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Natascha Schmidt

Senior scientist

+47 63 89 82 99

+47 988 13 919

Environmental Chemistry and Health Effects

Fram Centre, Tromsø

NSCH@nilu.no

Natascha Schmidt

Dr. Natascha Schmidt is a senior scientist at NILU in Tromsø, Norway.

She studied terrestrial and marine ecology and did her PhD in environmental chemistry at the Aix-Marseille University in Southern France. There she worked on the occurrence, transport and fate of microplastics and associated organic contaminants in the marine environment.

Dr. Schmidt is an expert in microplastic research, with a current focus on atmospheric measurements. She is also working on understanding the dynamics of tire wear particles and associated organic contaminants in the environment. Disseminating scientific knowledge to the public, stakeholders and governmental representatives and among the scientific community is one of her priorities.

Natascha Schmidt has 18 publications at NILU:

Lanternfish as bioindicator of microplastics in the deep sea: A spatiotemporal analysis using museum specimens

Ferreira, Guilherme V.B.; Justino, Anne K.S.; Martins, Júlia R.; Eduardo, Leandro Nolé; Schmidt, Natascha; Albignac, Magali; Braga, Adriana C.; Costa, Paulo A. S.; Fischer, Luciano Gomes; ter Halle, Alexandra; Bertrand, Arnaud; Lucena-Fredou, Flavia; Mincarone, Michael M.

2025

Journal publication

Mikroplast og PFAS er giftigere sammen enn hver for seg

Schmidt, Natascha (interview subject); Bergstrøm, Ida Irene (journalist)

2024

Media contribution

Atmospheric Microplastic in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; comparing urban and remote locations

Herzke, Dorte; Schmidt, Natascha; Eckhardt, Sabine; Evangeliou, Nikolaos

2024

Lecture

Screening of compounds in tire wear road run off

Hanssen, Linda; Schmidt, Natascha; Nikiforov, Vladimir

2024

Report

Monitoring of microplastics in the Norwegian environment (MIKRONOR) 2023

Alling, Vanja Karin Gunilla; Lund, Espen; Lusher, Amy Lorraine; Knight, Jemmima; Hjelset, Sverre; Singdahl-Larsen, Cecilie; Martínez Francés, Elena; Rødland, Elisabeth Strandbråten; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Snekkevik, Vilde Kloster; Consolaro, Chiara; van Bavel, Bert; Schmidt, Natascha; Herzke, Dorte

2024

Report

Microplastics in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; Occurence, Composition and Sources

Evangeliou, Nikolaos; Herzke, Dorte; Schmidt, Natascha; Schulze, Dorothea; Eckhardt, Sabine

2024

Poster

From microplastics to pixels: testing the robustness of two machine learning approaches for automated, Nile red‑based marine microplastic identification

Meyers, Nelle; Schmidt, Natascha; Herzke, Dorte; Fuda, Jean-Luc; Vanavermaete, David; Janssen, Colin R.; Everaert, Gert

2024

Scientific journal publication

Towards reliable data: Validation of a machine learning-based approach for microplastics analysis in marine organisms using Nile red staining

Meyers, Nelle; Everaert, Gert; Hostens, Kris; Schmidt, Natascha; Herzke, Dorte; Fuda, Jean-Luc; Janssen, Colin R.; De Witte, Bavo

2024

Scientific journal publication

Atmospheric Microplastics in Two Norwegian Cities, Composition and Temporal Trends

Schmidt, Natascha; Herzke, Dorte; Schulze, Dorothea; Celentano, Samuel; Zeng, Xinyi

2024

Poster

Atmospheric Microplastic in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; occurence, composition and sources

Schmidt, Natascha; Eckhardt, Sabine; Schulze, Dorothea; Evangeliou, Nikolaos

2024

Poster

Tire Related Additive Chemicals in Road Run-Off & Recipient Waters, Snow and Sediment Samples from Six Nordic Countries

Schmidt, Natascha; Hanssen, Linda; Nikiforov, Vladimir

2024

Poster

Revisiting the strategy for marine litter monitoring within the european marine strategy framework directive (MSFD)

Galgani, François; Lusher, Amy L; Strand, Jakob; Larsen Haarr, Marthe; Vinci, Matteo; Molina Jack, Maria Eugenia; Kagi, Ralf; Aliani, Stefano; Herzke, Dorte; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Primpke, Sebastian; Schmidt, Natascha; Fabres, Joan; De Witte, Bavo P.; Solbakken, Vilde Sørnes; van Bavel, Bert

