Publications

Small plastics - big problem? Microplastics in Arctic marine environments.

Halsband, C.; Thomas, K.; Herzke, D.; Gabrielsen, G.W.; Renaud, P.E.; Nerland, I.L.

The ArcRisk mercury (Hg) case study.

Sundseth, K.; Pacyna, J.M.; Banel, A.; Pacyna, E.G.

Enrichment of perfluoroalkyl substances in Arctic sea-ice.

Olivier Bertrand, O.; Halsall, C.; Herzke, D.; Huber, S.; Carlsson, P.; Kallenborn, R.; Norstad, T.; Del Vento, S.; Hermanson, M.

Middle stone age archaeology at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.

Eren, M.I.; Durant, A.; Prendergast, M.; Mabulla, A.Z.P.

Contribution of wood burning to PM10 in London.

Fuller, G.W.; Tremper, A.H.; Baker, T.D.; Yttri, K.E.; Butterfield, D.

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.

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFASs) in traditional seafood items from western Greenland.

Carlsson, P.; Herzke, D.; Kallenborn, R.

VOC measurements by PTR-ToF-MS at the Birkenes Observatory. A summary report. NILU OR

Langebner, S.; Mikoviny, T.; Müller, M.; Wisthaler, A.

A high resolution proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometer (PTR-ToF- MS) was used for on-line and real-time measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at the Birkenes Observatory in Southern Norway. Measurements were carried out during late spring and summer 2012 and in January and early February 2013. Here we present the obtained PTR-MS standard data product which includes volume mixing ratios of methanol, acetonitrile, acetaldehyde, acetone, dimethyl sulphide, isoprene, methacrolein plus methylvinylketone, methylethylketone, benzene, toluene, C8-alkylbenzenes, C9-alkylbenzenes and the sum of the monoterpene isomers. Exploratory data of formic acid, acetic acid, pinonaldehyde and three unidentified signals (m/z 87.080, m/z 89.060 and m/z 101.098) are also shown. PTR-ToF-MS mass spectra were dominated by oxygenated VOCs both in summer and in winter. Pure hydrocarbons were mostly aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, C8-alkylbenzenes) in winter and biogenic hydrocarbons (monoterpenes and isoprene) in summer. The summertime data confirm that the Birkenes Observatory is an interesting site in the boreo-nemoral vegetation zone where it is possible to observe both monoterpene and isoprene emissions and their photochemical processing in the atmosphere.

Citizens' observatoriers - CITI-SENSE approach NILU F

Liu, H.-Y.; Berre, A.

Citizens' Observatories: Five EU FP7 Projects. NILU PP

Liu, H.-Y.; Kobernus, M.; Bartonova, A.; Grossberndt, S.; Berre, A.; Ceccaroni, L.; Ties, S.; Arnaud, Y.; Ledent, P.; Wrigley, S.

Nitrous oxide emissions 1999 to 2009 from a global atmospheric inversion.

Thompson, R.L.; Chevallier, F.; Crotwell, A.M.; Dutton, G.; Langenfelds, R.L.; Prinn, R.G.; Weiss, R.F.; Tohjima, Y.; Nakazawa, T.; Krummel, P.B.; Steele, L.P.; Fraser, P.; Ishijima, K.; Aoki, S.

A global assessment of precipitation chemistry and deposition of sulfur, nitrogen, sea salt, base cations, organic acids, acidity and pH, and phosphorus.

Vet, R.; Artz, R.S.; Carou, S.; Shaw, M.; Ro, C.-U.; Aas, W.; Baker, A.; Bowersox, V.C.; Dentener, F.; Galy-Lacaux, C.; Hou, A.; Pienaar, J.J.; Gillett, R.; Forti, M.C.; Gromov, S.; Hara, H.; Khodzher, T.; Mahowald, N.M, Nickovic, S.; Rao, P.S.P.; Reid, N.W.

Levels of organic pollutants in vegetables and human exposure through diet: a review.

Lü, H.; Cai, Q.-Y.; Jones, K.C.; Zeng, Q.-Y.; Katsoyiannis, A.