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    • Recent advances and current challenges of new approach methodologies in developmental and adult neurotoxicity testing 

      Serafini, Melania Maria; Sepheri, Sara; Midali, Miriam; Stinckens, Marth; Biesiekierska, Marta; Wolniakowska, Anna; Gatzios, Alexandra; Rundén-Pran, Elise; Reszka, Edyta; Marinovich, Marina; Vanhaecke, Tamara; Roszak, Joanna; Viviani, Barbara; Tanima, SenGupta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Adult neurotoxicity (ANT) and developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) assessments aim to understand the adverse effects and underlying mechanisms of toxicants on the human nervous system. In recent years, there has been an ...
    • Towards seamless environmental prediction–development of Pan-Eurasian EXperiment (PEEX) modelling platform 

      Mahura, Alexander; Baklanov, Alexander; Makkonen, Risto; Boy, Michael; Petäjä, Tuukka; Lappalainen, Hanna K.; Nuterman, Roman; Kerminen, Veli-Matti; Arnold, Stephen R.; Jochum, Markus; Shvidenko, Anatoly; Esau, Igor; Sofiev, Mikhail; Stohl, Andreas; Aalto, Tuula; Bai, Jianhui; Chen, Chuchu; Cheng, Yafang; Drofa, Oxana; Huang, Mei; Järvi, Leena; Kokkola, Harri; Kouznetsov, Rostislav; Li, Tingting; Malguzzi, Piero; Monks, Sarah; Poulsen, Mads Bruun; Noe, Steffen M.; Palamarchuk, Yuliia; Foreback, Benjamin; Clusius, Petri; Rasmussen, Till Andreas Soya; She, Jun; Sørensen, Jens Havskov; Spracklen, Dominick; Su, Hang; Tonttila, Juha; Wang, Siwen; Wang, Jiandong; Wolf, Tobias; Yu, Yongqiang; Zhang, Qing; Zhang, Wei; Zhang, Wen; Zheng, Xunhua; Li, Siqi; Li, Yong; Zhou, Putian; Kulmala, Markku (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      The Pan-Eurasian Experiment Modelling Platform (PEEX-MP) is one of the key blocks of the PEEX Research Programme. The PEEX MP has more than 30 models and is directed towards seamless environmental prediction. The main focus ...
    • Forecasting the Exceedances of PM2.5 in an Urban Area 

      Logothetis, Stavros-Andreas; Kosmopoulos, Georgios; Panagopoulos, Orestis; Salamalikis, Vasileios; Kazantzidis, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Particular matter (PM) constitutes one of the major air pollutants. Human exposure to fine PM (PM with a median diameter less than or equal to 2.5 μm, PM2.5) has many negative and diverse outcomes for human health, such ...
    • Evaluation of isoprene emissions from the coupled model SURFEX–MEGANv2.1 

      Oumami, Safae; Arteta, Joaquim; Guidard, Vincent; Tulet, Pierre; Hamer, Paul David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Isoprene, a key biogenic volatile organic compound, plays a pivotal role in atmospheric chemistry. Due to its high reactivity, this compound contributes significantly to the production of tropospheric ozone in polluted ...
    • Contribution of fluorescent primary biological aerosol particles to low-level Arctic cloud residuals 

      Pereira Freitas, Gabriel; Kopec, Ben; Adachi, Kouji; Krejci, Radovan; Heslin-Rees, Dominic; Yttri, Karl Espen; Hubbard, Alun Lloyd; Welker, Jeffrey M.; Zieger, Paul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Mixed-phase clouds (MPCs) are key players in the Arctic climate system due to their role in modulating solar and terrestrial radiation. Such radiative interactions rely, among other factors, on the ice content of MPCs, ...
    • Long-term meteorology-adjusted and unadjusted trends of PM2.5 using the AirGAM model over Delhi, 2007–2022 