2024

Scientific journal publication

Monitoring of microplastics in the Norwegian environment (MIKRONOR)

Alling, Vanja Karin Gunilla; Lund, Espen; Lusher, Amy Lorraine; van Bavel, Bert; Snekkevik, Vilde Kloster; Hjelset, Sverre; Singdahl-Larsen, Cecilie; Consolaro, Chiara; Jefroy, Madeline; Francés, Elena Martínez; Rødland, Elisabeth Strandbråten; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Knight, Jemmima; Schmidt, Natascha; Herzke, Dorte

2023

Report

Exploring microplastic contamination in Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis): Insights into plastic pollution in the southwestern tropical Atlantic

Gonçalves Pereira, Letícia; Ferreira, Guilherme V.B.; Justino, Anne K.S.; Tavares de Oliveira, Kelen Melo; Torres de Queiroz, Monique; Schmidt, Natascha; Fauvelle, Vincent; Carvalho, Vitor Luz; Lucena-Fredou, Flavia

2023

Scientific journal publication

Leaching of chemicals and DOC from tire particles under simulated marine conditions

Foscari, Aurelio Giovanni; Schmidt, Natascha; Seiwert, Bettina; Herzke, Dorte; Sempere, Richard; Reemtsma, Thorsten

2023

Scientific journal publication

Exploring microplastic contamination in reef-associated fishes of the Tropical Atlantic

Justino, Anne K.S.; Ferreira, Guilherme V.B.; Fauvelle, Vincent; Schmidt, Natascha; Lenoble, Veronique; Pelage, Latifa; Lucena-Fredou, Flavia

2023

Scientific journal publication

Leaching of Organic Compounds from Microrubber Under Conditions Simulating the Sea Surface and the Deep Sea

Schmidt, Natascha; Herzke, Dorte; Garel, Marc; Foscari, Aurelio Giovanni; Seiwert, Bettina; Reemtsma, Thorsten; Tamburini, Christian; Sempere, Richard

2023

Poster

From prey to predators: Evidence of microplastic trophic transfer in tuna and large pelagic species in the southwestern Tropical Atlantic

Justino, Anne; Ferreira, Guilherme; Fauvelle, Vincent; Schmidt, Natascha; Lenoble, Veronique; Pelage, Latifa; Martins, Karla; Travassos, Paulo; Lucena-Fredou, Flavia

2023

Scientific journal publication

Dr. Natascha Schmidt is a senior scientist at NILU in Tromsø, Norway.

She studied terrestrial and marine ecology and did her PhD in environmental chemistry at the Aix-Marseille University in Southern France. There she worked on the occurrence, transport and fate of microplastics and associated organic contaminants in the marine environment.

Dr. Schmidt is an expert in microplastic research, with a current focus on atmospheric measurements. She is also working on understanding the dynamics of tire wear particles and associated organic contaminants in the environment. Disseminating scientific knowledge to the public, stakeholders and governmental representatives and among the scientific community is one of her priorities.

Natascha Schmidt has 18 publications at NILU:

Lanternfish as bioindicator of microplastics in the deep sea: A spatiotemporal analysis using museum specimens

Ferreira, Guilherme V.B.; Justino, Anne K.S.; Martins, Júlia R.; Eduardo, Leandro Nolé; Schmidt, Natascha; Albignac, Magali; Braga, Adriana C.; Costa, Paulo A. S.; Fischer, Luciano Gomes; ter Halle, Alexandra; Bertrand, Arnaud; Lucena-Fredou, Flavia; Mincarone, Michael M.

2025

Journal publication

Mikroplast og PFAS er giftigere sammen enn hver for seg

Schmidt, Natascha (interview subject); Bergstrøm, Ida Irene (journalist)

2024

Media contribution

Atmospheric Microplastic in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; comparing urban and remote locations

Herzke, Dorte; Schmidt, Natascha; Eckhardt, Sabine; Evangeliou, Nikolaos

2024

Lecture

Screening of compounds in tire wear road run off

Hanssen, Linda; Schmidt, Natascha; Nikiforov, Vladimir

2024

Report

Monitoring of microplastics in the Norwegian environment (MIKRONOR) 2023

Alling, Vanja Karin Gunilla; Lund, Espen; Lusher, Amy Lorraine; Knight, Jemmima; Hjelset, Sverre; Singdahl-Larsen, Cecilie; Martínez Francés, Elena; Rødland, Elisabeth Strandbråten; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Snekkevik, Vilde Kloster; Consolaro, Chiara; van Bavel, Bert; Schmidt, Natascha; Herzke, Dorte

