• Toward Comprehensive Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Annotation Using FluoroMatch Software and Intelligent High-Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry Acquisition 

      Koelmel, Jeremy P.; Paige, Matthew K.; Aristizabal-Henao, Juan J.; Robey, Nicole M.; Nason, Sara L.; Stelben, Paul J.; Li, Yang; Kroeger, Nicholas M.; Napolitano, Michael P.; Savvaides, Tina; Vasiliou, Vasilis; Rostkowski, Pawel Marian; Garrett, Timothy J.; Lin, Elizabeth; Deigl, Chris; Jobst, Karl; Townsend, Timothy G.; Pollitt, Krystal J. Godri; Bowden, John A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Thousands of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exist in the environment and pose a potential health hazard. Suspect and nontarget screening with liquid chromatography (LC)–high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry ...
    • Fifteen years of airborne particulates in vitro toxicology in Milano: Lessons and perspectives learned 

      Longhin, Eleonora Marte; Mantecca, Paride; Gualtieri, Maurizio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Air pollution is one of the world’s leading environmental causes of death. The epidemiological relationship between outdoor air pollution and the onset of health diseases associated with death is now well established. ...
    • Changes in net ecosystem exchange over Europe during the 2018 drought based on atmospheric observations 

      Thompson, Rona Louise; Broquet, G; Gerbig, C.; Koch, T; Lang, M.; Monteil, Guillaume; Munassar, S; Nickless, Alecia; Scholze, M.; Ramonet, Michel; Karstens, Ute; van Schaik, Erik; Wu, Z; Rödenbeck, C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The 2018 drought was one of the worst European droughts of the twenty-first century in terms of its severity, extent and duration. The effects of the drought could be seen in a reduction in harvest yields in parts of Europe, ...
    • A schematic sampling protocol for contaminant monitoring in raptors 

      Espín, Silvia; Andevski, Jovan; Duke, Guy; Eulaers, Igor; Gomez-Ramirez, Pilar; Hallgrimsson, Gunnar Thor; Helander, Björn; Herzke, Dorte; Jaspers, Veerle; Krone, Oliver; Lourenco, Rui; Maria-Mojica, Pedro; Martínez-López, Emma; Mateo, Rafael; Movalli, Paola; Sanchez-Virosta, Pablo; Shore, Richard F.; Sonne, Christian; van den Brink, Nico W.; van Hattum, B.; Vrezec, Al; Wernham, Chris; García-Fernández, Antonio J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Birds of prey, owls and falcons are widely used as sentinel species in raptor biomonitoring programmes. A major current challenge is to facilitate large-scale biomonitoring by coordinating contaminant monitoring activities ...
    • Study of Chemical and Optical Properties of Biomass Burning Aerosols during Long-Range Transport Events toward the Arctic in Summer 2017 

      Zielinski, Tymon; Bolzacchini, Ezio; Cataldi, Marco; Ferrero, Luca; Grassl, Sandra; Hansen, Georg Heinrich; Mateos, David; Mazzola, Mauro; Neuber, Roland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Biomass burning related aerosol episodes are becoming a serious threat to the radiative balance of the Arctic region. Since early July 2017 intense wildfires were recorded between August and September in Canada and Greenland, ...
    • Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution. UN/ECE international co-operative programme on effects on materials, including historic and cultural monuments. Environmental data report. October 2017 to November 2018. 

      Grøntoft, Terje; Roux, Marta Segura (NILU report;2/2020, Research report, 2020)
      This report presents the ICP Materials database for the period October 2017 - November 2018. It includes environmental data from the ICP Materials trend exposure programme for 2017 - 2018, and in addition, data for ...
    • A Synthesis Inversion to Constrain Global Emissions of Two Very Short Lived Chlorocarbons: Dichloromethane, and Perchloroethylene 

      Claxton, Tom; Hossaini, R.; Wilson, C.; Montzka, Stephen A.; Chipperfield, Martyn P.; Wild, Oliver; Bednarz, Ewa M.; Carpenter, Lucy J.; Andrews, Stephen J.; Hackenberg, Sina C.; Mühle, Jens; Oram, David; Park, Sunyoung; Park, Mi-Kyung; Atlas, Elliot; Navarro, Maria; Schauffler, Sue; Sherry, David; Vollmer, Martin K.; Schuck, Tanja; Engel, Andreas; Krummel, Paul B.; Maione, Michela; Arduini, Jgor; Saito, Takuya; Yokouchi, Yoko; O'Doherty, Simon; Young, Dickon; Lunder, Chris Rene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Dichloromethane (CH2Cl2) and perchloroethylene (C2Cl4) are chlorinated very short lived substances (Cl‐VSLS) with anthropogenic sources. Recent studies highlight the increasing influence of such compounds, particularly ...
    • NanoSolveIT Project: Driving nanoinformatics research to develop innovative and integrated tools for in silico nanosafety assessment 

