• Can plastic related chemicals be indicators of plastic ingestion in an Arctic seabird? 

      Collard, France; Tulatz, Felix; Harju, Mikael; Herzke, Dorte; Bourgeon, Sophie; Gabrielsen, Geir Wing (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      For decades, the northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) has been found to ingest and accumulate high loads of plastic due to its feeding ecology and digestive tract morphology. Plastic ingestion can lead to both physical and ...
    • The challenges of opportunistic sampling when comparing prevalence of plastics in diving seabirds: A multi-species example from Norway 

      Benjaminsen, Stine Charlotte; Dehnhard, Nina; Herzke, Dorte; Johnsen, Arild; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Bourgeon, Sophie; Collard, France; Langset, Magdalene; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Gabrielsen, Geir W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      There is a need for baseline information about how much plastics are ingested by wildlife and potential negative consequences thereof. We analysed the frequency of occurrence (FO) of plastics >1 mm in the stomachs of five ...
    • Interim report: Quantification of microplastic and plastic additives in water and fish in RAS (WP1) 

      Lusher, Amy Lorraine; Allan, Ian; Röhler, Laura; Snekkevik, Vilde Kloster; Collard, France; Hjelset, Sverre (NIVA-rapport;7961-2024, Report, 2024)
      Plastic material has been collected from three recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) and their infrastructure. All plastic sources were analysed to identify their polymer and additive contents and a reference library ...
    • Kunnskapsinnhenting om forsøpling på sjøbunn i Norge 

      Falk-Andersson, Jannike; Galtung, Kristin; Collard, France; Gaeta, Federico Håland; Bhakta, Debhasish (NIVA-rapport;7914-2023, Research report, 2023)
      Denne rapporten gir oversikt over kunnskapsbehov, kunnskapsstatus og kunnskapshull knyttet til forsøpling på havbunnen, med utgangspunkt i et foreslått helhetlig beslutningsrammeverk for rydding av søppel fra havbunnen. ...