Publications

Screening of brominated flame retardants and chlorinated paraffins. NILU OR

Schlabach, M.; Mariussen, E.; Borgen, A.; Dye, C.; Enge, E.K.; Steinnes, E.; Green, N.; Mohn, H.

Screening of Chlorinated Paraffins, Dechloranes and UV-filters in Nordic Countries

Schlabach, Martin; Borgen, Anders; Bæk, Kine; Kringstad, Alfhild

In 2019, the Nordic screening group decided to perform a Nordic screening on chlorinated paraffins, dechloranes and UV-filters. These compounds are used in a wide range of applications. They all have long range transport characteristics and can potentially be regulated under the Stockholm POP convention. However, there are still huge data gaps, which need to be addressed in order to fulfill regulation requests. Several topics and questions were in focus for more measurements and a deeper understanding: (1) importance of long-range atmospheric transport and deposition, (2) differences/similarities in terrestrial versus marine food chains, and (3) variations between the Nordic countries and between urban and remote areas. Based on these priorities, availability of samples, and other practical reasons, samples from different Nordic countries, different environments, and both urban and remote places were selected. This study includes analysis of the compounds in air, marine and freshwater fish and marine mammals and bird eggs, but as the chlorinated paraffins also have been found to accumulate in the terrestrial food web, terrestrial mammals and bird eggs were included as well. Additionally, samples of pine needles were analysed both to look at the possibility for long range transport and to investigate it as a possible source of chlorinated paraffins for the terrestrial mammals.

Nordic Council of Ministers

Screening of contaminants in Alna and Akerselva. NIVA-rapport 5776-2009

Ranneklev, S.B.; Allen, I.; Enge, E.K.

Screening of environmental pollutants in seabird eggs from Sklinna and Røst. NILU OR

Huber, S.; Nygård, T.; Warner, N.A.; Remberger, M.; Harju, M.; Uggerud, H.T.; Kaj, L.; Schlabach, M.; Hanssen, L.

Within the present screening project concentration levels of a broad range of inorganic and organic environmental contaminants in seabird eggs of the common eider, shag and herring gull collected at the islands Sklinna and Røst were targeted for analysis ranging from metals, organotin, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls and metabolites, chlorinated paraffins, organochlorine pesticides and other pesticides, per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances, dechlorane pluss, octachlorostyrene, phosphororganic and brominated flame retardants, bromo- and alkylphenols, siloxanes and phthalates. In total 201 different chemical compounds were analysed, whereas 53 single compounds have not been detected over the limit of detection. Additionally other parameters as stable isotopes of ¿15N and ¿13C and lipid content were investigated. The purpose of this report is to provide an updated assessment of pollution present within marine environment in Norway.

Screening of new contaminants in samples from the Norwegian Arctic. Silver, platinum, sucralose, bisphenol A, tetrabrombisphenol A, siloxanes, phtalates (DEHP), phosphororganic flame retardants. Akvaplan-niva rapport, 4351-1

Evenset, A.; Leknes, H.; Christensen, G.N.; Warner, N.; Remberger, M.; Gabrielsen, G.W.

Screening of PFAS and Dechlorane compounds in selected Arctic top predators. NILU report

Schlabach, M.; Gabrielsen, G. W.; Herzke, D.; Hanssen, L.; Routti, H.; Borgen, A.

This report summarizes the findings of a screening study into the occurrence of selected perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) and dechloranes in Arctic top predators. The emerging PFCs F53 F53B, and PFBS were not detected neither in bird eggs nor in mammals. However, different dechloranes were detected in all samples.

Screening of selected metals and new organic contaminants 2007. Phosphorus flame retardents, polyfluorinated organic compounds, nitro-PAHs, silver, platinum and sucralose in air, wastewater treatment falcilities, and freshwater and marine recipients. NIVA report, 5569-2008

Green, N.; Schlabach, M.; Bakke, T.; Brevik, E.M.; Dye, C.; Herzke, D.; Huber, S.; Plosz, B.; Remberger, M.; Schøyen, M.; Uggerud, H.T.; Vogelsang, C.

Screening of selected new organic contaminants 2004. Brominated flame retardants, perfluorinated alkylated substances, irgarol, diuron, BHT and dicofol. Statlig program for forurensningsovervåking, Rapport 927/2005. TA-2096/2005.

Fjeld, E.; Schlabach, M.; Berge, J.A.; Green, N.; Eggen, T.; Snilsberg, P.; Vogelsang, C.; Rognerud, S.; Kjellberg, G.; Enge, E.K.; Dye, C.; Borgen, A.; Gundersen, H.

Screening of volatile poly and perfluorinated compounds

Nikiforov, Vladimir

Screening program 2013 - New bisphenols, fluorinated siloxanes, and selected PBT substances. NILU F

Fjeld, E.; Harju, M.; Rostkowski, P.; Schlabach, M.

Screening program 2018. Volatiles, Gd, BADGE, UV filters, Additives, and Medicines.

Schlabach, Martin; Halse, Anne Karine; Kringstad, Alfhild; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo; Reid, Malcolm James; Rostkowski, Pawel; Vogelsang, Christian

Dette screeningprosjektet har hovedfokuset på forekomst og miljøpåvirkning av et utvalg PBT. Prøver av inneluft, husstøv, overflate- og avløpsvann samt sediment og biota fra indre Oslofjord inngår i prosjektet. Noen av de detekterte stoffer bør følges opp. Et UV-filter viser seg å være potensielt miljøfarlig.

NILU

Screening programme 2015. Benzothiazoles, siloxanes, pigments & PBT compounds. NIVA report, 1639-2016

van Bavel, B.; Thomas, K.V.; Langford, K.; Reid, M.; Vogelsang, C.; Øxnevad, S.; Bæk, K.; Fjeld, E.; Brooks, S.; Schlabach, M.; Rostkowski, P.; Warner, N.; Borgen, A.; Halse, A.K.; Davanger, K.; Gundersen, H.

This report summarizes the findings of a screening study into the occurrence of selected benzothiazoles, siloxanes, pigments & PBT compounds in effluents, sewage sludge, surface water, sediments and biota.

Screening programme 2016 - Selected compounds with relevance for EU regulation. NILU report

Schlabach, M.; van Bavel, B.; Baz Lomba, J. A.; Borgen, A.; Fjeld, E.; Halse, A.-K.; Nikiforov, V.; Bohlin- Nizzetto, P.; Reid, M.; Rostkowski, P.; Vogelsang, C.

This report summarizes the findings of a screening study into the occurrence of selected solvents, siloxanes, flame retardants, bisphenols and other PBT compounds in effluents, sewage sludge, surface water, sediments, house dust, indoor air and biota.