Mikael Karlsson,^* Michael Gilek,^** Oksana Udovyk<sup>***


*</sup>Mikael Karlsson () is PhD in Environmental and Energy Systems and Senior Lecturer in environmental sciences at Södertörn University. His research is transdisciplinary and focuses on environmental principles and law, policy analysis, and risk governance concerning, for example, hazardous chemicals, energy systems and climate, nuclear waste management, and modern biotechnology. Address: School of Life Sciences, Södertörn University, 141 89 Huddinge, Sweden. e-mail: mikael.karlsson@snf.se
^**Michael Gilek is an Associate Professor in Ecology at the Department of Life Sciences at Södertörn University, where he also is Research Leader at the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies. His current research interests include risk assessment of hazardous chemicals, regulation of chemical risks, and comparative analyses of the governance of environmental risks in the Baltic Sea (particularly focused on science-policy interactions). Address: Centre for Baltic and East European Studies, Södertörn University, 141 89 Huddinge, Sweden. e-mail: michael.gilek@sh.se
^***Oksana Udovyk is a doctoral candidate in Water and Environmental Studies at Linköping University based at Södertörn University. Her research interests include chemical risks and environmental risk governance of the Baltic Sea. Address: Water and Environmental Studies, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden.