• Chasing equilibrium passive sampling of hydrophobic organic compounds in water 

      Vrana, Branislav; Rusina, Tatsiana P.; Okonski, Krzysztof; Prokeš, Roman; Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne; Kopp, Radovan; Smedes, Foppe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      We investigated a combination of approaches to extend the attainment of partition equilibria between silicone passive samplers (samplers) and surface or treated waste water towards more hydrophobic organic compounds (HOC). ...
    • Influences of climate change on long-term time series of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Arctic and Antarctic biota 

      Vorkamp, Katrin; Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne; Corsolini, Simonetta; de Wit, Cynthia A.; Dietz, Rune; Gribble, Matthew O.; Houde, Magali; Kalia, Vrinda; Letcher, Robert J.; Morris, Adam; Rigét, Frank F.; Routti, Heli Anna Irmeli; Muir, Derek C.G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Time series of contaminants in the Arctic are an important instrument to detect emerging issues and to monitor the effectiveness of chemicals regulation, based on the assumption of a direct reflection of changes in primary ...
    • Investigation of new brominated and organophosphorous flame retardants in Svalbard benthic marine food web; FlammePlank 

      Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne; Nizzetto, Pernilla Bohlin; Vrana, Branislav; Varpe, Øystein; Sobotka, Jaromír; Borgå, Katrine (NIVA-rapport;7261, Research report, 2018)
      The aim of this pilot-study was to use silicone rubber-based passive samplers to measure novel brominated flame retardants (nBFRs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and dechlorane plus (DP) in seawater and air around ...
    • Is Glacial Meltwater a Secondary Source of Legacy Contaminants to Arctic Coastal Food Webs? 

      Mcgovern, Maeve; Warner, Nicholas Alexander; Borgå, Katrine; Evenset, Anita; Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne; Skogsberg, Stina Linnea Emelie; Søreide, Janne; Ruus, Anders; Christensen, Guttorm; Poste, Amanda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Climate change-driven increases in air and sea temperatures are rapidly thawing the Arctic cryosphere with potential for remobilization and accumulation of legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in adjacent coastal ...
    • Is Glacial Meltwater a Secondary Source of Legacy Contaminants to Arctic Coastal Food Webs? 

      Mcgovern, Maeve; Warner, Nicholas Alexander; Borgå, Katrine; Evenset, Anita; Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne; Skogsberg, Stina Linnea Emelie; Søreide, Janne; Ruus, Anders; Christensen, Guttorm; Poste, Amanda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Climate change-driven increases in air and sea temperatures are rapidly thawing the Arctic cryosphere with potential for remobilization and accumulation of legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in adjacent coastal ...
    • Miljøgiftundersøkelser av ørret fra Akerselva og Lysakerelva i 2018 

      Garmo, Øyvind Aaberg; Bråte, Inger Lise Nerland; Bæk, Kine; Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne; Grung, Merete; Lusher, Amy (NIVA-rapport;7315, Research report, 2018)
      Til sammen 90 ørret fra tre stasjoner i Akerselva og tre stasjoner i Lysakerelva ble analysert for innhold av utvalgte grunnstoffer i gjelle‐ og levervev, omdannede PAH‐forbindelser i galle, samt mikroplast i fordøyelseskanalen. ...
    • Neutralisation of hydrogen peroxide after delousing events; technology development and environmental risk assessment 

      Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne; Bamber, Shaw Duncan; Umar, Muhammad; Bechmann, Renée Katrin; Garmo, Øyvind Aaberg; Bahr, Gjermund; Tassara, Luca; Gomiero, Alessio; Nøst, Ole Anders; Refseth, Gro Harlaug (NIVA-rapport;7635, Research report, 2021)
      The present project has conducted experiments in laboratory and pilot scale with chemical neutralisation of hydrogen peroxide, which, in combination with technological treatment pose a possible solution for onboard well ...
    • Oppfølgingsundersøkelse av kvikksølv i fisk fra Gunneklevfjorden og nærliggende referanseinnsjøer 

      Braaten, Hans Fredrik Veiteberg; Gundersen, Cathrine Brecke; Beylich, Bjørnar; Håvardstun, Jarle; Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne; Bryntesen, Tina; Håll, Johnny Peter; Kemp, Joanna Lynn (NIVA-rapport;7371, Research report, 2019)
      Konsentrasjoner av kvikksølv og andre støtteparametere er bestemt for ulike matrikser, inkludert vann, fisk og annen biota, i Gunneklevfjorden og de to nærliggende referanseinnsjøene Flåte og Svanstulvatnet. Målinger viser ...
    • Perfluoroalkyl substances in circum-ArcticRangifer: caribou and reindeer 

      Roos, Anna Maria; Gamberg, Mary; Muir, Derek; Kärrman, Anna; Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne; Cuyler, Christine; Lind, Ylva; Bossi, Rossana; Rigét, Frank (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Livers of caribou and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) from Canada (n = 146), Greenland (n = 30), Svalbard (n = 7), and Sweden (n = 60) were analyzed for concentrations of eight perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids and four ...
    • Regrowth of kelp after removal of sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) 

      Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne; Christie, Hartvig C (NIVA-rapport;7431, Research report, 2019)
      With few natural predators, green sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) have grown in numbers, grazed down large kelp forest areas in Northern Norway into urchin barrens. NIVA deployed three underwater cages ...
    • Terrestrial inputs govern spatial distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in an Arctic fjord system (Isfjorden, Svalbard) 

      Johansen, Sverre; Poste, Amanda; Allan, Ian; Evenset, Anita; Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Considerable amounts of previously deposited persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are stored in the Arctic cryosphere. Transport of freshwater and terrestrial material to the Arctic Ocean is increasing due to ongoing climate ...
    • Unraveling the Relationship between the Concentrations of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Freshwater Fish of Different Trophic Levels and Water Using Passive Sampling 

      Smedes, Foppe; Sobotka, Jaromír; Rusina, Tatsiana P; Fialová, Pavla; Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne; Kopp, Radovan; Vrana, Branislav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The concentrations of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) in aquatic biota are used for compliance, as well as time and spatial trend monitoring in the aqueous environment (European Union water framework directive, OSPAR). ...