• Air quality mitigation in European cities: Status and challenges ahead 

      Viana, Mar; de Leeuw, Frank; Bartonova, Alena; Castell, Nuria; Öztürk, Evrim Dogan; Ortiz, Alberto González (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Cities are currently at the core of air quality (AQ) improvement. The present work provides an overview of AQ management strategies and outcomes in 10 European cities (Antwerp, Berlin, Dublin, Madrid, Malmö, Milan, Paris, ...
    • Assessing the relationship between perfluoroalkyl substances, thyroid hormones and binding proteins in pregnant women; a longitudinal mixed effects approach 

      Berg, Vivian; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Hansen, Solrunn; Elverland, Astrid; Veyhe, Anna Sofia; Jorde, Rolf; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Sandanger, Torkjel M (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
    • Can commercial low-cost sensor platforms contribute to air quality monitoring and exposure estimates? 

      Castell, Nuria; Dauge, Franck Rene; Schneider, Philipp; Vogt, Matthias; Lerner, Uri; Fishbain, Barak; Broday, David M.; Bartonova, Alena (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The emergence of low-cost, user-friendly and very compact air pollution platforms enable observations at high spatial resolution in near-real-time and provide new opportunities to simultaneously enhance existing monitoring ...
    • Concentrations and endocrine disruptive potential of phthalates in marine mammals from the Norwegian Arctic 

      Routti, Heli Anna Irmeli; Harju, Mikael; Lühmann, Katharina; Aars, Jon; Ask, Amalie; Goksøyr, Anders; Kovacs, Kit M.; Lydersen, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This study investigated concentrations of phthalates (diesters of phthalic acids) in blubber/adipose tissue of blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) ...
    • Developing human biomonitoring as a 21st century toolbox within the European exposure science strategy 2020–2030 

      Zare Jeddi, Maryam; Hopf, Nancy B.; Louro, Henriqueta; Viegas, Susana; Galea, Karen S.; Pasanen-Kase, Robert; Santonen, Tiina; Mustieles, Vicente; Fernandez, Mariana F.; Verhagen, Hans; Bopp, Stephanie K.; Antignac, Jean Philippe; David, Arthur; Mol, Hans; Barouki, Robert; Audouze, Karine; Duca, Radu-Corneliu; Fantke, Peter; Scheepers, Paul; Ghosh, Manosij; Van Nieuwenhuyse, An; Lobo Vicente, Joana; Trier, Xenia; Rambaud, Loïc; Fillol, Clémence; Denys, Sebastien; Conrad, André; Kolossa-Gehring, Marike; Paini, Alicia; Arnot, Jon; Schulze, Florian; Jones, Kate; Sepai, Ovnair; Ali, Imran; Brennan, Lorraine; Benfenati, Emilio; Cubadda, Francesco; Mantovani, Alberto; Bartonova, Alena; Connolly, Alison; Slobodnik, Jaroslav; Bruinen de Bruin, Yuri; van Klaveren, Jacob; Palmen, Nicole; Dirven, Hubert; Husøy, Trine; Thomsen, Cathrine; Virgolino, Ana; Röösli, Martin; Gant, Tim; von Goetz, Natalie; Bessems, Jos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Human biomonitoring (HBM) is a crucial approach for exposure assessment, as emphasised in the European Commission’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS). HBM can help to improve chemical policies in five major key ...
    • Establishment of killer whale (Orcinus orca) primary fibroblast cell cultures and their transcriptomic responses to pollutant exposure 

      Bjørneset, Juni; Blévin, Pierre; Bjørnstad, Pål Marius; Dalmo, Roy Ambli; Goksøyr, Anders; Harju, Mikael; Yadetie, Fekadu; Routti, Heli Anna Irmeli (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Populations of killer whale (Orcinus orca) contain some of the most polluted animals on Earth. Yet, the knowledge on effects of chemical pollutants is limited in this species. Cell cultures and in vitro exposure experiments ...
    • European aerosol phenomenology − 8: Harmonised source apportionment of organic aerosol using 22 Year-long ACSM/AMS datasets 

