• Additive Models Reveal Sources of Metals and Organic Pollutants in Norwegian Marine Sediments 

      Everaert, Gert; Ruus, Anders; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Borgå, Katrine; Green, Norman Whitaker; Boitsov, Stepan; Jensen, Henning; Poste, Amanda (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      We characterized spatial patterns of surface sediment concentrations of seven polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), seven polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), three chlorinated pesticides, and five metals in Norwegian ...
    • A baseline study of the occurrence of non-indigenous species in Danish harbours 

      Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Kallenbach, Emilie; Kjeldgaard, Mathias Brink; Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm; Eikrem, Wenche; Fagerli, Camilla With; Oug, Eivind; Dale, Trine; Thaulow, Jens; Gitmark, Janne Kim; Hobæk, Anders; Green, Norman Whitaker; Hesselsøe, Martin; Støttrup, Josianne; Kuhn, Jesper; Bekkevold, Dorte; Jacobsen, Lars Magnus Wulf; Møller, Peter Rask; Olesen, Christian Aakjær; Carl, Henrik; Stuer-Lauridsen, Frank (NIVA-rapport;7769-2022, Research report, 2022)
      We report the first ever nation-wide study of the occurrence of non-indigenous species in Danish harbours. The sampling was car-ried out using both conventional and biomolecular methods (eDNA). In total, 16 harbours were ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 2016 

      Green, Norman Whitaker; Schøyen, Merete; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Ruus, Anders; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Severinsen, Gunnar; Høgåsen, Tore; Beylich, Bjørnar; Håvardstun, Jarle; Lund, Espen; Tveiten, Lise Ann; Bæk, Kine (NIVA-rapport;7579, Research report, 2021)
      This programme examines the levels, trends and effects of contaminants in biota along the coast of Norway. The 2016- investigation included analyses of 104 different contaminants or biological effect parameters in five ...
    • Contaminants in coastal waters of Norway 2017 

      Green, Norman Whitaker; Schøyen, Merete; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Ruus, Anders; Lusher, Amy; Beylich, Bjørnar; Lund, Espen; Tveiten, Lise Ann; Håvardstun, Jarle; Jenssen, Marthe Torunn Solhaug; Ribeiro, Anne Luise; Bæk, Kine (NIVA-rapport;7580, Research report, 2021)
      This programme examines the levels, trends and effects of contaminants in biota along the coast of Norway. The 2017-investigation included analyses of 93 different contaminants or biological effect parameters in five species ...
    • Contaminants in coastal waters of Norway 2019. 

      Green, Norman Whitaker; Schøyen, Merete; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Ruus, Anders; Grung, Merete; Beylich, Bjørnar; Lund, Espen; Tveiten, Lise Ann; Jenssen, Marthe Torunn Solhaug; Håvardstun, Jarle; Ribeiro, Anne Luise; Doyer, Isabel; Bæk, Kine (NIVA-rapport;7741-2022, Research report, 2022)
      This monitoring programme examines levels, trends and effects of contaminants in biota along the coast of Norway. The 2019- investigation included analyses of more than 176 different contaminants or biological effect ...
    • Effects of climate and eutrophication on the diversity of hard bottom communities on the Skagerrak coast 1990-2010 

      Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus; Gundersen, Hege; Pedersen, Are; Moy, Frithjof Emil; Green, Norman Whitaker; Walday, Mats Gunnar; Gitmark, Janne Kim; Ledang, Anna Birgitta; Bjerkeng, Birger; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Eutrophication is one of the most serious environmental problems in the Skagerrak, and climate change may increase eutrophication in the future. This study focused on the effects of eutrophication and climate, and the ...
    • Hvor langs kysten utgjør forurenset sjøbunn i dag størst risiko for helse og miljø: Kunnskapssammenstilling, vurdering og rangering av områder. 

