• Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment 

      Allen, Deonie; Allen, Steve; Abbasi, Sajjad; Baker, Alex; Bergmann, Melanie; Brahney, Janice; Butler, Tim; Duce, Robert; Eckhardt, Sabine; Evangeliou, Nikolaos; Jickells, Tim; Kanakidou, Maria; Kershaw, Peter J; Laj, Paolo G.; Levermore, Joseph; Li, Daoji; Liss, Peter; Liu, Kai; Mahowald, Natalie M.; Masque, Pere; Materic, Dusan; Mayes, Andrew G.; McGinnity, Paul; Osvath, Iolanda; Prather, Kimberly A.; Prospero, Joseph M.; Revell, Laura E.; Sander, Sylvia G.; Shim, Won Joon; Slade, Jonathan; Stein, Ariel F.; Wright, Stephanie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The discovery of atmospheric micro(nano)plastic transport and ocean–atmosphere exchange points to a highly complex marine plastic cycle, with negative implications for human and ecosystem health. Yet, observations are ...
    • Quantification and assessment of methane emissions from offshore oil and gas facilities on the Norwegian continental shelf 

      Foulds, Amy; Allen, Grant; Shaw, Jacob T.; Bateson, Prudence; Barker, Patrick A.; Huang, Langwen; Pitt, Joseph R.; Lee, James D; Wilde, Shona E.; Dominutti, Pamela; Purvis, Ruth M.; Lowry, David; France, James L.; Fisher, Rebecca E.; Fiehn, Alina; Pühl, Magdalena; Bauguitte, Stéphane Jean-Bernard; Conley, Stephen A.; Smith, Mackenzie L.; Lachlan-Cope, Tom; Pisso, Ignacio; Schwietzke, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The oil and gas (O&G) sector is a significant source of methane (CH4) emissions. Quantifying these emissions remains challenging, with many studies highlighting discrepancies between measurements and inventory-based ...
    • Heavy metals and POP measurements, 2021 

      Aas, Wenche; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Hartz, William Frederik; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo; Yttri, Nora (EMEP/CCC-Report;3/2023, Research report, 2023)
    • A regional modelling study of halogen chemistry within a volcanic plume of Mt Etna's Christmas 2018 eruption 

      Narivelo, Herizo; Hamer, Paul David; Marécal, Virginie; Surl, Luke; Roberts, Tjarda; Pelletier, Sophie; Josse, Béatrice; Guth, Jonathan; Bacles, Mickaël; Warnach, Simon; Wagner, Thomas; Corradini, Stefano; Salerno, Giuseppe; Guerrieri, Lorenzo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Volcanoes are known to be important emitters of atmospheric gases and aerosols, which for certain volcanoes can include halogen gases and in particular HBr. HBr emitted in this way can undergo rapid atmospheric oxidation ...
    • A roadmap to estimating agricultural ammonia volatilization over Europe using satellite observations and simulation data 

      Abeed, Rimal; Viatte, Camille; Porter, William C.; Evangeliou, Nikolaos; Clerbaux, Cathy; Clarisse, Lieven; Van Damme, Martin; Coheur, Pierre-François; Safieddine, Sarah (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Ammonia (NH3) is one of the most important gases emitted from agricultural practices. It affects air quality and the overall climate and is in turn influenced by long-term climate trends as well as by short-term fluctuations ...
    • Modelling PCB-153 in northern ecosystems across time, space, and species using the nested exposure model 

      Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Breivik, Knut; Frantzen, Sylvia; Nilsen, Bente Merete; Eckhardt, Sabine; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Wania, Frank (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      There is concern over possible effects on ecosystems and humans from exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and chemicals with similar properties. The main objective of this study was to develop, evaluate, and ...
    • Increased contribution of biomass burning to haze events in Shanghai since China’s clean air actions 

      Fang, Wenzheng; Evangeliou, Nikolaos; Eckhardt, Sabine; Xing, Ju; Zhang, Hailong; Xiao, Hang; Zhao, Meixun; Kim, Sang-Woo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      High levels of East Asian black carbon (BC) aerosols affect ecological and environmental sustainability and contribute to climate warming. Nevertheless, the BC sources in China, after implementing clean air actions from ...
    • Regionally sourced bioaerosols drive high-temperature ice nucleating particles in the Arctic 

      Freitas, Gabriel Pereira; Adachi, Kouji; Conen, Franz; Heslin-Rees, Dominic; Krejci, Radovan; Tobo, Yutaka; Yttri, Karl Espen; Zieger, Paul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Primary biological aerosol particles (PBAP) play an important role in the climate system, facilitating the formation of ice within clouds, consequently PBAP may be important in understanding the rapidly changing Arctic. ...
    • Added value of the emissions fractions approach when assessing a chemical's potential for adverse effects as a result of long-range transport 

      Breivik, Knut; McLachlan, Michael S.; Wania, Frank (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      It is of considerable interest to identify chemicals which may represent a hazard and risk to environmental and human health in remote areas. The OECD POV and LRTP Screening Tool (“The Tool”) for assessing chemicals for ...
    • Environmental pollutants in the terrestrial and urban environment 2022 

      Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Moe, Børge; Borgen, Anders; Enge, Ellen Katrin; Nordang, Unni Mette; Bæk, Kine; Nipen, Maja; Harju, Mikael; Hanssen, Linda (NILU report;23/2023, Research report, 2023)
      Samples of soil, earthworm, fieldfare egg, brown rat liver, spanish slug, house dust and cat liver from the urban terrestrial environment in the Oslo area were analysed for several different groups of environmental pollutants. ...
    • Monitoring of environmental contaminants in air and precipitation. Annual report 2022. 

      Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo; Nipen, Maja; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Berglen, Tore Flatlandsmo; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Hartz, William Frederik (NILU report;18/2023, Research report, 2023)
      This report presents air monitoring data from 2022 for the Norwegian monitoring programme "Atmospheric contaminants". The results cover 260 organic compounds (regulated and non-regulated) and 16 compound groups, 14 heavy ...
    • Understanding the role of cities and citizen science in advancing sustainable development goals across Europe: insights from European research framework projects 

      Liu, Hai Ying; Ahmed, Sohel; Passani, Antonella; Bartonova, Alena (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This paper examines the potential impact of citizen science on achieving SDGs in cities. The analysis focuses on projects funded through the European Research Framework Programmes that utilize citizen science practices to ...
    • Soil uptake of VOCs exceeds production when VOCs are readily available 

      Jiao, Yi; Kramshøj, Magnus; Davie-Martin, Cleo Lisa; Albers, Christian Nyrop; Rinnan, Riikka (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are reactive gaseous compounds with significant impacts on air quality and the Earth's radiative balance. While natural ecosystems are known to be major sources of VOCs, primarily due to ...
    • Low-cost sensors and Machine Learning aid in identifying environmental factors affecting particulate matter emitted by household heating 

      Hassani, Amirhossein; Bykuć, Sebastian; Schneider, Philipp; Zawadzki, Paweł; Chaja, Patryk; Castell, Nuria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Poland continues to rely heavily on coal and fossil fuels for household heating, despite efforts to reduce Particulate Matter (PM) levels. The availability of reliable air quality data is essential for policymakers, ...
    • Semidiurnal nonmigrating tides in low-latitude lower thermospheric NO: A climatology based on 20 years of Odin/SMR measurements 

      Grieco, Francesco; Orsolini, Yvan Joseph Georges Emile G.; Pérot, Kristell (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Sub-Millimetre Radiometer (SMR) on board the Odin satellite provides almost 20 years of nitric oxide (NO) measurements in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) at equatorial crossing local solar times (LSTs) of ...
    • Low-Processing Data Enrichment and Calibration for PM2.5 Low-Cost Sensors 

      Stojanović, Danka B.; Kleut, Duška N.; Davidović, Miloš D.; De Vito, Saverio; Jovasević-Stojanović, Milena V.; Bartonova, Alena; Lepioufle, Jean-Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Particulate matter (PM) in air has been proven to be hazardous to human health. Here we focused on analysis of PM data we obtained from the same campaign which was presented in our previous study. Multivariate linear and ...
    • Genotoxic effects of occupational exposure to glass fibres - A human biomonitoring study 

      Ceppi, Marcello; Smolkova, Bozena; Staruchova, Marta; Kazimirova, Alena; Barancokova, Magdalena; Volkovova, Katarina; Collins, Andrew Richard; Kocan, Anton; Dzupinkova, Zuzana; Horska, Alexandra; Buocikova, Verona; Tulinska, Jana; Liskova, Aurelia; Mikusova, Miroslava Lehotska; Wsolova, Ladislava; Kuba, Daniel; Rundén-Pran, Elise; El Yamani, Naouale; Longhin, Eleonora Marta; Halasova, Erika; Kyrtopoulos, Soterios; Bonassi, Stefano; Dusinska, Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      As part of a large human biomonitoring study, we conducted occupational monitoring in a glass fibre factory in Slovakia. Shopfloor workers (n = 80), with a matched group of administrators in the same factory (n = 36), were ...
    • Modelling the 2021 East Asia super dust storm using FLEXPART and FLEXDUST and its comparison with reanalyses and observations 

      Tang, Hui; Haugvaldstad, Ove Westermoen; Stordal, Frode; Bi, Jianrong; Zwaaftink, Christine Groot; Grythe, Henrik; Wang, Bin; Rao, Zhimin; Zhang, Zhongshi; Berntsen, Terje Koren; Kaakinen, Anu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The 2021 East Asia sandstorm began from the Eastern Gobi desert steppe in Mongolia on March 14, and later spread to northern China and the Korean Peninsula. It was the biggest sandstorm to hit China in a decade, causing ...
    • Spatial distribution of Dechlorane Plus and dechlorane related compounds in European background air 

      Skogeng, Lovise Pedersen; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Breivik, Knut; Eckhardt, Sabine; Herzke, Dorte; Moeckel, Claudia; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The highly chlorinated chemical Dechlorane Plus (DP) was introduced as a replacement flame retardant for Mirex, which is banned through the Stockholm Convention (SC) for its toxicity (T), environmental persistence (P), ...
    • Status of Earth Observation and Remote Sensing Applications in Svalbard 

      Jawak, Shridhar D.; Pohjola, Veijo; Kääb, Andreas Max; Andersen, Bo Nyborg; Błaszczyk, Małgorzata; Salzano, Roberto; Luks, Bartlomiej; Enomoto, Hiroyuki; Høgda, Kjell Arild; Moholdt, Geir; Dinessen, Frode; Fjæraa, Ann Mari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)