Personal profile
Expertises
Harald Meyer is a medical doctor, specialist in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. He is employed as senior consultant at Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark.
In his second term as member of the ISIAQ (International Society of Indoor Air Quality and climate) Board of Directors he is Vice President of Practice.
Main research areas
His research has been focused on multi-disciplinary epidemiological studies of indoor environment in schools including objective measurements of both exposure and health outcomes. Main interests have been water damages, microbiology, dust and ventilation.
Lately he has focused on PCBs (Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls) in building materials, indoor air and in plasma of building users.
Current research
In future research the focus will be on Indoor Air Environment, PCB, asthma and occupation.
Potential conflicts of interest
Harald Meyer is a consultant for the public Danish workers compensation system (Danish Labour Marked Insurance)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Monitoring outdoor concentrations of airborne asbestos in urban and residential areas in the four major cities of Denmark: Copenhagen, Odense, Aarhus and Aalborg
Sørensen, M. K., Thomsen, J. F., Tøttenborg, S. S., Ervik, T. K., Møller, P., Kolarik, B. D., Deen, L., Khoury, G., Petersen, J. A., Meyer, H. W., Petersen, K. U., Begtrup, L. M., Flachs, E. M. & Wils, R. S., 15 Feb 2026, In: Environmental Research. 291, 123546.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Prenatal exposure to airborne polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and male lung function
Khoury, G., Deen, L., Meyer, H. W., Petersen, K. U., Bonde, J. P., Hougaard, K. S., Frederiksen, M., Sørensen, M. K., Dan Hull, S., Wils, R. S. & Tøttenborg, S. S., Jan 2026, In: Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 121, 104882.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A systematic review of outdoor airborne asbestos concentrations in urban and rural areas
Sørensen, M. K., Deen, L., Khoury, G., Petersen, J. A., Thomsen, J. F., Ervik, T. K., Møller, P., Tøttenborg, S. S., Meyer, H. W., Petersen, K. U., Begtrup, L. M., Flachs, E. M., Mehlum, I. S. & Wils, R. S., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. 20, 100926.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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A systematic review of the relation between ten potential occupational sensitizing exposures and asthma
Dalbøge, A., Kolstad, H. A., Jahn, A., Ulrik, C. S., Sherson, D. L., Meyer, H. W., Ebbehøj, N., Sigsgaard, T., Baur, X. & Schlünssen, V., May 2025, In: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. 51, 3, p. 146-158 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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Exposure to airborne polychlorinated biphenyls and risk of uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis, and polycystic ovarian syndrome: a register-based Danish cohort study
Tøttenborg, S. S., Wise, L. A., Wesselink, A. K., Nielsen, H. S., Petersen, K. U., Fox, M. P., Frederiksen, M., Flachs, E. M., Meyer, H. W., Hougaard, K. S., Bonde, J. P. & Deen, L., Aug 2025, In: Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 117, 104738.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review