PBDE) and polychlorinated biphenyls in Lake Michigan fish has been cited nearly 250 times so far.The study also attracted media atttention in the USA and elsewhere.Manchester-Neesvig, Jon B.; Valters, Karlis; Sonzogni, William C. Comparison of polybrominated diphenyl… Show more My scholarship was awarded by the American Chemical Society.This colaboration resulted in a research paper published in Environmental Science and Technology journal. This paper on brominated flame retardants (PBDE) and polychlorinated biphenyls in Lake Michigan fish has been cited nearly 250 times so far.The study also attracted media atttention in the USA and elsewhere.Manchester-Neesvig, Jon B.; Valters, Karlis; Sonzogni, William C. Comparison of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Lake Michigan salmonids. Environ. Sci. Technol. (2001), 35(6), 1072-1077. Show less