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    • Assessing the impacts of citizen-led policies on emissions, air quality and health 

      Oliveira, Kevin; Rodrigues, Vera; Slingerland, Stephan; Vanherle, Kris; Soares, Joana; Rafael, Sandra; Trozzi, Carlo; Bouman, Evert; Ferreira, José Alexandre; Kewo, Angreine; Nielsen, Per Sieverts; Diafas, Iason; Monteiro, Alexandra; Miranda, Andreia I.; Lopes, Marta Júlia Marques; Hayes, Enda T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Air pollution is a global challenge, and especially urban areas are particularly affected by acute episodes. Traditional approaches used to mitigate air pollution primarily consider the technical aspects of the problem but ...

    • Monitoring of greenhouse gases and aerosols at Svalbard and Birkenes in 2020. Annual report. 

      Myhre, Cathrine Lund; Svendby, Tove Marit; Hermansen, Ove; Lunder, Chris Rene; Platt, Stephen Matthew; Fiebig, Markus; Fjæraa, Ann Mari; Hansen, Georg Heinrich; Schmidbauer, Norbert; Krognes, Terje (NILU report;22/2021, Research report, 2021)
      The report summarizes the activities and results of the greenhouse gas monitoring at the Zeppelin Observatory, situated on Svalbard in Arctic Norway, during the period 2001-2020, and the greenhouse gas monitoring and aerosol ...

    • Cloud-scale modelling of the impact of deep convection on the fate of oceanic bromoform in the troposphere: a case study over the west coast of Borneo 

      Hamer, Paul David; Marécal, Virginie; Hossaini, Ryan; Pirre, Michel; Krysztofiak, Gisele; Ziska, Franziska; Engel, Andreas; Sala, Stephan; Keber, Timo; Bönisch, Harald; Atlas, Elliot; Krüger, Kirstin; Chipperfield, Martyn P. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This paper presents a modelling study on the fate of CHBr3 and its product gases in the troposphere within the context of tropical deep convection. A cloud-scale case study was conducted along the west coast of Borneo, ...

    • Real-time UV index retrieval in Europe using Earth observation-based techniques: system description and quality assessment 

      Kosmopoulos, Panagiotis G.; Kazadzis, Stelios; Schmalwieser, Alois W.; Raptis, Panagiotis I.; Papachristopoulou, Kyriakoula; Fountoulakis, Ilias; Masoom, Akriti; Bais, Alkiviadis F.; Bilbao, Julia; Blumthaler, Mario; Kreuter, Axel; Siani, Anna Maria; Eleftheratos, Kostas; Topaloglou, Chrystanthi; Gröbner, Julian; Johnsen, Bjørn; Svendby, Tove Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This study introduces an Earth observation (EO)-based system which is capable of operationally estimating and continuously monitoring the ultraviolet index (UVI) in Europe. UVIOS (i.e., UV-Index Operating System) exploits ...

    • Global intercomparison of polyurethane foam passive air samplers evaluating sources of variability in SVOC measurements 

      Melymuk, Lisa; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Harner, Tom; White, Kevin B.; Wang, Xianyu; Tominaga, Maria Yumiko; He, Jun; Li, Jun; Ma, Jianmin; Ma, Wan-Lin; Aristizábal, Beatriz H.; Dreyer, Annekatrin; Jiménez, Begoña; Muñoz-Arnanz, Juan; Odabasi, Mustafa; Dumanoglu, Yetikin; Yaman, Baris; Graf, Carola; Sweetman, Andrew; Klánova, Jana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Polyurethane foam passive air samplers (PUF-PAS) are the most common type of passive air sampler used for a range of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), including regulated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and ...

    • Knowledge architecture for the wise governance of sustainability transitions 

      Oliver, Tom H.; Benini, Lorenzo; Borja, Angel; Dupont, Claire; Doherty, Bob; Grodzinska-Jurczak, Malgorzata; Iglesias, Ana; Jordan, Andrew; Kass, Gary; Lung, Tobias; Maguire, Kathy; McGonigle, Dan; Mickwitz, Per; Spangenberg, Joachim H.; Tarrasón, Leonor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The need for sustainability transitions is widely recognised, along with a concurrent need for the evolution of knowledge systems to inform more effective policy action. Although there are many new policy targets relating ...