      Chetna, NN; Dhaka, Surendra K.; Walker, Sam-Erik; Rawat, Vikas; Singh, Narendra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      This study investigates the impact of meteorological variations on the long-term patterns of PM2.5 in Delhi from 2007 to 2022 using the AirGAM 2022r1 model. Generalized Additive Modeling was employed to analyze ...
    • Impact of Biomass Burning on Arctic Aerosol Composition 

      Gramlich, Yvette; Siegel, Karolina; Haslett, Sophie L.; Cremer, Roxana S.; Lunder, Chris Rene; Kommula, Snehitha M.; Buchholz, Angela; Yttri, Karl Espen; Chen, Gang; Krejci, Radovan; Zieger, Paul; Virtanen, Annele; Riipinen, Ilona; Mohr, Claudia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Emissions from biomass burning (BB) occurring at midlatitudes can reach the Arctic, where they influence the remote aerosol population. By using measurements of levoglucosan and black carbon, we identify seven BB events ...
    • Understanding individual heat exposure through interdisciplinary research on thermoception 

      Serrano, Paloma Yáñez; Bieńkowska, Zofia; Chwałczyk, Franciszek; Hassani, Amirhossein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Extreme heat events are more frequent and more intense globally due to climate change. The urban environment is an additional factor enhancing the effects of heat. Adults above 65 years old are especially at risk due to ...
    • Estimation of the atmospheric hydroxyl radical oxidative capacity using multiple hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) 

      Thompson, Rona Louise; Montzka, Stephen A.; Vollmer, Martin K.; Arduini, Jgor; Crotwell, Molly; Krummel, Paul B.; Lunder, Chris Rene; Mühle, Jens; O'doherty, Simon; Prinn, Ronald G.; Reimann, Stefan; Vimont, Isaac; Wang, Hsiang; Weiss, Ray F.; Young, Dickon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      The hydroxyl radical (OH) largely determines the atmosphere's oxidative capacity and, thus, the lifetimes of numerous trace gases, including methane (CH4). Hitherto, observation-based approaches for estimating the atmospheric ...
    • Energetic particle precipitation influences global secondary ozone distribution 

      Jia, Jia; Murberg, Lise Eder; Løvset, Tiril; Orsolini, Yvan; Espy, Patrick Joseph; Zeller, Lilou C. G.; Salinas, Cornelius Csar Jude H.; Lee, Jae N.; Wu, Dong; Zhang, Jiarong (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      The secondary ozone layer is a global peak in ozone abundance in the upper mesosphere-lower thermosphere (UMLT) around 90-95 km. The effect of energetic particle precipitation (EPP) from geomagnetic processes on this UMLT ...
    • Limits to graphite supply in a transition to a post-fossil society 

      Barre, Francis Isidore; Billy, Romain Guillaume; Aguilar Lopez, Fernando; Mueller, Daniel Beat (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) powered by lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) aims at reducing emissions in the transportation sector, thereby decreasing fuel oil use and crude oil extraction. Yet, synthetic graphite, ...
    • Monitoring of long-range transported air pollutants in Norway. Annual report 2023. 

      Aas, Wenche; Eckhardt, Sabine; Evangeliou, Nikolaos; Hjellbrekke, Anne-Gunn; Platt, Stephen Matthew; Solberg, Sverre; Yttri, Karl Espen (NILU report;19/2024, Research report, 2024)
      This report presents results from the monitoring of atmospheric composition and deposition of air pollution in 2023, and focuses on main components in air and precipitation, particulate and gaseous phase of inorganic ...
    • Stepping-up accurate quantification of chlorinated paraffins: Successful certification of the first matrix reference material 

      Ricci, Marina; de Boer, Jacob; Johansen, Jon Eigill; Huiling, Liu; Dumas, Pierre; Warner, Nicholas Alexander; Pērkons, Ingus; McGrath, Thomas Jacob; Røsrud Borgen, Anders; Bjørneby, Stine Marie; Tomasko, Jakub; Steer, Helena; Lentjes, Anouk; van Velzen, Martin; van Mourik, Louise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background Chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are industrial chemicals categorised as persistent organic pollutants because of their toxicity, persistency and tendency to long-range transport, bioaccumulation and biomagnification. ...
    • Målinger av SO2 i omgivelsene til Elkem Carbon. Januar 2023 – desember 2023. 

