• 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 ...
    • Development of a Novel Framework for the Assessment and Improvement of Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Actions in Europe 

      Ottaviani Aalmo, Giovanna; Gioli, Beniamino; Rodriguez, Divina Gracia P.; Tuomasjukka, Diana; Liu, Hai-Ying; Pastore, Maria Chiara; Fabio, Salbitano; Bogetoft, Peter; Sæbø, Arne; Konijnendijk, Cecil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in the European Union (EU) are mainly caused by human activity from five sectors—power, industry, transport, buildings, and agriculture. To tackle all these challenges, the EU actions ...
    • Development, production and evaluation of aerosol climate data records from European satellite observations (Aerosol_cci) 

      Popp, Thomas; de Leeuw, Gerrit; Bingen, Christine; Brühl, Christoph; Capelle, Virginie; Chedin, Alain; Clarisse, Lieven; Dubovik, Oleg; Grainger, Roy G.; Griesfeller, Jan; Heckel, Andreas; Kinne, Stefan; Klüser, Lars; Kosmale, Miriam; Kolmonen, Pekka; Lelli, Luca; Litvinov, Pavel; Mei, Linlu; North, Peter; Pinnock, Simon; Povey, Adam; Robert, Charles; Schulz, Michael; Sogacheva, Larisa; Stebel, Kerstin; Zweers, Deborah Stein; Thomas, Gareth; Tilstra, Lieuwe Gijsbert; Vandenbussche, Sophie; Veefkind, Pepijn; Vountas, Marco; Xue, Yong (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    • Developmental toxicity of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and its chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonate alternative F-53B in the domestic chicken 

      Briels, Nathalie; Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej; Herzke, Dorte; Jaspers, Veerle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    • Diagnosing the transition layer at extratropical latitudes using MLS O-3 and MOPITT CO analyses 

      Barré, J.; El Amraoui, L.; Ricaud, P.; Lahoz, William A.; Attié, J.-L.; Peuch, V.-H.; Josse, B.; Marecal, V (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
    • Differences in Trophic Level, Contaminant Load, and DNA Damage in an Urban and a Remote Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) Breeding Colony in Coastal Norway 

      Keilen, Ellen Kristine; Borgå, Katrine; Thorstensen, Helene Skjeie; Hylland, Ketil; Helberg, Morten; Warner, Nicholas Alexander; Bæk, Kine; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Ruus, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Herring gulls (Larus argentatus) are opportunistic feeders, resulting in contaminant exposure depending on area and habitat. We compared contaminant concentrations and dietary markers between two herring gull breeding ...
    • Differences in Trophic Level, Contaminant Load, and DNA Damage in an Urban and a Remote Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) Breeding Colony in Coastal Norway 

      Keilen, Ellen Kristine; Borgå, Katrine; Thorstensen, Helene Skjeie; Hylland, Ketil; Helberg, Morten; Warner, Nicholas Alexander; Bæk, Kine; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Ruus, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Herring gulls (Larus argentatus) are opportunistic feeders, resulting in contaminant exposure depending on area and habitat. We compared contaminant concentrations and dietary markers between two herring gull breeding ...
    • Different Sensitivity of Advanced Bronchial and Alveolar Mono- and Coculture Models for Hazard Assessment of Nanomaterials 

      Elje, Elisabeth; Mariussen, Espen; McFadden, Erin; Dusinska, Maria; Rundén-Pran, Elise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      For the next-generation risk assessment (NGRA) of chemicals and nanomaterials, new approach methodologies (NAMs) are needed for hazard assessment in compliance with the 3R’s to reduce, replace and refine animal experiments. ...
    • Differentiation of coarse-mode anthropogenic, marine and dust particles in the High Arctic islands of Svalbard 

      Song, Congbo; Dall'Osto, Manuel; Lupi, Angelo; Mazzola, Mauro; Traversi, Rita; Becagli, Silvia; Gilardoni, Stefania; Vratolis, Stergios; Yttri, Karl Espen; Beddows, David C.S.; Schmale, Julia; Brean, James; Kramawijaya, Agung Ghani; Harrison, Roy M.; Shi, Zongbo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Understanding aerosol–cloud–climate interactions in the Arctic is key to predicting the climate in this rapidly changing region. Whilst many studies have focused on submicrometer aerosol (diameter less than 1 µm), relatively ...
    • Dimethyl Sulfide-Induced Increase in Cloud Condensation Nuclei in the Arctic Atmosphere 

