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The National Mercury (Hg) Assessment in Norway evaluates the connections among: (a) national, regional and global Hg policies and regulations, (b) emissions, releases, uses and exposure pathways of Hg, and (c) concentrations of Hg in the environment, biota, and humans, measured during 2000-2020. Our findings suggest that the key changes of Hg in humans and the environment are highly dependent on the quality of the datasets, yet connections both to national and regional sources, as well as climate related drivers could be made for some data sets.
Norwegian Environment Agency
2022
The Forum for Air Quality Modelling (FAIRMODE) is a European network to exchange experiences and competence on the use of air quality models in the context of the Ambient Air Quality Directives. Its purpose is to identify and promote the use of good practices for air quality modelling and to propose harmonized ways to assess the quality of model-based air quality applications by EU Member States. The recommendations in this document are part of FAIRMODE’s contribution to the on-going fitness check of the two EU Ambient Air Quality Directives (Directives 2008/50/EC and 2004/107/EC) initiated by the European Commission. This document provides technical recommendations where the scientific consensus within FAIRMODE indicates that robust conclusions can be drawn, and identifies follow up actions. These recommendations might potentially affect the work of Member States in case they may be requested to be implemented. They may also be relevant to the outcome and follow-up to the fitness check of the Air Quality Directives. Finally, they have implications for the work of the FAIRMODE network itself, and guide future technical discussions
Publications Office of the European Union
2019
Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord, 2019
This programme, “Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord” has covered sampling and analyses of sediment and organisms in a marine food web of the Inner Oslofjord, in addition to samples of blood and eggs from herring gull. The programme also included inputs of pollutants via surface water (storm water), and effluent water and sludge from a sewage treatment plant. The bioaccumulation potential of the contaminants in the Oslo fjord food web was evaluated. The exposure to/accumulation of the contaminants was also assessed in birds. A vast number of chemical parameters have been quantified, in addition to some biological effect parameters in cod, and the report serves as a status description of the concentrations of these chemicals in different compartments of the Inner Oslofjord marine ecosystem.
Norsk institutt for vannforskning (NIVA)
2020
Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
2019
Analysis of Member States’ 2019 GHG projections
This report provides a summary of the quality analysis of the EU Member States’ submission under Article 14 of the Monitoring Mechanism Regulation (MMR) in 2019. Under this obligation EU Member States have to submit updated GHG projections and related information biennially. The reported information undergoes several phases of QA/QC checks consisting of checks on timeliness, accuracy, completeness, consistency and comparability. In addition this report shows the results of a screening of the model factsheets as reported by the Member States. Details on the underlying QA/QC procedure are described in ETC/CME Eionet Report 2019/7.
ETC/CME
2019
Fjernmåling av metanutslipp ved bruk av Sentinel-5P: en mulighetsstudie
Rapporten beskriver hvilke muligheter Sentinel-5P kan gi med tanke på å utvikle produkter for årlige nasjonale dekningskart med arealestimater med vekt på klimagassen metan.
NILU
2021
Monitoring of long-range transported air pollutants in Norway, Annual Report 2017
This report presents results from the monitoring of atmospheric composition and deposition of air pollution in 2017, and focuses on main components in air and precipitation, particulate and gaseous phase of inorganic constituents, particulate carbonaceous matter, ground level ozone and particulate matter. The concentration levels were generally low in 2017 compared to previous years.
NILU
2018
Migration analysis of chemical additives from indoor consumer plastic products
NILU has, on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency, performed chemical analyses of a selection of chemical additives in indoor consumer plastic products. The goal was to identify content and migration of the chemical additives in and from the products to particles and surfaces of the products at room temperature. The plastic products included; furniture wrap, wall papers, table cloths, shower curtains, floor tiles, mattresses, pillows, carpet underlays and a bathtub mat. Targeted chemicals were organophosphorous flame retardants (OPFRs), brominated flame retardants (BFRs) including tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), chlorinated paraffins (CPs) and dechloranes. MCCPs and SCCPs were found in ‰ to % levels in PVC containing products. Four of the OPFRs were found in up to ‰ levels in adhesive foils to be put on furniture or floor/walls and mattresses. None of the targeted brominated compounds nor melamine were detected in the product samples.
NILU
2023
Monitoring of environmental contaminants in air and precipitation. Annual report 2021.
This report presents data from 2021 and time-trends for the Norwegian monitoring programme "Atmospheric contaminants". The results cover 200 organic compounds (regulated and non-regulated), 11 heavy metals, and a selection of organic chemicals of concern.
NILU
2022
Monitoring of environmental contaminants in air and precipitation. Annual report 2020.
This report presents environmental monitoring data from 2020 and time-trends for the Norwegian programme for Long-range atmospheric transported contaminants. The results cover 200 organic compounds (regulated and non-regulated), 11 heavy metals, and organic chemicals of potential Arctic concern.
NILU
2021
Ren luft for alle. ExtraStiftelsen project 2019/HE1-263918.
In 2019, in the framework of Oslo being European Green Capital, NILU invited students from elementary schools to
measure air pollution in their neighbourhood, using simple and affordable measuring methods based on paper and
Vaseline. The students prepared the measuring devices and selected the places where they wanted to monitor. After one
week, they retrieved the devices and used a scale to compare the amount of dust fastened to the Vaseline. All of the data
gathered by the students was uploaded by the teachers to a website (https://luftaforalle.nilu.no/), where a map showed all the results from the participating schools. The school campaign has helped researchers to get data on particulate matter from many places where data was not available, and has increased awareness among the children about the sustainability challenges cities are facing.
