• Prøvetaking og analyse av arsen (As) i omgivelsesluft ved Elkem Carbon. September 2019 – september 2020. 

      Hak, Claudia (NILU rapport;23/2020, Research report, 2020)
      På oppdrag fra Elkem Carbon AS, har NILU utført målinger av arsen (As) i omgivelsene til Elkem Carbon i Vågsbygd (Kristiansand kommune). Bedriften ble pålagt av Miljødirektoratet å gjennomføre As-målinger i omgivelsesluft. ...
    • Estimation of Damage Cost to Building Façades per kilo Emission of Air Pollution in Norway 

      Grøntoft, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This work reports marginal damage costs to façades due to air pollution exposure estimated “bottom up,” for Norway and Oslo (Norway) by the use of exposure response functions (ERFs) and impact pathway analysis from the ...
    • Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS? 

      Lohmann, Rainer; Cousins, Ian T.; DeWitt, Jamie; Glüge, Juliane; Goldenman, Gretta; Herzke, Dorte; Lindstrom, Andrew B.; Miller, Mark F.; Ng, Carla A.; Patton, Sharyle; Scheringer, Martin; Trier, Xenia; Wang, Zhanyun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Fluoropolymers are a group of polymers within the class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the evidence regarding the environmental and human health impacts of ...
    • Social-Environmental Analysis for the Management of Coastal Lagoons in North Africa 

      El Mahrad, Badr; Abalansa, Samuel; Newton, Alice; Icely, John D.; Snoussi, Maria; Kacimi, Ilias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This study provides an overview of 11 lagoons in North Africa, from the Atlantic to the Eastern Mediterranean. Lagoons are complex, transitional, coastal zones providing valuable ecosystem services that contribute to the ...
    • Patterns in the spectral composition of sunlight and biologically meaningful spectral photon ratios as affected by atmospheric factors 

      Kotilainen, Titta; Aphalo, Pedro J.; Brelsford, Craig C.; Böok, H.; Devraj, S.; Heikkilä, A.; Hernández, R.; Kylling, Arve; Lindfors, AV; Robson, T. Matthew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Plants rely on spectral cues present in their surroundings, generated by the constantly changing light environment, to guide their growth and reproduction. Photoreceptors mediate the capture of information by plants from ...
    • Anthropogenic, Direct Pressures on Coastal Wetlands 

      Newton, Alice; Icely, John; Cristina, Sónia; Perillo, Gerardo M.; Turner, R. Eugene; Ashan, Dewan; Cragg, Simon; Luo, Yongming; Tu, Chen; Li, Yuan; Zhang, Haibo; Ramesh, Ramachandran; Forbes, Donald L.; Solidoro, Cosimo; Béjaoui, Béchir; Gao, Shu; Pastres, Roberto; Kelsey, Heath; Taillie, Dylan; Nhan, Nguyen; Brito, Ana C; de Lima, Ricardo; Kuenzer, Claudia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Coastal wetlands, such as saltmarshes and mangroves that fringe transitional waters, deliver important ecosystem services that support human development. Coastal wetlands are complex social-ecological systems that occur ...
    • Spatiotemporal Analysis of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) Nestlings from Northern Norway-A Ten-Year Study 

      Jouanneau, William; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Herzke, Dorte; Johnsen, Trond Vidar; Eulaers, Igor; Bustnes, Jan Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Scandinavia has suffered from impaired reproduction due to high exposure to industrial pollution between the 1960s and 1980s. While population numbers are rising again, new ...
    • Consumption of CH3Cl, CH3Br, and CH3I and emission of CHCl3, CHBr3, and CH2Br2 from the forefield of a retreating Arctic glacier 

      Macdonald, Moya L.; Wadham, Jemma L.; Young, Dickon; Lunder, Chris Rene; Hermansen, Ove; Lamarche-Gagnon, Guillaume; O'Doherty, Simon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The Arctic is one of the most rapidly warming regions of the Earth, with predicted temperature increases of 5–7 ∘C and the accompanying extensive retreat of Arctic glacial systems by 2100. Retreating glaciers will reveal ...
    • Epigenetics in Breast Cancer Therapy—New Strategies and Future Nanomedicine Perspectives 

      Buociková, Verona; Rios-Mondragon, Ivan; Pilalis, Eleftherios; Chatziioannou, Aristotelis; Miklíková, Svetlana; Mego, Michal; Pajuste, Karlis; Rucins, Martins; El Yamani, Naouale; Longhin, Eleonora Marte; Sobolev, Arkadij; Freixanet, Muriel; Puntes, Victor; Plotniece, Aiva; Dusinska, Maria; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana; Gábelová, Alena; Smolková, Božena (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Epigenetic dysregulation has been recognized as a critical factor contributing to the development of resistance against standard chemotherapy and to breast cancer progression via epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. ...
    • Equinor Mongstad. Spredningsberegninger av utslipp til luft. 