      Chen, Gang; Canonaco, Francesco; Tobler, Anna; Aas, Wenche; Alastuey, Andres; Allan, James; Atabakhsh, Samira; Aurela, Minna; Baltensperger, Urs; Bougiatioti, Aikaterini; De Brito, Joel F.; Ceburnis, Darius; Chazeau, Benjamin; Chebaicheb, Hasna; Daellenbach, Kaspar R.; Ehn, Mikael; El Haddad, Imad; Eleftheriadis, Konstantinos; Favez, Olivier; Flentje, Harald; Font, Anna; Fossum, Kirsten; Freney, Evelyn; Gini, Maria; Green, David C; Heikkinen, Liine; Herrmann, Hartmut; Kalogridis, Athina-Cerise; Keernik, Hannes; Lhotka, Radek; Lin, Chunshui; Lunder, Chris Rene; Maasikmets, Marek; Manousakas, Manousos I.; Marchand, Nicolas; Marin, Cristina; Marmureanu, Luminita; Mihalopoulos, Nikolaos; Močnik, Griša; Nęcki, Jaroslaw; O'Dowd, Colin; Ovadnevaite, Jurgita; Peter, Thomas; Petit, Jean-Eudes; Pikridas, Michael; Platt, Stephen Matthew; Pokorná, Petra; Poulain, Laurent; Priestman, Max; Riffault, Véronique; Rinaldi, Matteo; Różański, Kazimierz; Schwarz, Jaroslav; Sciare, Jean; Simon, Leïla; Skiba, Alicja; Slowik, Jay G.; Sosedova, Yulia; Stavroulas, Iasonas; Styszko, Katarzyna; Teinemaa, Erik; Timonen, Hilkka; Tremper, Anja; Vasilescu, Jeni; Via, Marta; Vodička, Petr; Wiedensohler, Alfred; Zografou, Olga; Cruz Minguillón, María; Prévôt, André S.H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Organic aerosol (OA) is a key component of total submicron particulate matter (PM1), and comprehensive knowledge of OA sources across Europe is crucial to mitigate PM1 levels. Europe has a well-established air quality ...
    • A high-resolution dynamic probabilistic material flow analysis of seven plastic polymers; A case study of Norway 

      Abbasi, Golnoush; Hauser, Marina Jennifer; Baldé, Cornelis Peter; Bouman, Evert Alwin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Plastic pollution has long been identified as one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. To tackle this problem, governments are setting stringent recycling targets to keep plastics in a closed loop. Yet, knowledge ...
    • Legacy perfluoroalkyl acids and their oxidizable precursors in plasma samples of Norwegian women 

      Miranda Fernandes Coelho, Ana Carolina; Cioni, Lara; Van Dreunen, Wendy; Berg, Vivian; Rylander, Karin Charlotta Maria; Urbarova, Ilona Halva; Herzke, Dorte; Sandanger, Torkjel M (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Humans are exposed to perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA) mainly through direct pathways, such as diet and drinking water, but indirect exposure also occurs when PFAA precursors break down to form legacy PFAA. Exposure to PFAA ...
    • Mapping urban air quality in near real-time using observations from low-cost sensors and model information 

      Schneider, Philipp; Castell, Nuria; Vogt, Matthias; Dauge, Franck Rene; Lahoz, William A.; Bartonova, Alena (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    • Maternal serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and their predictors in years with reduced production and use 

      Berg, Vivian; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Huber, Sandra; Rylander, Charlotta; Hansen, Solrunn; Veyhe, Anna Sofia; Fuskevåg, Ole-Martin; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Sandanger, Torkjel M (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
    • Maternal transfer and occurrence of siloxanes, chlorinated paraffins, metals, PFAS and legacy POPs in herring gulls (Larus argentatus) of different urban influence 

      Knudtzon, Nina Cathrine; Thorstensen, Helene; Ruus, Anders; Helberg, Morten; Bæk, Kine; Enge, Ellen Katrin; Borgå, Katrine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Urban herring gulls (Larus argentatus) are exposed to contaminants from aquatic, terrestrial and anthropogenic sources. We aim to assess if differences in urbanisation affect ecological niche and contaminant concentrations ...
    • Moving forward in microplastic research: A Norwegian perspective 

