Publications

Aerosol measurements and source apportionment at Birkenes, Norway.

Platt, S.M.; Yttri, K.E.; Fiebig, M.; Aas, W.

Long-term monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in air at Zeppelin station.

Bohlin-Nizzetto, P.; Hermansen, O.

Identifying regional methane isotopic source signatures from δ13C measurements at European stations in the InGOS TNA program.

Fisher, R.; Lowry, D.; Lanoisellé, M.; Zazzeri, G.; Myhre, C.L.; Aalto, T.; Haszpra, L.; Nisbet, E.

Impact of springtime snow over the Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau on the onset of the Indian summer monsoon in coupled seasonal forecasts.

Orsolini, Y.; Senan, R.; Weisheimer, A.; Vitart, F.; Balsamo, G.; Stockdale, T.N.; Dutra, E.; Doblas-Reyes, F.J.; Basang, D.

Assessment of exposure and effects on stress response of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in White-tailed eagle and Northern goshawk nestlings using non-invasive samples.

Gómez-Ramírez, P.; Bustnes, J.; Johnsen, T.; Herzke, D.; Eggen, G.; Jaspers, V.

WASTEFFECT: Life cycle effects of emerging contaminants in waste with focus on antimony (Sb).

Arp, H.P.; Okkenhaug, G.; Almas, A.; Hale, S.; Morin, N.; Sparrevik, M.; Andersson, P.; Breivik, K.; Wania, F.; Breedveld, G.D.

CITI-SENSE. Citizens' observatories - version 1. Deliverable D4.3. NILU OR

Liu, H.-Y. (eds.) Bartonova, A.; Berre, A.; Broday, D.; Castell, N.; Cole-Hunter, T.; Fredriksen, M.F.; Grossberndt, S.; Høiskar, B.A.; Holøs, S.B.; Kobernus, M.; Keune, H.; Liu, H.-Y.; Robinson, J.; Santiago, L.; Soloaga, I.A.

Summary of NILU's contribution to the GIOS project on: Strengthening technical capacities of Inspection of Environmental Protection through the procurement of measurement, laboratory and IT equipment. NILU OR

Pacyna, J.M.; Pacyna, E.G.

NILU - Norwegian Institute for Air Research and the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection in Poland - GIOS are implementing the project on "Strengthening the air quality assessment system in Poland based on Norwegian experience", as a part of the program on "Improving Environmental Monitoring and Inspection" within the framework of the European Economic area 2009 - 2014.
Various tasks carried out during the performance of the project within Activities 1 through 6 are summarized here.

Mercury emission inventory and emission scenarios for the Emirate Abu Dhabi. Deliverable D2.3: Report on emissions inventory. NILU OR

Sundseth, K.; Thorne, R.J.; Pacyna, J.M.; Pacyna, E.G.; Hamed, H.I.

Effects of climate variability on vegetation and carbon uptake in a North-Norwegian coastal wetland. NILU OR

Hansen, G.; Rasse, D.; de Wit, H.; Tømmervik, H.; Bjerke, J.W.; Lund, M.; Parmentier, F.-J.

Greenhouse gas exchange between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere are an important element of the climate system. Especially boreal and polar wetlands and peatlands may play a crucial role for the future development of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane concentrations, because they contain stores of these gases in the same order of magnitude as the current atmospheric load. The aim of this project was to estimate the fluxes of CO2 and CH4 from an oceanic wetland in North-Norway. Seven years of observations reveal that carbon exchange from this ecosystem is comparable to that of moderate zone coastal wetlands, but distinctly different from alpine and continental wetlands at the same latitude in Sweden and Finland. The seven-year record of meteorological data reveals that the observed period was significantly warmer (especially during winter) and drier (especially in summer) than the climate reference period 1961-1990. Carbon fluxes during the growing season are sensitive to both draught, cold spells and soil climate conditions before the onset of the growing season, but the annual Net Ecosystem Exchange is much less variable.

PM measurements and analysis of deposited dust from construction activity for the common project E6/Dovrebanen. NILU OR

Hak, C.

Investigation of outdoor textiles and gear with respect to determine the content of ionic perfluorinated substances (PFASs). Evaluation of results. NILU OR

Hanssen, L.; Herzke, D.

NILU has on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency determined the concentration of ionic perfluorinated substances (PFASs), including PFOA, in outdoor gear.
Of the investigated 18 items, no PFAS could be detected at all in nine of them. Two samples contained PFOA exceeding the limit of 1 µg/m2. The quality assurance where three replicates of one sample were extracted had a relative standard deviation (RSD) less than 10% for all detected substances except one (PFTrDA). Other quality measures such as recovery calculations and blanks shows that the method used for extraction is suitable for these types of matrices and substances. PFOS was not present in the items investigated, indicating that the textile industry manages to effectively avoid PFOS in their production processes.