      Hak, Claudia; Stensrød, Anna Maria Røyset; Andresen, Erik (NILU rapport;13/2024, Research report, 2024)
      På oppdrag fra Elkem Carbon AS har NILU utført målinger av SO2 i omgivelsene til Elkem Carbon i Vågsbygd (Kristiansand kommune). Målingene ble utført med SO2-monitor i boligområdet på Fiskåtangen (Konsul Wilds vei). I ...
    • Reviderte beregninger av luftkvalitet ved Bjørnheimveien 26 

      Weydahl, Torleif; Tønnesen, Dag (NILU rapport;4/2024, Research report, 2024)
      NILU har blitt engasjert av Prem Partners II A/S for å vurdere utbredelse av luftsoner for dagens situasjon og en framtidig situasjon med foreslått boligblokk i Bjørnheimveien 26. Det er anvendt en Gaussisk spredningsmodell ...
    • Extracellular Vesicles as Next-Generation Diagnostics and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products 

      Stawarska, Agnieszka; Bamburowicz-Klimkows, Magdalena; Rundén-Pran, Elise; Dusinska, Maria; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana; Rios-Mondragon, Ivan; Grudzinski, Ireneusz P. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Extracellular vesicles (EVs) hold great promise for clinical application as new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. This paper describes major GMP-based upstream and downstream manufacturing processes for EV large-scale ...
    • Combined Contaminant Levels from Local Harvested Food Items in the Norwegian–Finnish–Russian Border Region 

      Nalbandyan-Schwarz, Anna; Pedersen, Kristine Bondo; Evenset, Anita; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Sandanger, Torkjel Manning; Myllynen, Päivi; Rautio, Arja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      This paper presents the results of a multidisciplinary study with the aim of assessing the potential combined risk from consuming locally harvested food products in the Euro-Arctic region of Norway, Finland, and Russia. ...
    • Dechloranes and chlorinated paraffins in sediments and biota of two subarctic lakes 

      Arriola, Aline; Al Saify, Insam; Warner, Nicholas Alexander; Herzke, Dorte; Harju, Mikael; Amundsen, Per-Arne; Evenset, Anita; Möckel, Claudia; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Our understanding of the environmental behavior, bioaccumulation and concentrations of chlorinated paraffins (CPs) and Dechloranes (Dec) in the Arctic environment is still limited, particularly in freshwater ecosystems. ...
    • Zürich II Statement on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs): Scientific and Regulatory Needs 

      DeWitt, Jamie C.; Glüge, Juliane; Cousins, Ian T.; Goldenman, Gretta; Herzke, Dorte; Lohmann, Rainer; Miller, Mark; Ng, Carla A.; Patton, Sharyle; Trier, Xenia; Vierke, Lena; Wang, Zhanyun; Adu-Kumi, Sam; Balan, Simona; Buser, Andreas M.; Fletcher, Tony; Haug, Line Småstuen; Huang, Jun; Kaserzon, Sarit; Leonel, Juliana; Sheriff, Ishmail; Shi, Ya-Li; Valsecchi, Sara; Scheringer, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a class of synthetic organic chemicals of global concern. A group of 36 scientists and regulators from 18 countries held a hybrid workshop in 2022 in Zürich, Switzerland. The ...
    • Environmental dose-response functions of silk and paper exposed in museums. 

      Grøntoft, Terje; Hallett, Kathryn; Blades, Nigel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      This paper reports 1 year of data of the environments and changes in the molecular weight of silk and the degree of polymerization of sensitive paper measured externally and indoors in 10 European museums, and the dose-response ...