NILU
2021
2019
Monitoring of greenhouse gases and aerosols at Svalbard and Birkenes in 2020. Annual report.
The report summarizes the activities and results of the greenhouse gas monitoring at the Zeppelin Observatory, situated on Svalbard in Arctic Norway, during the period 2001-2020, and the greenhouse gas monitoring and aerosol observations from Birkenes for 2009-2020.
NILU
2021
NILU performed a test campaign for measurements of CF4 and C2F6 for stack emissions at Alcoa Mosjøen Smelter. Time-integrated samples were taken with evacuated canisters combined with low-flow restrictors for continuous sampling periods as long as 4 weeks. The samples were analyzed at NILU with a Medusa preconcentration method combined with GC-MS SIM. As a main conclusion, time integrated sampling together with Medusa GC-MS methodology is a very precise alternative to the traditional attempts to quantify PFC-emission.
NILU
2024
Utslipp og spredning av støv fra LKAB i Narvik
Denne rapporten presenterer spredningsberegninger som estimerer LKAB sitt bidrag til forurensningssituasjonen i Narvik. Spredningsberegningene er basert på et anslag for det samlede støvutslippet fra både punktkilder og diffuse kilder via målt støvavsetning rundt anlegget. Spredningsberegningene som er utført med partikkelmodellen Flexpart-WRF, viser ingen overskridelse av grenseverdiene for PM10 eller PM2,5 utenfor LKABs industriområde.
NILU
2023
Monitoring of the atmospheric ozone layer and natural ultraviolet radiation. Annual Report 2018.
This report summarizes the results from the Norwegian monitoring programme on stratospheric ozone and UV radiation
measurements. The ozone layer has been measured at three locations since 1979: in Oslo, Tromsø/Andøya and Ny-Ålesund.
The UV measurements started in 1995. The results show that there was a significant decrease in stratospheric ozone above
Norway between 1979 and 1997. After that the ozone layer stabilized at a level ~2% below pre-1980 level. 2018 was
characterized by low summer ozone values in Oslo and a record high annual integrated UV-dose.
NILU
2019
This report summaries the outcome of a workshop focused on standardizing monitoring strategies for Chemicals of Emerging Concern (CECs), including PFAS, flame retardants, chlorinated paraffins, siloxanes, and microplastics. Key recommendations include harmonised sampling methods, expanding the monitoring programs, conducting measurement campaigns, and enhancing analysis techniques.
NILU
2024
Quality assurance and quality control procedure for national and Union GHG projections 2019
The quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) procedure is an element of the QA/QC programme of the Union system for policies and measures and projections to be established in 2019 according to Article 12 of the MMR. The European Environment Agency (EEA) is responsible for the annual implementation of the QA/QC procedures and is assisted by the European Topic Centre on Climate change mitigation and energy (ETC/CME). The QA/QC procedure document describes QA/QC checks carried out at EU level on the national reported projections from Member States and on the compiled Union GHG projections. QA/QC procedures are performed at several different stages during the preparation of the national and Union GHG projections in order to aim to ensure the timeliness, transparency, accuracy, consistency, comparability and completeness of the reported information. The results of the 2019 QA/QC procedure are presented in the related paper ETC/CME Eionet Report 2019/6.
ETC/CME
2019
Links to Copernicus data and services. Status and recommendations.
This report presents available Copernicus data from both its satellite and service component. It contains a comprehensive overview of the status of use of Copernicus data and products in the work of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and provides recommendations to make better use of Copernicus information focusing on the activities of the European Topic Centre for Air pollution, Transport, Noise, and Industry pollution (ETC/ATNI). Specific recommended activities to make better use of Copernicus data involve mapping and emission activities at ETC/ATNI, trend analysis, noise, and air quality assessments as well as the development of on-line air quality services and the implementation of urban sustainability studies.
ETC/ATNI
2021
Spredningsberegninger av luftforurensning fra Årdal Metallverk
Rapporten presenterer oppdaterte spredningsberegninger for utslipp til luft fra Årdal Metallverk i Øvre Årdal. Utslippene er hentet fra utslippstillatelsen som en vurdering av «worst-case». Det er beregnet bakkekonsentrasjoner for SO2, støv og fluorider, samt metallkomponentene i utslippstillatelsen. Beregningene, som er basert på en konservativ metodikk, viser potensielt overskridelse av målsetningsverdier for nikkel og arsen i nærområdet til anlegget ved nivåene i utslippstillatelsen. Beregningene gir også fare for overskridelse for støv, men vurderingen er usikker fordi verken andelen PM2,5 og PM10 i utslippet eller bidraget fra øvrige kilder er kjent.
NILU
2021
Assessment of heavy metal and POP pollution on global, regional and national scales
Meteorological Synthesizing Centre - East (MSC-E)
2022
Fluorinated polymers in a low carbon, circular and toxic-free economy. Technical report.
Fluorinated polymers are used in a variety of applications providing benefits to the society, but at the same time also causing risks of irreversible pollution and impacts on the environment and human health in different stages of the lifecycle. The main aim of the study was to provide information on impacts of fluorinated polymers along their lifecycles in a low carbon, circular and toxic-free economy, which could be relevant to consider in future assessments. An important part of the work was also to discuss options for risk governance and to identify knowledge gaps. The work was based on a literature survey of recently published reports and selected peer-reviewed articles on the topic.
The report presents the results of the work carried out by the ETC/WMGE and ETC/CME.
ETC/WMGE
2021