    • Growing Atmospheric Emissions of Sulfuryl Fluoride 

      Gressent, Alicia; Rigby, Matthew; Ganesan, Anita L.; Prinn, Ronald G.; Manning, Alistair J.; Mühle, Jens; Salameh, Peter K.; Krummel, Paul; Fraser, Paul J.; Steele, Paul; Mitrevski, Blagoj; Weiss, Ray F.; Harth, Christina M.; Wang, Ray H.; O'Doherty, S.; Young, Dickon; Park, Sunyoung; Li, S.; Yao, Bo; Reimann, Stefan; Vollmer, Martin K.; Maione, Michela; Arduini, Jgor; Lunder, Chris Rene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The potent greenhouse gas sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2) is increasingly used as a fumigant, replacing methyl bromide, whose structural and soil fumigation uses have been phased out under the Montreal Protocol. We use measurements ...

    • Tackling Data Quality When Using Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors in Citizen Science Projects 

      Watne, Ågot K.; Linden, Jenny; Willhelmsson, Jens; Fridén, Håkan; Gustafsson, Malin; Castell, Nuria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Using low-cost air quality sensors (LCS) in citizen science projects opens many possibilities. LCS can provide an opportunity for the citizens to collect and contribute with their own air quality data. However, low data ...

    • Author Correction: DNA damage in circulating leukocytes measured with the comet assay may predict the risk of death (Scientific Reports, (2021), 11, 1, (16793), 10.1038/s41598-021-95976-7) 

      Bonassi, Stefano; Ceppi, Marcello; Møller, Peter; Azqueta, Amaya; Milić, Mirta; Neri, Monica; Brunborg, Gunnar; Godschalk, Roger; Koppen, Gudrun; Langie, Sabine A. S.; Teixeira, João Paulo; Bruzzone, Marco; Da Silva, Juliana; Benedetti, Danieli; Cavallo, Delia; Ursini, Cinzia Lucia; Giovannelli, Lisa; Moretti, Silvia; Riso, Patrizia; Del Bo’, Cristian; Russo, Patrizia; Dobrzyńska, Malgorzata; Goroshinskaya, Irina A.; Surikova, Ekaterina I.; Staruchova, Marta; Barančokova, Magdalena; Volkovova, Katarina; Kažimirova, Alena; Smolkova, Bozena; Laffon, Blanca; Valdiglesias, Vanessa; Pastor, Susana; Marcos, Ricard; Hernández, Alba; Gajski, Goran; Spremo-Potparević, Biljana; Živković, Lada; Boutet-Robinet, Elisa; Perdry, Hervé; Lebailly, Pierre; Perez, Carlos L.; Basaran, Nursen; Nemeth, Zsuzsanna; Safar, Anna; Dusinska, Maria; Collins, Andrew Richard (Journal article, 2021)

    • DNA damage in circulating leukocytes measured with the comet assay may predict the risk of death 

      Bonassi, Stefano; Ceppi, Marcello; Møller, Peter; Azqueta, Amaya; Milic, Mirta; Neri, Monica; Brunborg, Gunnar; Godschalk, Roger; Koppen, Gudrun; Langie, Sabine A. S.; Teixeira, João Paulo; Bruzzone, Marco; Da Silva, Juliana; Benedetti, Danieli; Cavallo, Delia; Ursini, Cinzia Lucia; Giovannelli, Lisa; Moretti, Silvia; Riso, Patrizia; Del Bo, Cristian; Russo, Patrizia; Dobrzynska, Malgorzata; Goroshinskaya, Irina A.; Surikova, Ekaterina I.; Staruchova, Marta; Barancokova, Magdalena; Volkovova, Katarina; Kažimirova, Alena; Smolkova, Bozena; Laffon, Blanca; Valdiglesias, Vanessa; Pastor, Susana; Marcos, Ricard; Hernández, Alba; Gajski, Goran; Spremo-Potparević, Biljana; Zivkovic, Lada; Boutet-Robinet, Elisa; Perdry, Hervé; Lebailly, Pierre; Perez, Carlos L.; Basaran, Nursen; Nemeth, Zsuzsanna; Safar, Anna; Dusinska, Maria; Collins, Andrew Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The comet assay or single cell gel electrophoresis, is the most common method used to measure strand breaks and a variety of other DNA lesions in human populations. To estimate the risk of overall mortality, mortality by ...