      Park, Ki-Tae; Yoon, Young Jun; Lee, Kitack; Tunved, Peter; Krejci, Radovan; Ström, Johan; Jang, Eunho; Kang, Hyo Jin; Jang, Seyhun; Park, Jiyeon; Lee, Bang Young; Traversi, Rita; Becagli, Silvia; Hermansen, Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Oceanic dimethyl sulfide (DMS) emissions have been recognized as a biological regulator of climate by contributing to cloud formation. Despite decades of research, the climatic role of DMS remains ambiguous largely because ...
    • Direct and indirect electron precipitation effect on nitric oxide in the polar middle atmosphere, using a full-range energy spectrum 

      Smith-Johnsen, Christine; Tyssøy, Hilde Nesse; Hendrickx, Koen; Orsolini, Yvan; Kishore Kumar, Grandhi; Ødegaard, Linn-Kristine Glesnes; Sandanger, Marit Irene J.; Stordal, Frode; Megner, Linda (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    • Dissimilar effects of organohalogenated compounds on thyroid hormones in glaucous gulls 

      Melnes, Marte; Gabrielsen, Geir W; Herzke, Dorte; Sagerup, Kjetil; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    • Diurnal cycle of iodine, bromine, and mercury concentrations in Svalbard surface snow 

      Spolaor, Andrea; Barbaro, Elena; Cappelletti, David; Turetta, Clara; Mazzola, Mauro; Giardi, Fabio; Björkman, Mats P.; Lucchetta, Frederico; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo; Angot, Hélène; Dommergue, Aurelien; Maturilli, Marion; Saiz-Lopez, Alfonso; Barbante, Carlo; Cairns, Warren R. L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Sunlit snow is highly photochemically active and plays a key role in the exchange of gas phase species between the cryosphere and the atmosphere. Here, we investigate the behaviour of two selected species in surface snow: ...
    • DNA damage in blood cells in relation to chemotherapy and nutritional status in colorectal cancer patients — A pilot study 

      Kværner, Ane Sørlie; Minaguchi, Jun; El Yamani, Naouale; Henriksen, Christine; Ræder, Hanna; Paur, Ingvild; Henriksen, Hege; Wiedswang, Gro; Smeland, Sigbjørn; Blomhoff, Rune; Collins, Andrew Richard; Bøhn, Siv Kjølsrud (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    • 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 ...
    • DNA double-strand breaks in relation to persistent organic pollutants in a fasting seabird 

      Fenstad, Anette; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro; Moe, Børge; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Bingham, Christopher George; Herzke, Dorte; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Krøkje, Åse (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
    • DNA double‐strand breaks in Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) from Bjørnøya in the Norwegian Arctic 

      Neerland, Eirik D.; Bytingsvik, Jenny; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Evenset, Anita; Krøkje, Åse (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      High levels of organochlorine contaminants (OCs) have been found in arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) from Lake Ellasjøen, Bjørnøya (Norwegian Arctic). The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential genotoxic ...
    • DNA Repair Gene Polymorphisms and Chromosomal Aberrations in Exposed Populations 

      Niazi, Yasmeen; Thomsen, Hauke; Smolkova, Bozena; Vodickova, Ludmila; Vodenkova, Sona; Kroupa, Michal; Vymetalkova, Veronika; Kazimirova, Alena; Barancokova, Magdalena; Volkovova, Katarina; Staruchova, Marta; Hoffmann, Per; Nöthen, Markus; Dusinska, Maria; Musak, Ludovit; Vodicka, Pavel; Hemminki, Kari; Försti, Asta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      DNA damage and unrepaired or insufficiently repaired DNA double-strand breaks as well as telomere shortening contribute to the formation of structural chromosomal aberrations (CAs). Non-specific CAs have been used in the ...
    • Do Carbon Nanotubes and Asbestos Fibers Exhibit Common Toxicity Mechanisms? 

      Gupta, Suchi Smita; Singh, Krishna P.; Gupta, Shailendra; Dusinska, Maria; Rahman, Qamar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      During the last two decades several nanoscale materials were engineered for industrial and medical applications. Among them carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are the most exploited nanomaterials with global production of around 1000 ...
    • Do cytotoxicity and cell death cause false positive results in the in vitro comet assay? 

      Azqueta, Amaya; Stopper, Helga; Zegura, Bojana; Dusinska, Maria; Møller, Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The comet assay is used to measure DNA damage induced by chemical and physical agents. High concentrations of test agents may cause cytotoxicity or cell death, which may give rise to false positive results in the comet ...