      Afantitis, Antreas; Melagraki, Georgia; Isigonis, Panagiotis; Tsoumanis, Andreas; Varsou, Dimitra Danai; Valsami-Jones, Eugenia; Papadiamantis, Anastasios; Ellis, Laura-Jayne; Sarimveis, Haralambos; Doganis, Philip; Karatzas, Pantelis; Tsiros, Periklis; Liampa, Irene; Lobaskin, Vladimir; Greco, Dario; Serra, Angela; Kinaret, Pia Anneli Sofia; Saarimaki, Laura Aliisa; Grafström, Roland; Kohonen, Pekka; Nymark, Penny; Willighagen, Egon; Puzyn, Tomasz; Rybinska-Fryca, Anna; Lyubartsev, Alexander; Jensen, Keld Alstrup; Brandenburg, Gerit; Lofts, Stephen; Svendsen, Claus; Harrison, Samuel; Maier, Dieter; Tamm, Kaido; Janes, Jaak; Sikk, Lauri; Dusinska, Maria; Longhin, Eleonora Marte; Rundén-Pran, Elise; Mariussen, Espen; El Yamani, Naouale; Unger, Wolfgang; Radnik, Jörg; Tropsha, Alexander; Cohen, Yoram; Leszcynski, Jerzy; Hendren, Christine Ogilvie; Wiesner, Mark; Winkler, David; Suzuki, Noriyuki; Yoon, Tae Hyun; Choi, Jang-Sik; Gulumian, Mary; Lynch, Iseult (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Nanotechnology has enabled the discovery of a multitude of novel materials exhibiting unique physicochemical (PChem) properties compared to their bulk analogues. These properties have led to a rapidly increasing range of ...
    • Risk Governance of Emerging Technologies Demonstrated in Terms of its Applicability to Nanomaterials 

      Isigonis, Panagiotis; Afantitis, Antreas; Antunes, Dalila; Bartonova, Alena; Beitollahi, Ali; Bohmer, Nils; Bouman, Evert; Chaudhry, Qasim; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana; Cimpan, Emil; Doak, Shareen; Dupin, Damien (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Nanotechnologies have reached maturity and market penetration that require nano‐specific changes in legislation and harmonization among legislation domains, such as the amendments to REACH for nanomaterials (NMs) which ...
    • Author Correction: Global and regional trends of atmospheric sulfur 

      Aas, Wenche; Mortier, Augustin; Bowersox, Van; Cherian, Ribu; Faluvegi, Greg; Fagerli, Hilde; Hand, Jenny; Klimont, Zbigniew; Galy-Lacaux, Corinne; Lehmann, Christopher M. B.; Myhre, Cathrine Lund; Myhre, Gunnar; Oliviè, Dirk Jan Leo; Sato, Keiichi; Quaas, Johannes; Rao, P.S.P.; Schulz, Michael; Shindell, Drew; Skeie, Ragnhild Bieltvedt; Stein, Ariel; Takemura, Toshihiko; Tsyro, Svetlana; Vet, Robert; Xu, Xiaobin (Journal article, 2020)
    • Validation of the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) surface UV radiation product 

      Lakkala, Kaisa; Kujanpää, Jukka; Brogniez, Colette; Henriot, Nicolas; Arola, Antti; Aun, Margit; Auriol, Frédérique; Bais, Alkiviadis F.; Bernhard, Germar; De Bock, Veerle; Catalfamo, Maxime; Deroo, Christine; Diémoz, Henri; Egli, Luca; Forestier, Jean-Baptiste; Fountoulakis, Ilias; Garane, Katerina; Garcia, Rosa Delia; Gröbner, Julian; Hassinen, Seppo; Heikkilä, Anu; Henderson, Stuart; Hülsen, Gregor; Johnsen, Bjørn; Kalakoski, Niilo; Karanikolas, Angelos; Karppinen, Tomi; Lamy, Kevin; León-Luis, Sergio F.; Lindfors, Anders V.; Metzger, Jean-Marc; Minvielle, Fanny; Muskatel, Harel B.; Portafaix, Thierry; Redondas, Alberto; Sanchez, Ricardo; Siani, Anna Maria; Svendby, Tove Marit; Tamminen, Johanna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) onboard the Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) satellite was launched on 13 October 2017 to provide the atmospheric composition for atmosphere and climate research. The S5P is a ...
    • Thermal conditions during heat waves of a mid-European metropolis under consideration of climate change, urban development scenarios and resilience measures for the mid-21st century 

      Trimmel, Heidelinde; Weihs, Philipp; Faroux, Stephanie; Formayer, Herbert; Hamer, Paul David; Hasel, Kristoffer; Laimighofer, Johannes; Leidinger, David; Masson, Valery; Nadeem, Imran; Oswald, Sandro M.; Revesz, Michael; Schoetter, Robert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In this study we produce two urban development scenarios estimating potential urban sprawl and optimized development concerning building construction, and we simulate their influence on air temperature, surface temperatures ...
    • Towards better exploitation of Satellite data for monitoring Air Quality in Norway using downscaling techniques (SAT4AQN). Final project report. 

