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Transboundary particulate matter, photo-oxidants, acidifying and eutrophying components. EMEP Status Report 2015. EMEP report, 1/2015

Fagerli, H.; Tsyro, S.; Simpson, D.; Schulz, M.; Gauss, M.; Jonson, J.E.; Benedictow, A.; Wind, P.; Nyíri, A.; Steensen, B.M.; Valiyaveetil, S.; Aas, W.; Hjellbrekke, A.-G.; Solberg, S.; Stebel, K.; Tørseth, K.; Yttri, K.E.; Mareckova, K.; Wankmüller, R.; Pinterits, M.; Ullrich, B.; Posch, M.; van der Gon, H.D.; Alastuey, A.; Theys, N.

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.

Air quality trends in AIRBASE in the context of the LRTAP Convention. ETC/ACM Technical Paper, 2015/4

Colette, A.; Beauchamp, M.; Malherbe, L.; Solberg, S.

Measurement data July 2013 - June 2014. Environmental monitoring of emissions to air from Snøhvit-Hammerfest LNG. NILU OR

Hak, C.

Statoil assigned NILU - Norwegian Institute for Air Research to carry out a monitoring programme on "Environmental monitoring of emissions to air from the Snøhvit LNG facility". The project started on 1 February 2006. This report summarises the results of the measurement programme from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013. It involves the measurement of meteorological parameters on Melkøya and Fuglenesodden. Air quality parameters were measured at Fuglenesodden. Precipitation samples taken at Forsøl and Kargeneset were analysed for PAHs, inorganic ions, heavy metals and mercury. The current air quality standards were met for all compounds

PFASs in house dust. NILU OR

Bohlin-Nizzetto, P.; Hanssen, L.; Herzke, D.

NILU has, on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency, performed sampling and analysis of house dust from Norwegian households. The goal was to study concentration ranges, and variability between- and within-houses of anionic and volatile per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs), including the regulated PFOA, as well as for total extractable organic fluorine (TEOF). The sampling was done in six separate rooms in six different households. The analysis covered a suite of 20 targeted PFASs; ten of these were consistently detected in most samples while the other ten were below detection limit in the major part of the samples. A range of the targeted PFASs were detected in all rooms except in one room in one household in which all PFASs were below detection. The concentrations of individual PFASs as well as the sum of PFASs were lower than a previous study in Norway. The results show significant variability between houses for the anionic and volatile PFASs as well as for TEOF. For anionic PFASs, the results also indicate within-house variability with higher concentrations in dust from bedrooms (children and parents) and living rooms than in dust from bathroom, kitchen and entrances. For the volatile PFASs and TEOF, no significant difference between rooms were found. These results indicate that factors like building materials and consumer products (e.g., furniture, textiles etc.) affect the levels of PFASs in house dust but the reason for the findings are not further evaluated in this report. Anionic PFASs seem to contribute significantly to the TEOF (10-100%) in house dust.