Research interest: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), organic micropollutants, mercury, methylmercury, environmental chemistry, LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, ICP-MS.
Education:
BSc in Chemistry (2013), University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry, BSc thesis title: “Bio-markers in lignite from the field “Smederevsko pomoravlje” in Kostolac basin”.
MSc in Environmental Chemistry (2014), University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry, MSc thesis title: “Comparative analysis of liquid products of bituminous shale and bituminous stone pyrolysis in open and closed systems”.
PhD in Chemistry (2020). Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, PhD thesis title: “Formation, uptake and bioaccumulation of methylmercury in coastal seas – a Baltic Sea case study”.
Career:
2014-2015 Analytical chemist at Anahem Laboratory, Belgrade, Serbia
2015-2020 Doctoral candidate, Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå, Sweden
2020-2022 Analytical chemist at ALS Scandinavia, Luleå, Sweden
2022-2023 Chemist – responsible for a research laboratory, Division for Organic Environmental Chemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
Active projects:
Program topic: Development of laser methods for pollution detection and environmental monitoring (2024- present); participant.
List of publications:
- Skrobonja A., Brugel S., Soerensen A.L., Griniene E., Andersson A.., Björn E. (2026) Terrestrial organic matter input causes dual effects on methylmercury accumulation in coastal planktonic food webs. Communications Earth & Environment 7, 314. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03470-7
- Celma A., Skrobonja A., Khokarale, S.G., Mikkola J-P., Sørmo E., Cornelissen G., Wiberg K., Ahrens L. (2025) Using Biochar in Static and Dynamic Flow Systems to Remediate Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances From Contaminated Stormwater Runoff. Remediation 36, e70041. https://doi.org/10.1002/rem.70041
- Ecke F., Ytrehus B., Evander M., Hörnfeldt B., Leijon A. Malmsten J., Skrobonja A., Ahrens L. (2025) Biomagnification and potential health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a terrestrial food web, Scientific Reports 15, 31003. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-16395-6
- Gojkovic Z., Skrobonja A., Radojicic V., Mattei B. (2025) The Use of Flocculation as a Preconcentration Step in the Microalgae Harvesting Process. Physiologia Plantarum 177 (4), e70366. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70366
- Skrobonja A., Gojkovic Z., Soerensen A.L., Westlund P-O., Funk C., Björn E. (2019) Uptake Kinetics of Methylmercury in a Freshwater Alga Exposed to Methylmercury Complexes with Environmentally Relevant Thiols. Environmental Science & Technology 53 (23), 13757-13766. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b05164