• Assessing the potential of autonomous submarine gliders for ecosystem monitoring across multiple trophic levels (plankton to cetaceans) and pollutants in shallow shelf seas 

      Suberg, Lavinia; Wynn, Russell B.; Kooij, Jeroen van der; Fernand, Liam; Fielding, Sophie; Guihen, Damien; Gillespie, Douglas; Johnson, Mark; Gkikopoulou, Kalliopi C.; Allan, Ian; Vrana, Branislav; Miller, Peter I.; Smeed, David; Jones, Alice R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
    • Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis spp.) as sentinel organisms in coastal pollution monitoring: A review 

      Beyer, Jonny; Green, Norman Whitaker; Brooks, Steven; Allan, Ian; Ruus, Anders; Gomes, Tania; Bråte, Inger Lise Nerland; Schøyen, Merete (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The blue mussel (Mytilus spp.) is widely used as a bioindicator for monitoring of coastal water pollution (mussel watch programs). Herein we provide a review of this study field with emphasis on: the suitability of Mytilus ...
    • Comparing total and accessible concentrations of hydrophobic organic contaminants in sediments and suspended particulate matter in the Danube River 

      Belháčová-Minaříková, Michaela; Allan, Ian; Vrana, Branislav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Contamination of aquatic ecosystems by hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) is often assessed based on their concentrations in riverbed sediment and suspended particulate matter (SPM). However, total HOC concentration ...
    • Comparison of caged and native blue mussels (Mytilus edulis spp.) for environmental monitoring of PAH, PCB and trace metals 

      Schøyen, Merete; Allan, Ian; Ruus, Anders; Håvardstun, Jarle; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Beyer, Jonny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Contaminant bioaccumulation was studied in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis spp.) using the harbor waters of Kristiansand (Norway) as a case study. A suite of chemical contaminants (trace metals, PAHs and PCBs) was analyzed ...
    • Contaminants in coastal waters of Norway 2012 

      Green, Norman Whitaker; Schøyen, Merete; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Ruus, Anders; Allan, Ian; Høgåsen, Tore; Beylich, Bjørnar; Håvardstun, Jarle; Rogne, Åse K. Gudmundson; Tveiten, Lise Ann (NIVA-rapport;6582, Research report, 2013)
      This programme examines long term changes for legacy and some emerging contaminants in biota along the coast of Norway from the Oslofjord and Hvaler region in the southeast to the Varangerfjord in the northeast, in both ...
    • Contaminants in coastal waters of Norway 2013 

      Green, Norman Whitaker; Schøyen, Merete; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Ruus, Anders; Allan, Ian; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Høgåsen, Tore; Beylich, Bjørnar; Håvardstun, Jarle; Rogne, Åse K Gudmundson; Tveiten, Lise Ann (NIVA-rapport;6728, Research report, 2014)
      This programme examines the levels, trends and effects of contaminants in biota along the coast of Norway. The 2013-investigation included analyses of 120 different contaminants or biological effect parameters in five types ...
    • Contaminants in coastal waters of Norway 2014 

      Green, Norman Whitaker; Schøyen, Merete; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Ruus, Anders; Allan, Ian; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Høgåsen, Tore; Beylich, Bjørnar; Håvardstun, Jarle; Lund, Espen; Tveiten, Lise Ann; Bæk, Kine (NIVA-rapport;6917, Research report, 2015)
      This programme examines the levels, trends and effects of contaminants in biota along the coast of Norway. The 2014-investigation included analyses of 136 different contaminants or biological effect parameters in five types ...
    • Contaminants in coastal waters of Norway 2015. Miljøgifter i norske kystområder 2015. 

      Green, Norman W.; Schøyen, Merete; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Ruus, Anders; Allan, Ian; Hjermann, Dag; Severinsen, Gunnar; Høgåsen, Tore; Beylich, Bjørnar; Håvardstun, Jarle; Lund, Espen; Tveiten, Lise; Bæk, Kine (NIVA-rapport;7087, Research report, 2016-10)
      This programme examines the levels, trends and effects of contaminants in biota along the coast of Norway. The 2015-investigation included analyses of 108 different contaminants or biological effect parameters in five types ...
    • Effect-based monitoring of the Danube River using mobile passive sampling 

      Novak, Jiri; Vrana, Branislav; Rusina, Tatsiana; Okonski, Krzysztof; Grabic, Roman; Neale, Peta A.; Escher, Beate I; Macova, Miroslava; Ait-Aissa, Selim; Creusot, Nicolas; Allan, Ian; Hilscherova, Klara (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Many aquatic pollutants can be present at low concentrations, but their mixtures can still affect health or behavior of exposed organisms. In this study, toxicological and chemical analyses were combined for spatial ...
    • Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord 

