Reader opinion piece

Kunstige juletrær kan være «pyntet» med helseskadelige stoffer

Gundersen, Cathrine Brecke; Nipen, Maja

Permafrost – receptor or source?

Mudge, Stephen Michael; Liang, Liqiao

Reply to: The environmental footprint of fisheries

Halpern, Benjamin S.; Frazier, Melanie; Rayner, Paul-Eric; Clawson, Gage; Blanchard, Julia L.; Cottrell, Richard S.; Froehlich, Halley E.; Gephart, Jessica A.; Jacobsen, Nis Sand; Kuempel, Caitlin D.; Moran, Daniel; Nash, Kirsty L.; Williams, David R.

Opinion of the Scientific Committee on consumer safety (SCCS) – Final opinion on the safety of fragrance ingredient Acetylated Vetiver Oil (AVO) - (Vetiveria zizanioides root extract acetylated) - Submission III

Bernauer, Ulrike; Bodin, Laurent; Chaudhry, Qasim; Coenraads, Pieter; Dusinska, Maria; Ezendam, Janine; Gaffet, Eric; Galli, Corrado Lodovico; Granum, Berit Brunstad; Panteri, Eirini; Rogiers, Vera; Rousselle, Christophe; Stepnik, Maciej; Vanhaecke, Tamara; Wijnhoven, Susan

The NORMAN Association and the European Partnership for Chemicals Risk Assessment (PARC): let’s cooperate!

Dulio, Valeria; Koschorreck, Jan; Bavel, Bert van; Brink, Paul van den; Hollender, Juliane; Munthe, John; Schlabach, Martin; Aalizadeh, Reza; Agerstrand, Marlene; Ahrens, Lutz; Allan, Ian; Alygizakis, Nikiforos; Barceló, Damià; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Boutroup, Susanne; Brack, Werner; Bressy, Adele; Christensen, Jan H.; Cirka, Lubos; Covaci, Adrian; Derksen, Anja; Deviller, Genevieve; Dingemans, Milou M. L.; Engwall, Magnus; Fatta-Kassinos, Despo; Gago-Ferrero, Pablo; Hernández, Félix; Herzke, Dorte; Hilscherová, Klára; Hollert, Henner; Junghans, Marion; Kasprzyk-Hordern, Barbara; Keiter, Steffen; Kools, Stefan A. E.; Kruve, Anneli; Lambropoulou, Dimitra; Lamoree, Marja; Leonards, Pim; Lopez, Benjamin; Alda, Miren López de; Lundy, Lian; Makovinská, Jarmila; Marigómez, Ionan; Martin, Jonathan W.; McHugh, Brendan; Miège, Cécile; O'Toole, Simon; Perkola, Noora; Polesello, Stefano; Posthuma, Leo; Rodriguez-Mozaz, Sara; Roessink, Ivo; Rostkowski, Pawel; Ruedel, Heinz; Samanipour, Saer; Schulze, Tobias; Schymanski, Emma L.; Sengl, Manfred; Tarabek, Peter; Hulscher, Dorien Ten; Thomaidis, Nikolaos; Togola, Anne; Valsecchi, Sara; Leeuwen, Stefan van; Ohe, Peter von der; Vorkamp, Katrin; Vrana, Branislav; Slobodnik, Jaroslav

The Partnership for Chemicals Risk Assessment (PARC) is currently under development as a joint research and innovation programme to strengthen the scientific basis for chemical risk assessment in the EU. The plan is to bring chemical risk assessors and managers together with scientists to accelerate method development and the production of necessary data and knowledge, and to facilitate the transition to next-generation evidence-based risk assessment, a non-toxic environment and the European Green Deal. The NORMAN Network is an independent, well-established and competent network of more than 80 organisations in the field of emerging substances and has enormous potential to contribute to the implementation of the PARC partnership. NORMAN stands ready to provide expert advice to PARC, drawing on its long experience in the development, harmonisation and testing of advanced tools in relation to chemicals of emerging concern and in support of a European Early Warning System to unravel the risks of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) and close the gap between research and innovation and regulatory processes. In this commentary we highlight the tools developed by NORMAN that we consider most relevant to supporting the PARC initiative: (i) joint data space and cutting-edge research tools for risk assessment of contaminants of emerging concern; (ii) collaborative European framework to improve data quality and comparability; (iii) advanced data analysis tools for a European early warning system and (iv) support to national and European chemical risk assessment thanks to harnessing, combining and sharing evidence and expertise on CECs. By combining the extensive knowledge and experience of the NORMAN network with the financial and policy-related strengths of the PARC initiative, a large step towards the goal of a non-toxic environment can be taken.

Findings from Biomass Burning Field Campaigns Set Directions for 2 Future Research on Atmospheric Impacts

Barsanti, Kelley C.; Brown, Steven S.; Fischer, Emily V.; Kaiser, Johannes; Stockwell, Chelsea E.; Thompson, Chelsea; Warneke, Carsten; Yokelson, Robert

Arctic food and energy security at the crossroads

Unc, Adrian; Najm, Majdi R. Abou; Aspholm, Paul Eric; Bolisetti, Tirupati; Charles, Colleen; Datta, Ranjan; Eggen, Trine; Flem, Belinda Eline; Hailu, Getu; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Hurlbert, Margot; Karlsson, Meriam; Korsnes, Marius Støylen; Nash, Arthur; Parsons, David; Sajeevan, Radha Sivarajan; Shurpali, Narasinha J.; Valkenburg, Govert; Wilde, Danielle; Wu, Bing; Yanni, Sandra F.; Misra, Debasmita

Arctic food systems blend Traditional Ecological Knowledge with modern, often energy-intensive influences, triggered by colonization. Food systems’ future depends on alignment of tradition with innovation, facilitation of resilience and a heritage-driven interaction with the global economy – at a pace determined by local communities.

Kommunen måler luftkvalitet etter boka

Høiskar, Britt Ann Kåstad; Tørnkvist, Kjersti Karlsen

A complete rethink is needed on how greenhouse gas emissions are quantified for national reporting

Leip, Adrian; Skiba, Ute; Vermeulen, Alex; Thompson, Rona Louise

Correspondence regarding the Perspective “Addressing the importance of microplastic particles as vectors for long-range transport of chemical contaminants: perspective in relation to prioritizing research and regulatory actions”

Glüge, Juliane; Ashta, Narain Maharaj; Herzke, Dorte; Lebreton, Laurent; Scheringer, Martin

Important clarifications regarding the long-range environmental transport of chemical additives contained in floating plastic debris are presented.

Climate Feedback From Wetland Emissions of Methane May Necessitate Greater Anthropogenic Reductions

Thompson, Rona Louise

Hvervens sensor har begrenset verdi

Høiskar, Britt Ann Kåstad; Tørnkvist, Kjersti Karlsen