• PFASs in house dust 

      Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Hanssen, Linda; Herzke, Dorte (NILU OR;29/2015, Research report, 2015)
      NILU has, on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency, performed sampling and analysis of house dust from Norwegian households. The goal was to study concentration ranges, and variability between- and within-houses of ...
    • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons not declining in Arctic air despite global emission reduction 

      Yu, Yong; Katsoyiannis, Athanasios A.; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Brorström-Lundén, Eva; Ma, Jianmin; Zhao, Yuan; Wu, Zhiyong; Tych, Wlodzimierz; Mindham, David; Sverko, Ed; Barresi, Enzo; Dryfhout-Clark, Helena; Fellin, Phil; Hung, Hayley (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    • Reducing sampling artifacts in active air sampling methodology for remote monitoring and atmospheric fate assessment of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes 

      Warner, Nicholas Alexander; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Bjørneby, Stine Marie; Kierkegaard, Amelie; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Active sampling methodology for atmospheric monitoring of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes (cVMS) was improved to reduce sampling artifacts. A new sorbent, ABN Express (ABN), was evaluated for storage stability and measurement ...
    • Screening program 2018. Volatiles, Gd, BADGE, UV filters, Additives, and Medicines. 

      Schlabach, Martin; Halse, Anne Karine; Kringstad, Alfhild; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo; Reid, Malcolm James; Rostkowski, Pawel Marian; Vogelsang, Christian (NILU report;20/2019, Research report, 2019)
      This screening project has focused on the occurrence and environmental fate of chemicals with possible PBT-properties. Samples were from indoor environments, surface waters, municipal wastewater, and the receiving marine ...
    • Screening programme 2016 - Selected compounds with relevance for EU regulation 

      Schlabach, Martin; van Bavel, Bert; Lomba, Jose Antonio Baz; Borgen, Anders; Fjeld, Eirik; Halse, Anne Karine; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Reid, Malcolm James; Rostkowski, Pawel Marian; Vogelsang, Christian (NILU report; 34/2017, Research report, 2017)
      This report summarizes the findings of a screening study into the occurrence of selected solvents, siloxanes, flame retardants, bisphenols and other PBT compounds in effluents, sewage sludge, surface water, sediments, house ...
    • Screening Programme 2017 – AMAP Assessment Compounds 

      Schlabach, Martin; van Bavel, Bert; Baz-Lomba, Jose Antonio; Borgen, Anders; Gabrielsen, Geir Wing; Götsch, Arntraut; Halse, Anne Karine; Hanssen, Linda; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Nygård, Torgeir; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Reid, Malcolm James; Rostkowski, Pawel Marian; Samanipour, Saer (NILU report;21/2018, Research report, 2018)
      This report summarizes the findings of a screening study on the occurrence of emerging substances selected by AMAP and other related substances measured earlier. The study includes selected solvents, siloxanes, flame ...
    • Sea Spray Aerosol (SSA) as a Source of Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs) to the Atmosphere: Field Evidence from Long-Term Air Monitoring 

      Sha, Bo; Johansson, Jana H.; Tunved, Peter; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Cousins, Ian T.; Salter, Matthew E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The effective enrichment of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in sea spray aerosols (SSA) demonstrated in previous laboratory studies suggests that SSA is a potential source of PFAAs to the atmosphere. In order to investigate ...
    • Spatial trends of chlorinated paraffins and dechloranes in air and soil in a tropical urban, suburban, and rural environment 

      Nipen, Maja; Vogt, Rolf David; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Borgå, Katrine; Mwakalapa, Eliezer Brown; Borgen, anders Røsrud; Jørgensen, Susanne Jøntvedt; Ntapanta, Samwel Moses; Mmochi, Aviti John; Schlabach, Martin; Breivik, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      There are large knowledge gaps concerning environmental levels and fate of many organic pollutants, particularly for chemicals of emerging concern in tropical regions of the Global South. In this study, we investigated the ...
    • Spatial variability and temporal changes of POPs in European background air 

      Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Eckhardt, Sabine; Gusev, Alexey; Moeckel, Claudia; Shatalov, Victor; Skogeng, Lovise Pedersen; Breivik, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Concentration data on POPs in air is necessary to assess the effectiveness of international regulations aiming to reduce the emissions of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) into the environment. POPs in European background ...
    • Survey of emissions of volatile organic chemicals from handheld toys for children above 3 years 

      Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Schmidbauer, Norbert (NILU report;12/2020, Research report, 2020)
      NILU has, on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency, performed a screening study to identify volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) emitted from handheld toys for children. The goal was to identify individual VOCs emitted ...
    • Temporal trends of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in arctic air: 20 years of monitoring under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) 

