Treasurer - Carl-Gustaf Bornehag
Dr. Bornehag is a Swedish
environmental scientist with
a background in engineering
(M.Sc.Eng) and public health
science (PhD, Associate
professor). As a scientist,
he has conducted several
large multidisciplinary
studies on associations
between indoor environmental
factors and health, mainly
asthma and allergies among
children and sick building
syndrome symptoms among
adults.
Dr. Bornehag is the
principal investigator for
two large epidemiological
studies in Sweden, Dampness
in Buildings and Health (DBH)
and Swedish Environmental,
Longitudinal Mother and
Child study on Asthma and
allergy ( Selma). In Sweden
he has been involved in
governmental inquiries
regarding allergies and
environmental-health issues
and he has been involved in
European multidisciplinary
reviews of the total
scientific literature with
regard to indoor
environmental factors and
health.
Dr. Bornehag is associated
with Karlstad University,
Swedish National Testing and
Research Institute and
International Centre of
Indoor Environment and
Energy at Technical
University of Denmark.