      Berglen, Tore Flatlandsmo; Svendby, Tove Marit; Tønnesen, Dag Arild; Solberg, Sverre (NILU rapport;3/2020, Research report, 2020)
      NILU har vurdert spredning av utslipp til luft fra Mongstad raffineri. Bakgrunnen er krav fra Miljødirektoratet i forbindelse med ny virksomhetstillatelse. Fokus i studien er på NOx, SOx og støv/partikler. Timemiddelkons ...
    • Costs and benefits of implementing an Environmental Speed Limit in a Nordic city 

      Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Grythe, Henrik; Thorne, Rebecca Jayne; Vogt, Matthias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      We present a comprehensive study on the impacts and associated changes in costs resulting from the implementation of Environmental Speed Limits (ESLs), as a measure to reduce PM10 and associated health effects. We present ...
    • Concentration Fluctuations from Localized Atmospheric Releases 

      Cassiani, Massimo; Bertagni, Matteo B.; Marro, Massimo; Salizzoni, Pietro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      We review the efforts made by the scientific community in more than seventy years to elucidate the behaviour of concentration fluctuations arising from localized atmospheric releases of dynamically passive and non-reactive ...
    • Common Eider and Herring Gull as Contaminant Indicators of Different Ecological Niches of an Urban Fjord System 

      Thorstensen, Helene; Ruus, Anders; Helberg, Morten; Bæk, Kine; Enge, Ellen Katrin; Borgå, Katrine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Seabirds like gulls are common indicators in contaminant monitoring. The herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a generalist with a broad range of dietary sources, possibly introducing a weakness in its representativeness of ...
    • Evaluating the effectiveness of a stove exchange programme on PM2.5 emission reduction 

      Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Grythe, Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Residential wood combustion (RWC) is one of the most important sources of particulate matter () in urban areas. As a consequence, different types of regulatory instruments are being implemented to reduce emissions. In this ...
    • Solar-wind–magnetosphere energy influences the interannual variability of the northern-hemispheric winter climate 

      He, Shengping; Wang, Huijun; Li, Fei; Li, Hui; Wang, Chi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Solar irradiance has been universally acknowledged to be dominant by quasi-decadal variability, which has been adopted frequently to investigate its effect on climate decadal variability. As one major terrestrial energy ...
    • Ozone measurements 2018 

      Hjellbrekke, Anne-Gunn; Solberg, Sverre (EMEP/CCC-Report;2/2020, Research report, 2020)
    • Non-target and suspect characterisation of organic contaminants in Arctic air – Part 2: Application of a new tool for identification and prioritisation of chemicals of emerging Arctic concern in air 

      Röhler, Laura; Schlabach, Martin; Haglund, Peter; Breivik, Knut; Kallenborn, Roland; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The Norwegian Arctic possesses a unique environment for the detection of new potential chemicals of emerging Arctic concern (CEACs) due to remoteness, sparse population and the low number of local contamination sources. ...
    • Investigation of the wet removal rate of black carbon in East Asia: validation of a below- And in-cloud wet removal scheme in FLEXible PARTicle (FLEXPART) model v10.4 

      Choi, Yongjoo; Kanaya, Yugo; Takigawa, Masayuki; Zhu, Chunmao; Park, Seung-Myung; Matsuki, Atsushi; Sadanaga, Yasuhiro; Kim, Sang-Woo; Pan, Xiaole; Pisso, Ignacio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Understanding the global distribution of atmospheric black carbon (BC) is essential for unveiling its climatic effect. However, there are still large uncertainties regarding the simulation of BC transport due to inadequate ...
    • Safe(r) by design implementation in the nanotechnology industry 

      Jiménes, Araceli Sánchez; Puelles, Raquel; Pérez-Fernández, Marta; Gómez-Fernández, Paloma; Barruetabena, Leire; Jacobsen, Nicklas Raun; Suarez-Merino, Blanca; Micheletti, Christian; Manier, Nicolas; Trouiller, Benedicte; Navas, José Maria; Kalman, Judit; Salieri, Beatrice; Hischier, Roland; Handzhiyski, Yordan; Apostolova, Margarita D.; Hadrup, Niels; Bouillard, Jaques; Oudart, Yohan; Merino, Cesar; Garcia, Erika; Liguori, Biase; Sabella, Stefania; Rose, Jerome; Maison, Armand; Galea, Karen S.; Kelly, Sean; Stepankova, Sandra; Mouneyrac, Catherine; Barrick, Andrew; Chatel, Amelie; Dusinska, Maria; Rundén-Pran, Elise; Mariussen, Espen; Bressot, Christophe; Aguerre-Chariol, Olivier; Shandilya, Neeraj; Goede, Henk; Gomez-Cordon, Julio; Simar, Sophie; Nesslany, Fabrice; Jensen, Keld Alstrup; van Tongeren, Martie; Llopis, Isabel Rodriguez (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The implementation of Safe(r) by Design (SbD) in industrial innovations requires an integrated approach where the human, environmental and economic impact of the SbD measures is evaluated across and throughout the nanomaterial ...
    • Strategies for grouping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health 

      Cousins, Ian T.; DeWitt, Jamie C.; Glüge, Juliane; Goldenman, Gretta; Herzke, Dorte; Lohmann, Rainer; Miller, Mark; Ng, Carla A.; Scheringer, Martin; Vierke, Lena; Wang, Zhanyun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Grouping strategies are needed for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in part, because it would be time and resource intensive to test and evaluate the more than 4700 PFAS on the global market on a chemical-by-chemical ...