• AIR POLLUTANTS IN THE ARCTIC. FINAL REPORT OF A RESEARCH PROGRAMME CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF BRITISH PETROLEUM, LTD. 

      Ottar, Brynjulf; Gotaas, Yngvar; Hov, Øystein; Iversen, Trond; Joranger, Einar; Oehme, Michael; Pacyna, Jozef M; Semb, Arne; Thomas, Wolfgang; Vitols, Valentin (NILU OR;30/86, Research report, 1986)
      The present report gives a survey of the work carried out under an arctic research programme financed by British Petroleum Ltd. during the period 1981-86. The composition and origin of the arctic air pollution has been ...
    • AIR RADIOACTIVITY AT SELECTED STATIONS IN NORWAY AFTER THE CHERNOBYL REACTOR ACCIDENT. 

      Pacyna, Jozef M; Johansen, Oddvar; Saltbones, Jørgen; Semb, Arne (NILU TR; 7/86, Research report, 1986)
      The activities of 103Ru, 131I , and 137Cs in air and precipitation sample at some Norwegian stations after the Chernobyl reactor accident are reported. Two periods of increased radioactivity occured, in the first of these ...
    • AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENTS OF AIR POLLUTION IN THE NORWEGIAN ARCTIC. 

      Ottar, Brynjulf; Pacyna, Jozef M; Berg, Thor Christian (NILU OR;59/84, Research report, 1984)
      Physical properties, particle size distribution, and chemical composition of the arctic aerosol aloft have been studied to assess the origin of polluted layers of the arctic air. Evidence of very long range transport of ...
    • Assessment of emissions/ discharges of mercury reaching the Arctic environment. 

      Pacyna, Jozef M; Pacyna, Elisabeth G (NILU OR;07/2000, Research report, 2000)
      Our knowledge of mercury fluxes on a global scale is still incomplete. The above presented estimates for Europe and North America seem to contribute less about 25 % to the global anthropogenic emissions of the element to ...
    • Atmospheric emissions of arsenic, cadium, mercury and zinc in Europe in 1982. 

      Pacyna, Jozef M; Munch, Jörg (NILU OR; 17/88, Research report, 1988)
      Atmospheric emissions of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg) and zinc (Zn) from athropogenic sources in Europe are presented for 1982. Non-ferrous metal industry is the major emitter of As, Cd, Zn, while Hg is mainly ...
    • Atmospheric lead emissions in Europe in 1982. 

      Pacyna, Jozef M (NILU OR; 18/88, Research report, 1988)
      Anthropogenic emissions of lead from various sources in the European countries are presented for 1982. A total emission of ca. 90 000 t was estimated, with 76% contribution from combustion and marketing of gasoline. The ...
    • Atmospheric lead emissions in Europe in 1985. 

      Pacyna, Jozef M (NILU OR; 19/88, Research report, 1988)
      The atmospheric emissions of lead from various anthropogenic sources in Europe are estimated for 1985. The estimates are partly based on the Pb emission survey for 1985, assuming that changes in Pb emissions in Europe ...
    • CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF AEROSOLS AT BP PROJECT GROUND STATIONS. 

      Pacyna, Jozef M; Vitols, Valentin; Hanssen, Jan Erik (NILU OR;64/85, Research report, 1985)
      Aerosol measurement results are presented for all BP Project ground stations, as well as tentative speculation on the possible source(s). In general, the USSR emission sources are the likely major contributors of particulate ...
    • Climate change impacts on environmental and human exposure to mercury in the arctic 

      Sundseth, Kyrre; Pacyna, Jozef M; Banel, Anna; Pacyna, Elisabeth G; Rautio, Arja (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
    • Current and future levels of mercury atmospheric pollution on a global scale 

      Pacyna, Jozef M; Travnikov, Oleg; Simone, Francesca de; Hedgecock, Ian M.; Sundseth, Kyrre; Pacyna, Elisabeth G; Steenhuisen, Frits; Pirrone, Nicola; Munthe, John; Kindbom, Karin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    • DETERMINATION OF HUMAN EXPOSURE USING MEASURED DATA OF CD, AS AND PB 

      Pacyna, Jozef M; Sivertsen, Bjarne (NILU TN;15/81, Research report, 1981)
      The dietary intake and human exposure of Cd, Pb and As were estimated based upon data taken near a coal-fired power plant in Poland. The use of compartment models for estimating total human exposure has been demonstrated, ...
    • EMECAP Deliverable 5.2. First report on mercury dispersion. 