      Lusher, Amy; Hurley, Rachel; Arp, Hans Peter H; Booth, Andy; Bråte, Inger Lise Nerland; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Gomiero, Alessio; Gomes, Tania; Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar; Green, Norman; Haave, Marte; Hallanger, Ingeborg G.; Halsband, Claudia; Herzke, Dorte; Joner, Erik J; Kögel, Tanja; Rakkestad, Kirsten; Ranneklev, Sissel Brit; Wagner, Martin; Olsen, Marianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Given the increasing attention on the occurrence of microplastics in the environment, and the potential envi-ronmental threats they pose, there is a need for researchers to move quickly from basic understanding to applied ...
    • A novel use of the leukocyte coping capacity assay to assess the immunomodulatory effects of organohalogenated contaminants in avian wildlife 

      Hansen, Elisabeth; Huber, Nikolaus; Bustnes, Jan O.; Herzke, Dorte; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Eulaers, Igor; Johnsen, Trond V.; Bourgeon, Sophie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Apex predators are characterized by high levels of biomagnifying organohalogenated contaminants (OHCs) which have been found to induce detrimental health effects in wildlife, such as immune system impairment. The leukocyte ...
    • Recommendations for reporting equivalent black carbon (eBC) mass concentrations based on long-term pan-European in-situ observations 

      Savadkoohi, Marjan; Pandolfi, Marco; Favez, Olivier; Putaud, Jean-Philippe; Eleftheriadis, Konstantinos; Fiebig, Markus; Hopke, Philip K.; Laj, Paolo G.; Wiedensohler, Alfred; Alados-Arboledas, Lucas; Bastian, Susanne; Chazeau, Benjamin; Maria, Alvaro Clemente; Colombi, Cristina; Costabile, Francesca; Green, David C.; Hueglin, Christoph; Liakakou, Eleni; Luoma, Krista; Listrani, Stefano; Mihalopoulos, Nikos; Marchand, Nicolas; Močnik, Griša; Niemi, Jarkko V; Ondráček, Jakub; Petit, Jean Eudes; Rattigan, Oliver V.; Reche, Cristina; Timonen, Hilkka; Titos, Gloria; Tremper, Anja H.; Vratolis, Stergios; Vodicka, Petr; Funes, Eduardo Yubero; Zíková, Naděžda; Harrison, Roy M.; Petäjä, Tuukka; Alastuey, Andrés; Querol, Xavier (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      A reliable determination of equivalent black carbon (eBC) mass concentrations derived from filter absorption photometers (FAPs) measurements depends on the appropriate quantification of the mass absorption cross-section ...
    • Repeated measurements of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from 1979 to 2007 in males from Northern Norway: Assessing time trends, compound correlations and relations to age/birth cohort 

      Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Vestergren, Robin; Berg, Vivian; Nieboer, Evert; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Sandanger, Torkjel M (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
    • Soil pollution at a major West African E-waste recycling site: Contamination pathways and implications for potential mitigation strategies 

      Möckel, Claudia; Breivik, Knut; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Sankoh, Alhaji; Jones, Kevin C.; Sweetman, Andrew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Organic contaminants (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and chlorinated paraffins (CPs)) and heavy metals and metalloids (Ag, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, ...
    • Source apportionment to support air quality planning: Strengths and weaknesses of existing approaches 

      Thunis, Philippe; Clappier, A.; Tarrasón, Leonor; Cuvelier, Cornelis; Pisoni, E.; Wesseling, J.; Belis, Claudio A.; Pirovano, G.; Janssen, S.; Guerreiro, Cristina; Peduzzi, E. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Information on the origin of pollution constitutes an essential step of air quality management as it helps identifying measures to control air pollution. In this work, we review the most widely used source-apportionment ...
    • Targeted PFAS analyses and Extractable Organofluorine – Enhancing our Understanding of the presence of unknown PFAS in Norwegian wildlife 

      Herzke, Dorte; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Yeung, Leo WY.; Moe, Børge; Routti, Heli Anna Irmeli; Nygård, Torgeir; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Hanssen, Linda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      With the current possible presence of thousands of PFAS compounds in industrial emissions, there is an increasing need to assess the impacts of PFAS regulation of conventional PFAS on one hand and the exposure to emerging ...
    • Total Oxidizable Precursors Assay for PFAS in Human Serum 

      Cioni, Lara; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Miranda Fernandes Coelho, Ana Carolina; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Herzke, Dorte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of chemicals including over 4700 substances. As a limited number of PFAS is routinely analyzed in human serum, complementary analytical methods are required to ...