Sandra is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences, the University of Queensland. Sandra submitted her PhD in June 2022, where she assessed occupational exposure to Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in airport firefighters, by determining the blood serum concentration and half-lives of PFAS and assessing the relationship between exposure and health effects. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at QAEHS, Sandra is interested in identifying and monitoring chemical exposure in humans and wildlife, as well as assessing the associations between chemical exposure and the potential effects on health.
Publications
Journal Articles
Nguyen, Hong T.M., Nilsson, Sandra, Mueller, Ava A.R., Toms, Leisa-Maree, Kennedy, Carl, Langguth, Daman, Hobson, Peter and Mueller, Jochen F. (2023). First indication of perfluoroalkyl substances in human serum of Papua New Guinea population. Science of The Total Environment, 870 161749, 161749. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161749
Nilsson, Sandra, Smurthwaite, Kayla, Aylward, Lesa L., Kay, Margaret, Toms, Leisa-Maree, King, Leisa, Marrington, Shelby, Kirk, Martyn D., Mueller, Jochen F. and Bräunig, Jennifer (2022). Associations between serum perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) concentrations and health related biomarkers in firefighters. Environmental Research, 215 (Pt 3) 114370, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114370
Nilsson, Sandra, Thompson, Jack, Mueller, Jochen F. and Bräunig, Jennifer (2022). Apparent half-lives of chlorinated-perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctane sulfonate isomers in aviation firefighters. Environmental Science and Technology, 56 (23), 17052-17060. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c04637
Nilsson, Sandra, Bräunig, Jennifer, Carey, Renee N, Hui, Jennie, Smurthwaite, Kayla, Toms, Leisa-Maree, Kirk, Martyn D, Mueller, Jochen F and Fritschi, Lin (2022). Longitudinal measurements of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in archived human serum samples between 1975 and 1995 in Australia. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 443 130307, 130307. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130307
Smurthwaite, Kayla, Lazarevic, Nina, Bräunig, Jennifer, Nilsson, Sandra, Mueller, Jochen, D’Este, Catherine, Lucas, Robyn, Armstrong, Bruce, Lal, Aparna, Trevenar, Susan, Law, Hsei-Di, Hosking, Rose, Gad, Imogen, Clements, Archie, Lane, Jo, Batterham, Philip, Banwell, Cathy, Miller, Adrian, Randall, Deborah, Korda, Rosemary and Kirk, Martyn (2022). Exposure to PFAS in Australian communities impacted by environmental contamination; the PFAS Health Study, 2016-2020. ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2022 (1). doi: 10.1289/isee.2022.p-0384
Lazarevic, Nina, Smurthwaite, Kayla, D'Este, Catherine, Armstrong, Bruce, Lucas, Robyn, Clements, Archie, Trevenar, Susan, Gad, Imogen, Hosking, Rose, Joshy, Amelia, Law, Hsei Di, Mueller, Jochen, Braunig, Jennifer, Nilsson, Sandra, Batterham, Philip, Lane, Jo, Lal, Aparna, Randall, Deborah, Banwell, Catherine, Miller, Adrian, Korda, Rosemary and Kirk, Martyn (2022). Cardiometabolic, kidney, and thyroid markers and conditions in three Australian communities living with environmental per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination. ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2022 (1). doi: 10.1289/isee.2022.p-1091
Nilsson, Sandra, Smurthwaite, Kayla, Aylward, Lesa L, Kay, Margaret, Toms, Leisa-Maree, King, Leisa, Marrington, Shelby, Kirk, Martyn D, Mueller, Jochen F and Braeunig, Jennifer (2022). Associations between serum Perfluoroalkyl Acid (PFAA) concentrations and health related biomarkers in firefighters. ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2022 (1). doi: 10.1289/isee.2022.p-1167
Nilsson, Sandra, Smurthwaite, Kayla, Aylward, Lesa L, Kay, Margaret, Toms, Leisa-Maree, King, Leisa, Marrington, Shelby, Barnes, Craig, Kirk, Martyn D, Mueller, Jochen F and Braeunig, Jennifer (2022). Exposure trends and half-lives of per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Australian firefighters. ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2022 (1). doi: 10.1289/isee.2022.o-op-187
