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Helene Lunder Halvorsen

Scientist

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Environmental Chemistry and Health Effects

Kjeller

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Helene Lunder Halvorsen

Dr Helene Lunder Halvorsen is a scientist at the Department of Environmental Chemistry and Health Effects and responsible for the Norwegian monitoring programme “Atmospheric contaminants” on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency. She is also involved in the reporting of organic contaminants under the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme EMEP.

She has a master’s degree in Organic Chemistry (MSc) and completed her PhD at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oslo in 2023. In her PhD, she focused on regulated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and used air samples from Norway and Europe to investigate the occurrence, distribution and sources of POPs.

During her 13 years at NILU, she has gained much experience with air sampling and analysis of organic contaminants, with a particular focus on method development and quality assurance of data.

Helene Lunder Halvorsen has 33 publications at NILU:

Atmospheric monitoring of POPs at the Trollhaugen observatory

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bäcklund, Are; Aas, Wenche; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla

2024

Pole-to-pole atmospheric monitoring of POPs – the Troll Observatory, Antarctica

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Halse, Anne Karine; Bäcklund, Are; Nipen, Maja; Hartz, William Frederik; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla

2024

Organofluorine Contaminants (OFCs) in the Arctic and Northern European Atmosphere – a Current Overview

Hartz, William Frederik; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Nipen, Maja; Hermansen, Ove; Schmidbauer, Norbert; Hanssen, Linda; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla

2024

Monitoring of environmental contaminants in air and precipitation. Annual report 2023

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo; Nipen, Maja; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Berglen, Tore Flatlandsmo; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Hartz, William Frederik

2024

Towards a harmonized approach for atmospheric monitoring of chemicals of emerging concern (CECs). Workshop 8-10 November 2023. NILU, Kjeller, Norway

Aas, Wenche; Davie-Martin, Cleo Lisa; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Herzke, Dorte; Hartz, William Frederik; Hung, Hayley; Mayer, Ludovic; Nerentorp, Michelle; Nipen, Maja; Rüdiger, Julian; Tinel, Liselotte; Vorkamp, Katrin

2024

Heavy metals and POP measurements 2022

Aas, Wenche; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo

2024

Assessment of transboundary pollution with heavy metals and POPs

Travnikov, Oleg; Gačnik, Jan; Ali, Saeed Waqar; Kosjek, Tina; Ogrinc, Nives; Horvat, Milena; Poupa, Stephan; Bernhard, Ullrich; Wankmüller, Robert; Schindlbacher, Sabine; Redeyoff, Oscar; Aas, Wenche; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo

2024

Vurdering av miljøgifter i kanaliserte utslipp til luft ved Metallco NMF

Weydahl, Torleif; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie

2023

Quality assurance of precipitation measurements in Norway

Guerreiro, Cristina; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder

2023

Chemical analysis of POPs and heavy metals in precipitation at NILU

Uggerud, Hilde Thelle; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder

2023

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

2023

Monitoring of POPs and CECs in air at the Zeppelin observatory, Ny-Ålesund

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Nipen, Maja; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Hartz, William Frederik

2023

Heavy metals and POP measurements, 2021

Aas, Wenche; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Hartz, William Frederik; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo; Yttri, Nora

2023

Development of an Indicator to Reflect the Specificities of Habitat and Ecosystems in Chemical Risk Assessment

Andres, Sandrine; Kotschik, Pia; Malherbe, Laure; Carré, Aurélien; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Balde, Mamadou-Bailo; Nipen, Maja; Arts, Gertie H.; Vuaille, Jeanne; Trier, Xenia

2023

Spatial variability and temporal changes of POPs in European background air

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Eckhardt, Sabine; Gusev, Alexey; Möckel, Claudia; Shatalov, Victor; Skogeng, Lovise Pedersen; Breivik, Knut

2023

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; Möckel, Claudia; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde

2023

Chemical risk indicator scoping study Scoping study to develop an indicator on the risk of chemicals on ecosystems

Andres, Sandrine; Kotschik, Pia; Malherbe, Laure; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Nipen, Maja; Balde, Mamadou-Bailo; Arts, Gertie; Carré, Aurélien; Vuaille, Jeanne; Trier, Xenia

2022

Monitoring of environmental contaminants in air and precipitation. Annual report 2021.

Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Aas, Wenche; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo

2022

Spatial Variability of POPs in Air at European Background Sites

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Breivik, Knut; Eckhardt, Sabine; Moeckel, Claudia; Gusev, Alexey; Shatalov, Victor; Skogeng, Lovise Pedersen

2022

Heavy metals and POPs: Pollution assessment of toxic substances on regional and global scales

Ilyin, Ilia; Batrakova, Nadezhda; Gusev, Aleksey; Kleimenov, Mikhail; Rozovskaya, Olga; Shatalov, Victor; Strizhkina, Irina; Travnikov, Oleg; Breivik, Knut; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo; Aas, Wenche; Mareckova, Katarina; Poupa, Stephan; Wankmüller, Robert; Ullrich, Bernhard; Degorska, Anna

2021

Overvåking av langtransporterte atmosfæriske miljøgifter i luft og nedbør, årsrapport 2020.

Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Aas, Wenche; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo

2021

Main sources controlling atmospheric burdens of persistent organic pollutants on a national scale

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Eckhardt, Sabine; Gusev, Alexey; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Möckel, Claudia; Shatalov, Victor; Skogeng, Lovise Pedersen; Breivik, Knut

2021

Main sources controlling atmospheric burdens of persistant organic pollutants across Norway

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Eckhardt, Sabine; Gusev, Alexey; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Möckel, Claudia; Shatalov, Victor; Skogeng, Lovise Pedersen; Breivik, Knut

2020

Spatial distribution of dechlorane plus and analogs in European background air

Skogeng, Lovise Pedersen; Möckel, Claudia; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Eckhardt, Sabine; Breivik, Knut

2020

Spatial distribution of short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins in European background air

Möckel, Claudia; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Pedersen, Lovise Skogeng; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Borgen, Anders; Schlabach, Martin; Breivik, Knut

2018

Passive air sampling of POPs in background air along a European-Arctic transect

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Möckel, Claudia; Pedersen, Lovise Skogeng; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Schlabach, Martin; Breivik, Knut

2018

Spatial distribution of short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins in European background air

Möckel, Claudia; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Pedersen, Lovise Skogeng; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Borgen, Anders; Schlabach, Martin; Breivik, Knut

2018

Statoil’s environmental monitoring program for Snøhvit. Monitoring of vegetation and soil – reanalyses in 2013.

Aarrestad, P.A.; Bjerke, J.W.; Hak, C.; Lunder, H.; Myklebost, H.E.; Westergaard, K.B.; Åström, J.

2014

Statoil refinery Mongstad. Monitoring program air and precipitation 2011 – 2013.

Berglen, T.F.; Schulze, D.; Basteson, E.; Haugsbakk, I.; Lunder, H.; Schmidbauer, N.; Tønnesen, D.

2013

Dr Helene Lunder Halvorsen is a scientist at the Department of Environmental Chemistry and Health Effects and responsible for the Norwegian monitoring programme “Atmospheric contaminants” on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency. She is also involved in the reporting of organic contaminants under the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme EMEP.

She has a master’s degree in Organic Chemistry (MSc) and completed her PhD at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oslo in 2023. In her PhD, she focused on regulated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and used air samples from Norway and Europe to investigate the occurrence, distribution and sources of POPs.

During her 13 years at NILU, she has gained much experience with air sampling and analysis of organic contaminants, with a particular focus on method development and quality assurance of data.

Helene Lunder Halvorsen has 33 publications at NILU:

Atmospheric monitoring of POPs at the Trollhaugen observatory

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bäcklund, Are; Aas, Wenche; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla

2024

Pole-to-pole atmospheric monitoring of POPs – the Troll Observatory, Antarctica

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Halse, Anne Karine; Bäcklund, Are; Nipen, Maja; Hartz, William Frederik; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla

2024

Organofluorine Contaminants (OFCs) in the Arctic and Northern European Atmosphere – a Current Overview

Hartz, William Frederik; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Nipen, Maja; Hermansen, Ove; Schmidbauer, Norbert; Hanssen, Linda; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla

2024

Monitoring of environmental contaminants in air and precipitation. Annual report 2023

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo; Nipen, Maja; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Berglen, Tore Flatlandsmo; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Hartz, William Frederik

2024

Towards a harmonized approach for atmospheric monitoring of chemicals of emerging concern (CECs). Workshop 8-10 November 2023. NILU, Kjeller, Norway

Aas, Wenche; Davie-Martin, Cleo Lisa; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Herzke, Dorte; Hartz, William Frederik; Hung, Hayley; Mayer, Ludovic; Nerentorp, Michelle; Nipen, Maja; Rüdiger, Julian; Tinel, Liselotte; Vorkamp, Katrin

2024

Heavy metals and POP measurements 2022

Aas, Wenche; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo

2024

Assessment of transboundary pollution with heavy metals and POPs

Travnikov, Oleg; Gačnik, Jan; Ali, Saeed Waqar; Kosjek, Tina; Ogrinc, Nives; Horvat, Milena; Poupa, Stephan; Bernhard, Ullrich; Wankmüller, Robert; Schindlbacher, Sabine; Redeyoff, Oscar; Aas, Wenche; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo

2024

Vurdering av miljøgifter i kanaliserte utslipp til luft ved Metallco NMF

Weydahl, Torleif; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie

2023

Quality assurance of precipitation measurements in Norway

Guerreiro, Cristina; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder

2023

Chemical analysis of POPs and heavy metals in precipitation at NILU

Uggerud, Hilde Thelle; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder

2023

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

2023

Monitoring of POPs and CECs in air at the Zeppelin observatory, Ny-Ålesund

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Nipen, Maja; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Hartz, William Frederik

2023

Heavy metals and POP measurements, 2021

Aas, Wenche; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Hartz, William Frederik; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo; Yttri, Nora

2023

Development of an Indicator to Reflect the Specificities of Habitat and Ecosystems in Chemical Risk Assessment

Andres, Sandrine; Kotschik, Pia; Malherbe, Laure; Carré, Aurélien; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Balde, Mamadou-Bailo; Nipen, Maja; Arts, Gertie H.; Vuaille, Jeanne; Trier, Xenia

2023

Spatial variability and temporal changes of POPs in European background air

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Eckhardt, Sabine; Gusev, Alexey; Möckel, Claudia; Shatalov, Victor; Skogeng, Lovise Pedersen; Breivik, Knut

2023

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; Möckel, Claudia; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde

2023

Chemical risk indicator scoping study Scoping study to develop an indicator on the risk of chemicals on ecosystems

Andres, Sandrine; Kotschik, Pia; Malherbe, Laure; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Nipen, Maja; Balde, Mamadou-Bailo; Arts, Gertie; Carré, Aurélien; Vuaille, Jeanne; Trier, Xenia

2022

Monitoring of environmental contaminants in air and precipitation. Annual report 2021.

Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Aas, Wenche; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo

2022

Spatial Variability of POPs in Air at European Background Sites

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Breivik, Knut; Eckhardt, Sabine; Moeckel, Claudia; Gusev, Alexey; Shatalov, Victor; Skogeng, Lovise Pedersen

2022

Heavy metals and POPs: Pollution assessment of toxic substances on regional and global scales

Ilyin, Ilia; Batrakova, Nadezhda; Gusev, Aleksey; Kleimenov, Mikhail; Rozovskaya, Olga; Shatalov, Victor; Strizhkina, Irina; Travnikov, Oleg; Breivik, Knut; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo; Aas, Wenche; Mareckova, Katarina; Poupa, Stephan; Wankmüller, Robert; Ullrich, Bernhard; Degorska, Anna

2021

Overvåking av langtransporterte atmosfæriske miljøgifter i luft og nedbør, årsrapport 2020.

Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Aas, Wenche; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo

2021

Main sources controlling atmospheric burdens of persistent organic pollutants on a national scale

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Eckhardt, Sabine; Gusev, Alexey; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Möckel, Claudia; Shatalov, Victor; Skogeng, Lovise Pedersen; Breivik, Knut

2021

Main sources controlling atmospheric burdens of persistant organic pollutants across Norway

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Eckhardt, Sabine; Gusev, Alexey; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Möckel, Claudia; Shatalov, Victor; Skogeng, Lovise Pedersen; Breivik, Knut

2020

Spatial distribution of dechlorane plus and analogs in European background air

Skogeng, Lovise Pedersen; Möckel, Claudia; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Eckhardt, Sabine; Breivik, Knut

2020

Spatial distribution of short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins in European background air

Möckel, Claudia; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Pedersen, Lovise Skogeng; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Borgen, Anders; Schlabach, Martin; Breivik, Knut

2018

Passive air sampling of POPs in background air along a European-Arctic transect

Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Möckel, Claudia; Pedersen, Lovise Skogeng; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Schlabach, Martin; Breivik, Knut

2018

Spatial distribution of short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins in European background air

Möckel, Claudia; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Pedersen, Lovise Skogeng; Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Borgen, Anders; Schlabach, Martin; Breivik, Knut

2018

Statoil’s environmental monitoring program for Snøhvit. Monitoring of vegetation and soil – reanalyses in 2013.

Aarrestad, P.A.; Bjerke, J.W.; Hak, C.; Lunder, H.; Myklebost, H.E.; Westergaard, K.B.; Åström, J.

2014

Statoil refinery Mongstad. Monitoring program air and precipitation 2011 – 2013.

Berglen, T.F.; Schulze, D.; Basteson, E.; Haugsbakk, I.; Lunder, H.; Schmidbauer, N.; Tønnesen, D.

2013