• A 1-Dimensional Sympagic–Pelagic–Benthic Transport Model (SPBM): Coupled Simulation of Ice, Water Column, and Sediment Biogeochemistry, Suitable for Arctic Applications 

      Yakubov, Shamil; Wallhead, Philip; Protsenko, Elizaveta; Yakushev, Evgeniy; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Brix, Holger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Marine biogeochemical processes can strongly interact with processes occurring in adjacent ice and sediments. This is especially likely in areas with shallow water and frequent ice cover, both of which are common in the ...
    • Arctic Inshore Biogeochemical Regime Influenced by Coastal Runoff and Glacial Melting (Case Study for the Templefjord, Spitsbergen) 

      Pogojeva, Maria; Polukhin, Alexander; Makkaveev, Petr; Staalstrøm, Andre; Berezina, Anfisa; Yakushev, Evgeniy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Observations and predictions show that consequences of climate warming such as declining summer sea ice cover, melting glaciers, thawing permafrost, and increased river runoff to the Arctic Ocean will likely modify processes ...
    • Assessment of seasonal variability of input of microplastics from the Northern Dvina River to the Arctic Ocean 

      Zhdanov, Igor; Lokhov, Alexey; Belesov, Artem; Kozhevnikov, Alexander; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Berezina, Anfisa; Frolova, Natalia; Kotova, Ekaterina; Leshchev, Andrey; Wang, Xinhong; Zavialov, Peter; Yakushev, Evgeniy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Northern Dvina River is one of the largest rivers in the European Arctic flowing into the White Sea through the populated regions with developed industry. Floating plastics include microplastics (0.5–5 mm) and mesoplastics ...
    • Assuring the integrity of offshore carbon dioxide storage 

      Connelly, D.P.; Bull, J.M.; Flohr, A.; Schaap, A.; Koopmans, D.; Blackford, J.C.; White, P.R.; James, R.H.; Pearce, C.; Lichtschlag, A.; Achterberg, E.P.; de Beer, D; Roche, B.; Li, J.; Saw, K.; Alendal, Guttorm; Avlesen, Helge; Brown, R.; Borisov, S.M.; Böttner, C.; Cazenave, P.W.; Chen, B.; Dale, A.W.; Dean, M.; Dewar, M.; Esposito, M.; Gros, J.; Hanz, R.; Haeckel, M.; Hosking, B.; Huvenne, V.; Karstens, Jens; Le Bas, T.; Leighton, T.G.; Linke, P.; Loucaides, S.; Matter, J.M.; Monk, S.; Mowlem, M.C.; Oleynik, Anna; Omar, Abdirahman; Peel, K.; Provenzano, G.; Saleem, U.; Schmidt, M.; Schramm, B.; Sommer, S.; Strong, J.; Suarez, I. Falcon; Ungerboeck, B.; Widdicombe, S.; Wright, H.; Yakushev, Evgeniy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Carbon capture and storage is a key mitigation strategy proposed for keeping the global temperature rise below 1.5 °C. Offshore storage can provide up to 13% of the global CO2 reduction required to achieve the Intergovernmental ...
    • Biogeochemical structure of the Laptev Sea in 2015-2020 associated with the River Lena plume 

      Xie, Lina; Yakushev, Evgeniy; Semiletov, Igor; Grinko, Andrey; Gangnus, Ivan; Berezina, Anfisa; Osadchiev, Alexander; Zhdanov, Igor; Polukhin, Alexander; Moiseeva, Julia; Purgina, Darya; Pipko, Irina; Pugach, Svetlana; Dudarev, Oleg; Ge, Zhenming (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The discharge of rivers and the subsequent dispersion of their plumes play a pivotal role in the biogeochemical cycling of the Arctic Ocean. Based on the data collected during annual transects conducted in the autumn period ...
    • Differences in the Fate of Surface and Subsurface Microplastics: A Case Study in the Central Atlantic 

      Zhdanov, Igor; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Berezina, Anfisa; Silvestrova, Ksenia; Stepanova, Natalia; Yakushev, Evgeniy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Plastic is recognized as a threat to marine ecosystems, and estimating the level of plastic and microplastics (MPs) pollution of the World Ocean is, nowadays, the goal of many studies. However, the use of different methods ...
    • Distribution of floating marine macro-litter in relation to oceanographic characteristics in the Russian Arctic Seas 

      Pogojeva, Maria; Zhdanov, Igor; Berezina, Anfisa; Lapenkov, Artem; Kosmach, Denis; Osadchiev, Alexander; Hanke, Georg; Semiletov, Igor; Yakushev, Evgeniy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The main objectives of this work were the acquisition of new data on floating marine macro litter (FMML) and natural floating objects in the Arctic seas, an initial assessment of the level of pollution by FMML and an ...
    • Experimental study of the permafrost thawing effect on the content of nutrients and heavy metals in seawater during abrasion destruction of the Arctic coast 

      Pogojeva, Maria Petrovna; Yakushev, Evgeniy; Petrov, Ilya Nikolaevich; Yaeski, Evgeniy Alexandrovich (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In the context of global warming, the permafrost thawing could have a significant impact on the chemical composition of seawaters in the Arctic. Permafrost thawing is a potential source of organic and inorganic forms of ...
    • Floating Riverine Litter Flux to the White Sea: Seasonal Changes in Abundance and Composition 

      Mikusheva, Maria; Pogojeva, Maria; Kotova, Ekaterina; Kozhevnikov, Alexsander; Danilova, Eleonora; Berezina, Anfisa; Yakushev, Evgeniy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Arctic rivers bring litter from their basins to the sea, but accurate data for the Arctic do not exist yet. This study presents the first assessment of floating macro litter input (>2.5 cm) from the Northern Dvina and Onega ...
    • Forbedring av oksygenforhold ved kunstig omrøring i Oslofjorden 

      Staalstrøm, Andre; Walday, Mats; Yakushev, Evgeniy; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Berezina, Anfisa; Golmen, Lars (NIVA-rapport;7874-2023, Research report, 2023)
      Indre Oslofjorden har ca. 11,4 km² med havbunn hvor vannmassen over er periodevis eller permanent anoksisk. I denne rapporten blir effekt av nedpumping av overflatevann på oksygenforholdene modellert. Det blir dokumentert ...
    • Guidelines and best available techniques for submarine tailings disposal in Norwegian fjords: Recommendations from the NYKOS project. 

      Ramirez-Llodra, Eva; Andersen, Guri Sogn; Bekkby, Trine; Brooks, Steven; Escudero-Oñate, Carlos; Gundersen, Hege; Schaanning, Morten; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie; Yakushev, Evgeniy; Baeten, Nicole; Lepland, Aivo; Ibragimova, Olga; Kleiv, Rolf Arne; Nepstad, Raymond; Muñoz, María; Høgaas, Helge; Sandøy, Roar (NIVA-rapport;7430, Research report, 2019)
      The NYKOS project aimed at addressing some of the main knowledge gaps on the environmental impacts of submarine tailing disposal (STD) to facilitate the development of techniques, practices and management measures that ...
    • The Impact of Methane Seepage on the Pore-Water Geochemistry across the East Siberian Arctic Shelf 

      Guseva, Natalia; Moiseeva, Yulia; Purgina, Darya; Gershelis, Elena; Yakushev, Evgeniy; Semiletov, Igor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      East Siberian Arctic Shelf, the widest and the shallowest shelf of the World Ocean, covering greater than two million square kilometers, has recently been shown to be a significant modern source of atmospheric methane ...
    • Mercury in the Barents region – River fluxes, sources, and environmental concentrations 

      Gundersen, Cathrine Brecke; Yakushev, Evgeniy; Terentjev, Petr; Kashulin, Nikolai; Korobov, Vladimir; Frolova, Natalia; Romanov, Alexander; Jermilova, Una; Lokhov, Alexey; Miskevich, Igor; Kotova, Ekaterina; Steindal, Eirik Hovland; Braaten, Hans Fredrik Veiteberg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Arctic rivers are receiving increased attention for their contributing of mercury (Hg) to the Arctic Ocean. Despite this, the knowledge on both the terrestrial release sources and the levels of Hg in the rivers are limited. ...
    • Mercury Risk Evaluation, Risk Management and Risk Reduction Measures in the Arctic (ARCRISK) – Inception Report 