Beale, David J., Bissett, Andrew, Nilsson, Sandra, Bose, Utpal, Nelis, Joost Laurus Dinant, Nahar, Akhikun, Smith, Matthew, Gonzalez-Astudillo, Viviana, Braun, Christoph, Baddiley, Brenda and Vardy, Suzanne (2022). Perturbation of the gut microbiome in wild-caught freshwater turtles (Emydura macquarii macquarii) exposed to elevated PFAS levels. Science of the Total Environment, 838 (Pt 3) 156324, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156324
Nilsson, S., Smurthwaite, K., Aylward, L. L., Kay, M., Toms, L. M., King, L., Marrington, S., Barnes, C., Kirk, M. D., Mueller, J. F. and Bräunig, J. (2022). Serum concentration trends and apparent half-lives of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Australian firefighters. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 246 114040, 114040. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.114040
Nilsson, Sandra, Smurthwaite, Kayla, Aylward, Lesa L., Kay, Margaret, Toms, Leisa-Maree, King, Leisa, Marrington, Shelby, Hobson, Peter, Barnes, Craig, Rotander, Anna, Kirk, Martyn D., Mueller, Jochen F. and Braeunig, Jennifer (2022). Biomonitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure in firefighters: study design and lessons learned from stakeholder and participant engagement. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 242 113966, 113966. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.113966
Beale, David J., Nilsson, Sandra, Bose, Utpal, Bourne, Nicholas, Stockwell, Sally, Broadbent, James A., Gonzalez-Astudillo, Viviana, Braun, Christoph, Baddiley, Brenda, Limpus, Duncan, Walsh, Tom and Vardy, Suzanne (2022). Bioaccumulation and impact of maternal PFAS offloading on egg biochemistry from wild-caught freshwater turtles (Emydura macquarii macquarii). Science of the Total Environment, 817 153019, 153019. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153019
Beale, David J., Hillyer, Katie, Nilsson, Sandra, Limpus, Duncan, Bose, Utpal, Broadbent, James A. and Vardy, Suzanne (2022). Bioaccumulation and metabolic response of PFAS mixtures in wild-caught freshwater turtles (Emydura macquarii macquarii) using omics-based ecosurveillance techniques. Science of the Total Environment, 806 (Pt 3) 151264, 151264. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151264
Nilsson, Sandra, Mueller, Jochen F., Rotander, Anna and Bräunig, Jennifer (2021). Analytical uncertainties in a longitudinal study – a case study assessing serum levels of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 238 113860. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2021.113860
Taylor, Matthew D., Gillanders, Bronwyn M., Nilsson, Sandra, Bräunig, Jennifer, Barnes, Thomas C. and Mueller, Jochen F. (2021). Migration histories and perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) loads in an estuarine fish: a novel union of analyses to understand variation in contaminant concentrations. Environmental Pollution, 276 116686, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116686
Taylor, Matthew D., Johnson, Daniel D., Nilsson, Sandra, Lin, Chun-Yin, Braeunig, Jennifer, Mueller, Jochen and Bowles, Karl C. (2020). Trial of a novel experimental design to test depuration of PFASs from the edible tissues of Giant Mud Crab following exposure under natural conditions in the wild. Science of The Total Environment, 758 143650, 143650. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143650
Taylor, Matthew D., Bräunig, Jennifer, Mueller, Jochen F., Crompton, Marcus, Dunstan, R. Hugh and Nilsson, Sandra (2019). Metabolomic profiles associated with exposure to per- And polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in aquatic environments. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 21 (11), 1980-1990. doi: 10.1039/c9em00394k
Taylor, Matthew D., Nilsson, Sandra, Bräunig, Jennifer, Bowles, Karl C., Cole, Victoria, Moltschaniwskyj, Natalie A. and Mueller, Jochen F. (2019). Do conventional cooking methods alter concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in seafood?. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 127, 280-287. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.03.032