      Stebel, Kerstin; Schneider, Philipp; Kylling, Arve; Svendby, Tove Marit (NILU report;2/2019, Research report, 2020)
      The main goal for the “Towards better exploitation of Satellite data for monitoring Air Quality in Norway using downscaling techniques” (Sat4AQN) project was to evaluate the potential of spatially downscaling satellite ...
    • Determining the Bio‐Based Carbon Content of Surfactants 

      Mudge, Stephen Michael; Tropsch, Juergen; Beaudouin, Thierry; Séné, Christophe; Hormazabal, Horacio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In response to a mandate from the European Commission, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) called on the technical committee CEN/TC 276 to develop a European standard (EN 17035) to define bio‐based surfactants ...
    • Understanding of European Cold Extremes, Sudden Stratospheric Warming, and Siberian Snow Accumulation in the Winter of 2017/18 

      Lü, Zhuozhuo; Li, Fei; Orsolini, Yvan; Gao, Yongqi; He, Shengping (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      It is unclear whether the Eurasian snow plays a role in the tropospheric driving of sudden stratospheric warming (SSW). The major SSW event of February 2018 is analyzed using reanalysis datasets. Characterized by predominant ...
    • Homology modeling to screen for potential binding of contaminants to thyroid hormone receptor and transthyretin in glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) and herring gull (Larus argentatus) 

      Mortensen, Åse-Karen; Mæhre, Silje; Kristiansen, kurt; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro; Sylte, Ingebrigt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Thyroid hormone disrupting chemicals (THDCs) are of major concern in ecotoxicology. With the increased number of emerging chemicals on the market there is a need to screen for potential THDCs in a cost-efficient way, and ...
    • An overview of the uses of per- And polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) 

      Glüge, Juliane; Scheringer, Martin; Cousins, Ian T.; Dewitt, Jamie C.; Goldenman, Gretta; Herzke, Dorte; Lohmann, Rainer; Ng, Carla A.; Trier, Xenia; Wang, Zhanyun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are of concern because of their high persistence (or that of their degradation products) and their impacts on human and environmental health that are known or can be deduced from ...
    • Carbon–nitrogen interactions in European forests and semi-natural vegetation – Part 1: Fluxes and budgets of carbon, nitrogen and greenhouse gases from ecosystem monitoring and modelling 

      Flechard, Chris R.; Ibrom, Andreas; Skiba, Ute; de Vries, Wim; Van Oijen, Marcel; Cameron, David R.; Dise, Nancy B.; Korhonen, Janne; Buchmann, Nina; Legout, Arnaud; Simpson, David; Sanz, Maria J.; Aubinet, Marc; Loustau, Denis; Montagnani, Leonardo; Neirynck, Johan; Janssens, Ivan A.; Pihlatie, Mari; Kiese, Ralf; Siemens, Jan; Francez, Andre-Jean; Augustin, Jurgen; Varlagin, Andrej; Olejnik, Janusz; Juszczak, Radoslaw; Aurela, Mika; Berveiller, Daniel; Chojnicki, Bogdan H.; Dämmgen, Urich; Delpierre, Nicolas; Djuricic, Vesna; Drewer, Julia; Dufrene, Eric; Eugster, Werner; Fauvel, Yannick; Fowler, David; Frumau, Arnoud; Granier, Andre; Gross, Patrick; Hamon, Yannick; Helfter, Carole; Hensen, Arjan; Horvath, Laszlo; Kitzler, Barbara; Kruijt, Bart; Kutsch, Werner; Lobo-do-Vale, Raquel; Lohila, Annalea; Longdoz, Bernard; Marek, Michal V.; Matteucci, Giorgio; Mitosinkova, Marta; Moreaux, Virginie; Neftel, Albrecht; Ourcival, Jean-Marc; Pilegaard, Kim; Pita, Gabriel; Sanz, Francisco; Schjoerring, Jan K.; Sebastià, Maria-Teresa; Tang, Y. Sim; Uggerud, Hilde Thelle; Urbaniak, Marek; van Dijk, Netty; Vesala, Timo; Vidic, Sonja; Vincke, Caroline; Weidinger, Tamas; Sechmeister-Boltenstern, Sophie; Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus; Nemitz, Eiko; Sutton, Mark A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The impact of atmospheric reactive nitrogen (Nr) deposition on carbon (C) sequestration in soils and biomass of unfertilized, natural, semi-natural and forest ecosystems has been much debated. Many previous results of this ...
    • 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, ...
    • 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)