      Ruus, Anders; Allan, Ian; Beylich, Bjørnar; Bæk, Kine; Schlabach, Martin; Helberg, Morten (NIVA-rapport;6714, Research report, 2014)
      This programme, “Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord” has covered sampling and analysis of organisms in a marine food web of the Inner Oslofjord, in addition to samples of sediment, blue mussel and polychaetes at ...
    • Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord, 2014 

      Ruus, Anders; Allan, Ian; Beylich, Bjørnar; Bæk, Kine; Schlabach, Martin; Helberg, Morten (NIVA-rapport;6884, Research report, 2015)
      This programme, “Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord” has covered sampling and analysis of organisms in a marine food web of the Inner Oslofjord, in addition to samples of sediment, blue mussel and polychaetes at ...
    • Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord, 2015 

      Ruus, Anders; Bæk, Kine; Petersen, Karina; Allan, Ian; Beylich, Bjørnar; Schlabach, Martin; Warner, Nicholas; Helberg, Morten (NIVA-rapport;7073, Research report, 2016)
      This programme, “Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord” has covered sampling and analysis of sediment and organisms in a marine food web of the Inner Oslofjord, in addition to samples of blood and eggs from herring ...
    • Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord, 2017 

      Ruus, Anders; Bæk, Kine; Petersen, Karina; Allan, Ian; Beylich, Bjørnar; Schlabach, Martin; Warner, Nicholas Alexander; Borgå, Katrine; Helberg, Morten (NIVA-rapport;7368, Research report, 2018)
      This programme, “Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord” has covered sampling and analyses of sediment and organisms in a marine food web of the Inner Oslofjord, in addition to samples of blood and eggs from herring ...
    • Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord, 2018 

      Ruus, Anders; Bæk, Kine; Rundberget, Thomas; Allan, Ian; Beylich, Bjørnar; Schlabach, Martin; Warner, Nicholas Alexander; Borgå, Katrine; Helberg, Morten (NIVA-rapport;7410, Research report, 2019)
      This programme, “Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord” has covered sampling and analyses of sediment and organisms in a marine food web of the Inner Oslofjord, in addition to samples of blood and eggs from herring ...
    • Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord, 2019 

      Ruus, Anders; Bæk, Kine; Rundberget, Thomas; Allan, Ian; Beylich, Bjørnar; Vogelsang, Christian; Schlabach, Martin; Götsch, Arntraut; Borgå, Katrine; Helberg, Morten (NIVA-rapport;7555, Research report, 2020)
      This programme, “Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord” has covered sampling and analyses of sediment and organisms in a marine food web of the Inner Oslofjord, in addition to samples of blood and eggs from herring ...
    • Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord, 2020 

      Grung, Merete; Jartun, Morten; Bæk, Kine; Ruus, Anders; Rundberget, Thomas; Allan, Ian; Beylich, Bjørnar; Vogelsang, Christian; Schlabach, Martin; Hanssen, Linda; Borgå, Katrine; Helberg, Morten (NIVA-rapport;7674, Research report, 2021)
      This programme, “Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord” has covered sampling and analyses of sediment and organisms in a marine food web of the Inner Oslofjord, in addition to samples of blood and eggs from herring ...
    • Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord, 2021 

      Ruus, Anders; Grung, Merete; Jartun, Morten; Bæk, Kine; Rundberget, Thomas; Vogelsang, Christian; Beylich, Bjørnar; Lund, Espen; Allan, Ian; Schlabach, Martin; Hansen, Linda; Enge, Ellen Katrin (NIVA-rapport;7762-2022, Research report, 2022)
      This report presents data from the first year of a new 5-year period of the Urban Fjord programme. The programme started in 2013 and has since been altered/advanced. In 2021 the programme covers sampling and analyses of ...
    • Examining the Relevance of the Microplastic-Associated Additive Fraction in Environmental Compartments 

      Allan, Ian; Samanipour, Saer; Manoli, Kyriakos; Gigault, Julien; Fatta-Kassinos, Despo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Plastic contamination is ubiquitous in the environment and has been related to increasing global plastic usage since the 1950s. Considering the omnipresence of additives in plastics, the risk posed by this contamination ...
    • In vivo bioaccumulation of contaminants from historically polluted sediments - Relation to bioavailability estimates 

      Ruus, Anders; Allan, Ian; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Schaanning, Morten; Borgå, Katrine; Bakke, Torgeir Heggelund; Næs, Kristoffer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Many contaminants are recalcitrant against degradation. Therefore, when primary sources have been discontinued, contaminated sediments often function as important secondary pollution sources. Since the management and ...
    • Investigation of the effect of microplastics on the UV inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in water 

      Manoli, Kyriakos; Naziri, Andrea; Ttofi, Iakovia; Michael, Costas; Allan, Ian; Fatta-Kassinos, Despo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This study investigated the effect of polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride microplastics on the UV fluence response curve for the inactivation of multidrug-resistant E. coli and enterococci in ultrapure water at pH 6.0 ± ...