    • Emissions of Tetrafluoromethane (CF4) and Hexafluoroethane (C2F6) From East Asia: 2008 to 2019 

      Kim, Jooil; Thompson, Rona Louise; Park, Hyeri; Bogle, Stephanie; Mühle, Jens; Park, Mi-Kyung; Kim, Yeaseul; Harth, Christina M.; Salameh, Peter K.; Schmidt, Roland; Ottinger, Deborah; Park, Sunyoung; Weiss, Ray F. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The perfluorocarbons (PFCs), tetrafluoromethane (CF4) and hexafluoroethane (C2F6), are potent greenhouse gases with very long atmospheric lifetimes. They are emitted almost entirely from industrial sources, including the ...

    • Introducing a nested multimedia fate and transport model for organic contaminants (NEM) 

      Breivik, Knut; Eckhardt, Sabine; McLachlan, Michael S; Wania, Frank (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Some organic contaminants, including the persistent organic pollutants (POPs), have achieved global distribution through long range atmospheric transport (LRAT). Regulatory efforts, monitoring programs and modelling studies ...

    • Finding essentiality feasible: common questions and misinterpretations concerning the “essential-use” concept 

      Cousins, Ian T.; Dewitt, Jamie C.; Glüge, Juliane; Goldenman, Gretta; Herzke, Dorte; Lohmann, Rainer; Miller, Mark; Ng, Carla A.; Patton, Sharyle; Scheringer, Martin; Trier, Xenia; Wang, Zhanyun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The essential-use concept is a tool that can guide the phase-out of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and potentially other substances of concern. This concept is a novel approach to chemicals management that ...

    • An optimized comet-based in vitro DNA repair assay to assess base and nucleotide excision repair activity 

      Vodenkova, Sona; Azqueta, Amaya; Collins, Andrew Richard; Dusinska, Maria; Gaivao, Isabel; Møller, Peter; Opattová, Alena; Vodicka, Pavel; Godschalk, Roger W. L.; Langie, Sabine A.S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

    • Heavy metals and POP measurements, 2019 

      Aas, Wenche; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla (EMEP/CCC-Report;3/2021, Research report, 2021)

    • 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 ...

    • Climate Feedback From Wetland Emissions of Methane May Necessitate Greater Anthropogenic Reductions 

      Thompson, Rona Louise (Journal article, 2021)

    • Environmental pollutants in the terrestrial and urban environment 2020 

      Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Moe, Børge; Nygård, Torgeir; Herzke, Dorte; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla (NILU report;20/2021, Research report, 2021)
      Samples from the urban terrestrial environment in the Oslo area were analysed for metals and a large number of organic environmental pollutants. The selected species were earthworm, fieldfare, tawny owl, red fox and brown ...

    • Historical dry deposition of air pollution in the urban background in Oslo, Norway, compared to Western European data 

      Grøntoft, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The historical (1835–2020) dry deposition of major air pollutants (SO2, NOx, O3 and PM2.5) in the urban background in Oslo, Norway, in a situation that could represent the building facades, was approximated from reported ...

    • The Role of Nature-Based Solutions for Improving Environmental Quality, Health and Well-Being 

      Liu, Hai Ying; Jay, Marion; Chen, Xianwen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Nature-based solutions (NbS) have been positioned and implemented in urban areas as solutions for enhancing urban resilience in the face of a wide range of urban challenges. However, there is a lack of recommendations of ...