      Denby, Bruce; Pacyna, Jozef M (NILU OR; 10/2008, Research report, 2008)
      As part of Work Package 5 of the EU FP5 EMECAP project, dispersion model calculations have been carried out in order to determine the concentration and deposition of Mercury in the region surrounding 3 selected Mercury ...
    • EMECAP Deliverable 5.3. Sensitivity studies. 

      Denby, Bruce; Pacyna, Jozef M (NILU OR; 11/2008, Research report, 2008)
      As part of Work Package 5 of the EU FP5 EMECAP project, dispersion model calculations have been carried out in order to determine the concentration and deposition of Mercury in the region surrounding 3 selected Mercury ...
    • EMECAP. Deliverable 5.4. Part 1: Local dispersion and deposition. 

      Denby, Bruce; Pacyna, Jozef M (NILU OR; 9/2008, Research report, 2008)
      As part of Work Package 5 of the EU FP5 EMECAP project, dispersion model calculations have been carried out in order to determine the concentration and deposition of Mercury in the region surrounding 3 selected Mercury ...
    • Emission factors of atmospheric Cd, Pb and Zn for major source categories in Europe during 1950-1985. 

      Pacyna, Jozef M (NILU OR;30/91, Research report, 1991)
      Emission factors of Cd, Pb and Zn for various source categories have been reviewed with major aim to assess their changes during the period from the 1950's up to 1985. A progress made in developing industrial technologies ...
    • EMISSION FACTORS OF TRACE METALS FROM COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS 

      Pacyna, Jozef M (NILU TN;14/81, Research report, 1981)
      The emission factors of trace metals are established for different types of power stations, using enrichment factors of these pollutants in the flue gas stream and technological data of boilers and dedusting installastions. ...
    • Emissions and behaviour of selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the northern environment. Part I: Development of the cycling model and emission and environmental data bases. 

      Pacyna, Jozef M; Brorström-Lundén, Eva; Paasivirta, Jaakko; Runge, Erik; Wania, Frank (NILU OR; 17/96, Research report, 1996)
      The overall goal of the reported project was to improve our knowledge on the inputs, transport, and migration of selected POPs in the Northern environments. A comprehensive steady-state mass balance model, so-called B-POP ...
    • Emissions of major air pollutants emitted in Eastern Europe. 

      Pacyna, Jozef M (NILU OR; 48/89, Research report, 1989)
      The report presents the estimates of the 1982 emissions of SO2, NOx, VOC, NH3 , CH4 , CO and N2O from sources in Eastern Europe. The estimates will be used to test the EURAD model in the EUMAC project of EUROTRAC. The SO2 ...
    • Environmental impacts of a chemical looping combustion power plant 

      Thorne, Rebecca Jayne; Bouman, Evert; Sundseth, Kyrre; Sanchez, Maria Asuncion Aranda; Czakiert, Tomasz; Pacyna, Jozef M; Pacyna, Elisabeth G; Krauz, Mariusz; Celińska, Agnieszka (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC) is a promising CO2 capture option since it inherently separates CO2 from other flue components, theoretically with low energy penalty. Here, a Life Cycle Assessment model was developed of ...
    • ESTIMATION OF EMISSION FACTORS OF TRACE METALS FROM OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTS 

      Pacyna, Jozef M (NILU TR;2/82, Research report, 1982)
      The emission factors of trace metals from oil-fired power plants are estimated for different operating conditions using data for the same trace metal concentrations in the fuel. Fuel oil requirements and behaviour of trace ...