2024

Report

Microplastics in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; Occurence, Composition and Sources

Evangeliou, Nikolaos; Herzke, Dorte; Schmidt, Natascha; Schulze, Dorothea; Eckhardt, Sabine

2024

Poster

From microplastics to pixels: testing the robustness of two machine learning approaches for automated, Nile red‑based marine microplastic identification

Meyers, Nelle; Schmidt, Natascha; Herzke, Dorte; Fuda, Jean-Luc; Vanavermaete, David; Janssen, Colin R.; Everaert, Gert

2024

Scientific journal publication

Towards reliable data: Validation of a machine learning-based approach for microplastics analysis in marine organisms using Nile red staining

Meyers, Nelle; Everaert, Gert; Hostens, Kris; Schmidt, Natascha; Herzke, Dorte; Fuda, Jean-Luc; Janssen, Colin R.; De Witte, Bavo

2024

Scientific journal publication

Atmospheric Microplastics in Two Norwegian Cities, Composition and Temporal Trends

Schmidt, Natascha; Herzke, Dorte; Schulze, Dorothea; Celentano, Samuel; Zeng, Xinyi

2024

Poster

Atmospheric Microplastic in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; occurence, composition and sources

Schmidt, Natascha; Eckhardt, Sabine; Schulze, Dorothea; Evangeliou, Nikolaos

2024

Poster

Tire Related Additive Chemicals in Road Run-Off & Recipient Waters, Snow and Sediment Samples from Six Nordic Countries

Schmidt, Natascha; Hanssen, Linda; Nikiforov, Vladimir

2024

Poster

Revisiting the strategy for marine litter monitoring within the european marine strategy framework directive (MSFD)

Galgani, François; Lusher, Amy L; Strand, Jakob; Larsen Haarr, Marthe; Vinci, Matteo; Molina Jack, Maria Eugenia; Kagi, Ralf; Aliani, Stefano; Herzke, Dorte; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Primpke, Sebastian; Schmidt, Natascha; Fabres, Joan; De Witte, Bavo P.; Solbakken, Vilde Sørnes; van Bavel, Bert

2024

Scientific journal publication

Monitoring of microplastics in the Norwegian environment (MIKRONOR)

Alling, Vanja Karin Gunilla; Lund, Espen; Lusher, Amy Lorraine; van Bavel, Bert; Snekkevik, Vilde Kloster; Hjelset, Sverre; Singdahl-Larsen, Cecilie; Consolaro, Chiara; Jefroy, Madeline; Francés, Elena Martínez; Rødland, Elisabeth Strandbråten; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Knight, Jemmima; Schmidt, Natascha; Herzke, Dorte

2023

Report

Exploring microplastic contamination in Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis): Insights into plastic pollution in the southwestern tropical Atlantic

Gonçalves Pereira, Letícia; Ferreira, Guilherme V.B.; Justino, Anne K.S.; Tavares de Oliveira, Kelen Melo; Torres de Queiroz, Monique; Schmidt, Natascha; Fauvelle, Vincent; Carvalho, Vitor Luz; Lucena-Fredou, Flavia

2023

Scientific journal publication

Leaching of chemicals and DOC from tire particles under simulated marine conditions

Foscari, Aurelio Giovanni; Schmidt, Natascha; Seiwert, Bettina; Herzke, Dorte; Sempere, Richard; Reemtsma, Thorsten

2023

Scientific journal publication

Exploring microplastic contamination in reef-associated fishes of the Tropical Atlantic

Justino, Anne K.S.; Ferreira, Guilherme V.B.; Fauvelle, Vincent; Schmidt, Natascha; Lenoble, Veronique; Pelage, Latifa; Lucena-Fredou, Flavia

2023

Scientific journal publication

Leaching of Organic Compounds from Microrubber Under Conditions Simulating the Sea Surface and the Deep Sea

Schmidt, Natascha; Herzke, Dorte; Garel, Marc; Foscari, Aurelio Giovanni; Seiwert, Bettina; Reemtsma, Thorsten; Tamburini, Christian; Sempere, Richard

2023

Poster

From prey to predators: Evidence of microplastic trophic transfer in tuna and large pelagic species in the southwestern Tropical Atlantic

Justino, Anne; Ferreira, Guilherme; Fauvelle, Vincent; Schmidt, Natascha; Lenoble, Veronique; Pelage, Latifa; Martins, Karla; Travassos, Paulo; Lucena-Fredou, Flavia

2023

Scientific journal publication