Browsing NILU Brage by Author "Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie"
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Methylmercury biomagnification in an Arctic pelagic food web
Ruus, Anders; Øverjordet, Ida Beathe; Braaten, Hans Fredrik Veiteberg; Evenset, Anita; Christensen, Guttorm N.; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Borgå, Katrine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Mercury (Hg) is a toxic element that enters the biosphere from natural and anthropogenic sources, and emitted gaseous Hg enters the Arctic from lower latitudes by long-range transport. In aquatic systems, anoxic conditions ... -
New insights from an eight-year study on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in an urban terrestrial ecosystem
Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Nygård, Torgeir; Moe, Børge; Herzke, Dorte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were analysed in a high number of terrestrial samples of soil, earthworm, bird eggs and liver from red fox and brown rat in an urban area in Norway from 2013 to 2020. PFOS and the ... -
Small Arctic rivers transport legacy contaminants from thawing catchments to coastal areas in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard
Mcgovern, Maeve; Borgå, Katrine; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Ruus, Anders; Christensen, Guttorm; Evenset, Anita (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Decades of atmospheric and oceanic long-range transport from lower latitudes have resulted in deposition and storage of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Arctic regions. With increased temperatures, melting glaciers ... -
The impact of a Nickel-Copper smelter on concentrations of toxic elements in local wild food from the Norwegian, Finnish, and Russian border regions
Hansen, Martine Dalgaard; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Evenset, Anita; Dudarev, Alexey A.; Rautio, Arja; Myllynen, Päivi; Dushkina, Eugenia V.; Jagodic, Marta; Christensen, Guttorm N.; Anda, Erik Eik; Brustad, Magritt; Sandanger, Torkjel M (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017) -
Undersøkelse av dioksiner (PCDD/PCDF) i ferskvannsfisk og jordsmonn i Lenvik kommune.
Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Dahl-Hansen, Geir A.P.; Schlabach, Martin; Enge, Ellen Katrin (NILU OR;11/2007, Research report, 2007)Norsk institutt for luftforskning (NILU) og Akvaplan-niva (APN) har foretatt en undersøkelse av nivåer og mønster av dioksiner i jordsmonn og ferskvannsfisk i Lenvik kommune, Troms fylke. Undersøkelsen er gjort i et ...