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Senior scientist, PhD Paul Henning Krogh, 20. august, 1956,
University of Aarhus, Dep. of Terrestrial Ecology.
1 wife and 4 children.
Education
Ph.D. University of Aarhus October 1994. Thesis: "Microarthropods as bioindicators. A study of disturbed populations"
M.Sc. Odense University June 28, 1985. Thesis: "Toksisk pertubation af jordbundens mikroarthropodsamfund" a long-term field study at the Mols laboratory
Positions
- 1988 – 1989 Scientific assistant Danish Institute for Agricultural Sciences
- 1990 – 1998 Scientist, DMU, Silkeborg
- 1997 – 2000 Coordinator of the Soil Fauna Research Group, DMU
- 1998 – 2011 Senior scientist, DMU, Silkeborg, University of Aarhus
- 2011 – present Senior scientist, Department of Bioscience, University of Aarhus
- 2000 – 2002 Head of Soil Fauna Research Group, DMU, Silkeborg
- 2002 - 2011 GLP certified Study Director of ecotoxicological assessment of persistent pesticides
- 2002 – 2007 Coordinator of EU FP5 project ECOGEN, European Commission CONTRACT No QLK5-CT-2002-01666. www.ECOGEN.dk
Research and management profile
I have been engaged in soil ecological and ecotoxicological studies since 1983. The topics include microarthropods, earthworms and enchytraeids in agricultural land and disturbed habitats. I have applied the soil fauna as bioindicator of soil quality in numerous investigations for the industry and governmental bodies. My research comprises ecological interactions between soil organisms in mesocosms and in the field. I co-ordinated the EU FP5 project ECOGEN, an interdisciplinary project involving economists, agronomists, ecologists, ecotoxicologists and computer scientists. My management experiences involves head of research team, Study Director of GLP compliant studies and project management of national and international projects such as EU projects and a ring test.
Agroecology - soil ecological impact of farming systems
Farming systems established at Faculty of Agricultural Sciences was studied and subject to novel data mining and decision support analyses.
Mesocosms
In collaboration with colleagues from France and Germany mesocosm methodology has been developed and studies undertaken in basic and applied research projects. The methodology is now intended for development into an international standard. See selected list of mesocosm related papers.
Single species testing
Laboratory testing has been done for materials and substances for which environmental concerns was raised. The test guidelines with Folsomia fimetaria and Hypoaspis aculeifer, whose development I have contributed to, are implemented in the OECD guideline programme: 232 and 226. Ring-testing of the collembolan test guideline is presented in DK-EPA Ringtest Report. Papers on various ecotoxicological aspects with soil fauna.
Sludge ERA
Ecological effects assessment of sludge and LAS, linear alkylbenzene sulphonates, has been an occasional activity since the middle of the nineties when organic contaminants in sludge raised concern. See list of sludge related publications.
GMO
The case of GMO as a novel technology transforming agricultural practices was investigated in the EU FP5 "Quality of Life
and management of living resources" supported
ECOGEN project.
Other professional activities and courses attended
Ongoing project activities
- BIOBASIS
Monitoring of microarthropods and decomposition in Nuuk, Greenland
- Ecotox research collaboration programme with Chinese Academy of Sciences, SIBS, Shanghai and ISS-SEBC, Nanjing
- Collaboration with Illinois Natural History Survey on collembolan biology.
- GS Soil
Assessment and strategic development of INSPIRE compliant Geodata-Services for European Soil Data. Supported by eContentplus. Danish INSPIRE introductions: KMS. GS Soil has produce a GS Soil Portal
- Soil ecological assessment of GM barley at elevated CO2 in multispecies mesocosm systems within the project "Development of genetically modified cereals adapted to the increased CO2 levels of the future" " Fødevareforskningsprogrammet 2009"
- Partner of the EcoFINDERS consortium
- GENEPEASE transcriptomics applied to pesticide effects assessment
- PESTPORE earthworm burrows and pesticide leaching
- PINT Pesticides and the soil ecosystem in agricultural management context. Leader of "WP2 Field study – effects on soil biota"
- ECOMARG soil fauna in a set-aside land exposed to herbicides and eutrophication.
Former activities
- Effects assessment of persistent pesticides
- Technological implementation of ECOGEN results
- Expert panel member of the Swiss VERDI-project (Valuating environmental impacts of GM crops - ecological and ethical criteria for regulatory decision-making)
- Member of ad-hoc working group supporting the EFSA GMO-panel on preparing guidance for the assessment of potential impacts of genetically modified plants on non-target organisms.
- ENVASSO - ENVironmental ASsessment of Soil for mOnitoring
- Statistical evaluation of the Daphnia magna OECD TG 211 (commissioned by DK-EPA and NordUTTE)
- ORGGRASS
Quantification of earthworm burrows and nitrogen leaching
Publications/bibliometrics
Approx. 80 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and 35 scientific consultation reports.
ISI/WOS Citation reports 1285 citations or 1084 when excluding auto-citations and a h index of 22 (January 2012).
Full publications list available on Aarhus University homepage
Nominated a "Rising Star" by Thomson Scientific Essential Science IndicatorsSM May 2008.
Technical Reports and consultancy publications
Several risk assessment reports on field studies of effects of persistent pesticides on the soil ecosystem. GLP studies according to OECD 208 and 232.
Grants received from
Strategic Environmental research Programme, EU FP programmes, industry sponsors, Danish EPA, Nordic Counsel of Ministers, ICROFS etc., The Danish Food Industry Agency
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