      Gundersen, Cathrine Brecke; Braaten, Hans Fredrik Veiteberg; Steindal, Eirik Hovland; Moe, S. Jannicke; Yakushev, Evgeniy; Christensen, Guttorm; Kirk, Jane; Hintelmann, Holger; Frolova, Natalia; Terentjev, Petr; Roberts, Sarah (NIVA-rapport;7489, Research report, 2020)
      The project “Risk evaluation, risk reduction and risk management action plans for mercury in the Arctic – a circumpolar management approach” (ARCRISK) has been developed to address mercury pollution in the Arctic. The main ...
    • Microplastic variability in subsurface water from the Arctic to Antarctica 

      Pakhomova, Svetlana; Berezina, Anfisa; Lusher, Amy L.; Zhdanov, Igor; Silvestrova, Ksenia; Zavialov, Peter; van Bavel, Bert; Yakushev, Evgeniy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Comparative investigations of microplastic (MP) occurrence in the global ocean are often hampered by the application of different methods. In this study, the same sampling and analytical approach was applied during five ...
    • Microplastics distribution in the Eurasian Arctic is affected by Atlantic waters and Siberian rivers 

      Yakushev, Evgeniy; Gebruk, Anna; Osadchiev, Alexander; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Lusher, Amy; Berezina, Anfisa; van Bavel, Bert; Vorozheikina, Elena; Chernykh, Denis; Kolbasova, Glafira; Razgon, Ilia; Semiletov, Igor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Plastic pollution is globally recognised as a threat to marine ecosystems, habitats, and wildlife, and it has now reached remote locations such as the Arctic Ocean. Nevertheless, the distribution of microplastics in the ...
    • Modeling Nickel Leaching from Abandoned Mine Tailing Deposits in Jøssingfjorden 

      Pakhomova, Svetlana; Yakushev, Evgeniy; Schaanning, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Underwater disposal of mine tailings in lakes and seas has been considered favorable due to the geochemical stability obtained during long-term storage in anoxic sediments. Sulfides are stable in the ore; however, oxidation ...
    • Modelling Marine Sediment Biogeochemistry: Current Knowledge Gaps, Challenges, and Some Methodological Advice for Advancement 

      Lessin, Gennadi; Artioli, Yuri; Almroth-Rosell, Elin; Blackford, Jerry C; Dale, Andrew W; Glud, Ronnie N; Middelburg, Jack J; Pastres, Roberto; Queirós, Ana M.; Rabouille, Christophe; Regnier, Pierre; Soetaert, Karline; Solidoro, Cosimo; Stephens, Nicholas; Yakushev, Evgeniy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The benthic environment is a crucial component of marine systems in the provision of ecosystem services, sustaining biodiversity and in climate regulation, and therefore important to human society. With the contemporary ...
    • Modelling the influence from biota and organic matter on the transport dynamics of microplastics in the water column and bottom sediments in the Oslo fjord 

      Berezina, Anfisa; Yakushev, Evgeniy; Savchuk, Oleg; Vogelsang, Christian; Staalstrom, André (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The fate of microplastics (MP) in seawater is heavily influenced by the biota: the density of MP particles can be changed due to biofouling, which affects sinking, or MP can be digested by zooplankton and transferred into ...
    • New insights into submarine tailing disposal for a reduced environmental footprint: Lessons learnt from Norwegian fjords 

      Ramirez-Llodra, Eva; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie; Andersen, Guri Sogn; Baeten, Nicole; Brooks, Steven; Escudero-Oñate, Carlos; Gundersen, Hege; Kleiv, Rolf Arne; Ibragimova, Olga; Lepland, Aivo; Nepstad, Raymond; Sandøy, Roar; Schaanning, Morten; Shimmield, Tracy; Yakushev, Evgeniy; Ferrando-Climent, Laura; Høgaas, Per Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Submarine tailing disposal (STD) in fjords from land-based mines is common practice in Norway and takes place in other regions worldwide. We synthesize the results of a multidisciplinary programme on environmental impacts ...