      Hung, Hayley; Katsoyiannis, Athanasios A.; Brorström-Lunden, Eva; Olafsdottir, Kristin; Aas, Wenche; Breivik, Knut; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Sigurdsson, Arni; Hakola, Hannele; Bossi, Rossana; Skov, Henrik; Sverko, Ed; Barresi, Enzo; Fellin, Phil; Wilson, Simon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Temporal trends of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) measured in Arctic air are essential in understanding long-range transport to remote regions and to evaluate the effectiveness of national and international chemical ...
    • The strength in numbers: comprehensive characterization of house dust using complementary mass spectrometric techniques 

      Rostkowski, Pawel Marian; Haglund, Peter; Aalizadeh, Reza; Alygizakis, Nikiforos; Thomaidis, Nikolaos; Arandes, J.; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Booij, P.; Budzinski, Hélène; Brunswick, Pamela; Covaci, Adrian; Gallampois, Christine; Grosse, Sylvia; Hindle, R.; Ipolyi, Ildiko; Jobst, Karl; Kaserzon, Sarit; Leonards, Pim; Lestremau, F.; Letzel, Thomas; Magnér, Jörgen; Matsukami, Hidenori; Moschet, C.; Oswald, Peter; Plassmann, M.; Slobodnik, Jaroslav; Yang, Chun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Untargeted analysis of a composite house dust sample has been performed as part of a collaborative effort to evaluate the progress in the field of suspect and nontarget screening and build an extensive database of organic ...
    • Time trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern (CEAC) in Arctic air from 25 years of monitoring 

      Wong, Fiona; Hung, Hayley; Dryfhout-Clark, Helena; Aas, Wenche; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Breivik, Knut; Mastromonaco, Michelle N.; Brorström-Lundén, Eva; Ólafsdóttir, Kristín; Sigurdsson, Arni; Vorkamp, Katrin; Bossi, Rossana; Skov, Henrik; Hakola, Hannele; Barresi, Enzo; Sverko, Ed; Fellin, Phil; Li, Henrik; Vlasenko, Alexander; Zapevalov, Mikhail; Samsonov, Dmitry; Wilson, Simon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The long-term time trends of atmospheric pollutants at eight Arctic monitoring stations are reported. The work was conducted under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) of the Arctic Council. The monitoring ...
    • Widespread Pesticide Distribution in the European Atmosphere Questions their Degradability in Air 

      Mayer, Ludovic; Degrendele, Celine; Senk, Petr; Kohoutek, Jiří; Přibylovác, Petra; Kukučka, Petr; Melymuk, Lisa; Durand, Amandine; Ravier, Sylvain; Alastuey, Andres; Baker, Alex R.; Baltensperger, Urs; Baumann-Stanzer, Kathrin; Biermann, Tobias; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Ceburnis, Darius; Conil, Sébastien; Couret, Cedric; Degorska, Anna; Diapouli, Evangelia; Eckhardt, Sabine; Eleftheriadis, Konstantinos; Forster, Grant L.; Freier, Korbinian; Gheusi, Francois; Gini, Maria; Hellén, Heidi; Henne, Stephan; Hermann, Hartmut; Šmejkalová, Adéla Holubová; Horrak, Urmas; Hüglin, Christoph; Junninen, Heikki; Kristensson, Adam; Langrene, Laurent; Levula, Janne; Lothon, Marie; Ludewig, Elke; Makkonen, Ulla; Matejovičová, Jana; Mihalopoulos, Nikolaos; Mináriková, Veronika; Moche, Wolfgang; Noe, Steffen M.; Perez, Noemi; Petäjä, Tuukka; Pont, Veronique; Poulain, Laurent; Quivet, Etienne; Ratz, Gabriela; Rehm, Till; Reimann, Stefan; Simmons, Ivan; Sonke, Jeroen E.; Sorribas, Mar; Spoor, Ronald; Swart, Daan P.J.; Vasilatou, Vasiliki; Wortham, Henri; Yela, Margarita; Zarmpas, Pavlos; Zellweger-Fäsi, Claudia; Tørseth, Kjetil; Laj, Paolo G.; Klanova, Jana; Lammel, Gerhard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Risk assessment of pesticide impacts on remote ecosystems makes use of model-estimated degradation in air. Recent studies suggest these degradation rates to be overestimated, questioning current pesticide regulation. Here, ...
    • Workshop on emerging pollutants in non-industrial indoor environments. Norman workshop report. 

      Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla (NILU report;26/2016, Research report, 2016)
      This workshop aimed to identify the current state of the art plus knowledge gaps and needs within the research field of CECs, covering both “old” and emerging SVOCs and NVOCs in non-industrial indoor environments. Further, ...