Publications

Shipping emissions in a Nordic port: Assessment of mitigation strategies.

Lopez-Aparicio, S.; Tønnesen, D.; Thanh, T. N.; Neilson, H.

Road dust and PM10 in the Nordic countries. Measures to reduce road dust emissions from traffic.

Kupiainen, K.; Denby, B. R.; Gustafsson, M.; Johansson, C.; Ketzel, M.; Kukkonen, J.; Norman, M.; Pirjola, L.; Sundvor, I.; Bennett, C.; Blomqvist, G.; Janhäll, S.; Karppinen, A.; Kauhaniemi, M.; Malinen, A.; Stojijkovic, A.

Nordic countries suffer from periodic worsening of the air quality during spring with high peak PM10 concentrations (airborne particulate matter with diameter less than 10 µm or 0.01 mm). Characteristic for the high springtime PM10 concentrations are high shares of coarse particles (with diameters between 2.5 and 10µm), a signature of non-exhaust traffic dust formed via abrasion and wear of pavement, traction control materials, vehicle brakes and tyres. This Policy Brief summarizes the current understanding of the road dust system and presents the mitigation measures and policies currently in place in the Nordic countries. It has been compiled as part of the NORTRIP project funded by the Climate and air pollution working group of the Nordic Council of Ministers by researchers from 11 Nordic institutes studying different aspects of traffic non-exhaust emissions and road dust.

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.

Small, smart and safe (3S) nanoparticles: How to address their risk assessment with in vitro (3R) approaches.

Dusinska, M.; Gabelova, A.; El Yamani, N.; Elje, E.; Rundén-Pran, E.

Assimilation of the ESA CCI ACTIVE and PASSIVE soil moisture product using the Ensemble Kalman Filter.

Blyverket, J.; Hamer, P.; Bertino, L.; Lahoz, W.

Assimilation of the ESA CCI Soil Moisture ACTIVE and PASSIVE Product into the SURFEX Land Surface Model using the Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter.

Blyverket, J.; Hamer, P.; Bertino, L.; Lahoz, W.

Gasoline cars produce more carbonaceous particulate matter than modern filter-equipped diesel cars.

Platt, S. M.; El Haddad, I.; Pieber, S. M.; Zardini, A. A.; Suarez-Bertoa, R.; Clairotte, M.; Daellenbach, K. R.; Huang, R. J.; Slowik, J. G.; Hellebust, S.; Temime-Roussel, B.; Marchand, N.; de Gouw, J.; Jimenez, J. L.; Hayes, P. L.; Robinson, A. L.; Baltensperger, U.; Astorga, C.; Prévôt, A. S. H.

Contamination of ivory gulls (Pagophila eburnea) at four colonies in Svalbard in relation to their trophic behaviour.

Lucia, M.; Strøm, H.; Bustamante, P.; Herzke, D.; Gabrielsen, G. W.

Global transport of Fukushima-derived radionuclides from Japan to Asia, North America and Europe. Estimated doses and expected health effects.

Evangeliou, N.; Stohl, A.; Balkanski, Y.

Emissions of nickel from Glencore. NILU rapport

Tønnesen, D.

Is octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) a persistent organic pollutant? Weighing the evidence and risk to Arctic Environments.

Warner, N.; Nikiforov, V.; Krogseth, I.; Bohlin-Nizzetto, P.

UV observations on Svalbard.

Hansen, G.; Svendby, T. M.; Petkov, B.; Vitale, V.; Sobolwski, P.; Elster, J.; Laska, K.