      Olsen, Marianne; Ranneklev, Sissel Brit; Selvik, John Rune; Evenset, Anita; Pedersen, Kristine Bondo; Håvardstun, Jarle; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Green, Norman Whitaker; Tartiu, Valentina Elena (NIVA-rapport;7607, Research report, 2021)
      Det er utarbeidet en rangert liste over de havne- og kystområdene i Norge der forurenset sjøbunn i dag utgjør størst risiko for helse og miljø. Data fra perioden 2007 og framover er hentet ut fra Vannmiljø og fra rapporter. ...
    • Mercury concentration trend as a possible result of changes in cod population demography 

      Ruus, Anders; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Beylich, Bjørnar; Schøyen, Merete; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Green, Norman Whitaker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Mercury (Hg) in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is one of many parameters that are monitored through OSPAR's Joint Assessment and Monitoring Programme. Time series for cod in the Inner Oslofjord (Norway) go back to 1984. Until ...
    • Mytilus spp. as sentinels for monitoring microplastic pollution in Norwegian coastal waters: A qualitative and quantitative study. 

      Bråte, Inger Lise Nerland; Hurley, Rachel; Iversen, Karine; Beyer, Jonny; Thomas, Kevin V; Steindal, Calin Constantin; Green, Norman Whitaker; Olsen, Marianne; Lusher, Amy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Microplastic (MP) contamination is ubiquitous in the environment and many species worldwide have been shown to contain MP. The ecological impact of MP pollution is still unknown, thus there is an urgent need for more ...
    • Overvåking av miljøforholdene i Sørfjorden 2012.Metaller i vannmassene, Oksygen, nitrogen og fosfor i vannmassene, Miljøgifter i organismer 

      Ruus, Anders; Kvassnes, Astri J.S.; Ledang, Anna Birgitta; Green, Norman Whitaker; Schøyen, Merete (NIVA-rapport;6549, Research report, 2013)
      Resultatene av overvåkingen i 2012 kan oppsummeres som følger: Årsgjennomsnitt for konsentrasjoner av sink i overflatevann tilsvarte Kl. III ytterst i fjorden og Kl. IV innerst. Kadmium tilsvarte i hovedsak Kl. II. ...
    • Overvåking NOAH Langøya 2014.Miljøgifter i blåskjell, sedimentundersøkelser samt marinbiologiske registreringer 

      Gitmark, Janne Kim; Green, Norman Whitaker; Beylich, Bjørnar; Borgersen, Gunhild; Høgåsen, Tore (NIVA-rapport;6817, Research report, 2015)
      Overvåkingen utenfor NOAHs anlegg på Langøya har siden starten i 1994 i hovedsak indikert en god miljøtilstand i området. I 2014 ble det undersøkt metaller, organiske miljøgifter og radioaktivitet i blåskjell, metaller og ...
    • Overvåkingsmetoder for vannregionspesifikke og prioriterte stoffer i kystvann påvirket av ferskvann 

      Ranneklev, Sissel Brit; Green, Norman Whitaker; Allan, Ian; Grung, Merete; Garmo, Øyvind Aaberg; Ruus, Anders; Gitmark, Janne Kim; Schøyen, Merete (NIVA-rapport;7224, Research report, 2017)
      Miljøgifter i brakkvann har vært overvåket i flere tiår i Norge, men det er ikke etablert en felles overvåkingsstrategi, slik som det er for kystvann, elver og innsjøer. I denne rapporten viser vi eksempler på overvåkingsmetoder ...
    • Passive sampling and benchmarking to rank HOC levels in the aquatic environment 

      Allan, Ian John; Vrana, Branislav; de Weert, Jasperien; Kringstad, Alfhild; Ruus, Anders; Christensen, Guttorm; Terentjev, Petr; Green, Norman Whitaker (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The identification and prioritisation of water bodies presenting elevated levels of anthropogenic chemicals is a key aspect of environmental monitoring programmes. Albeit this is challenging owing to geographical scales, ...
    • Proposed Environmental Quality standards (EQS) for blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). 

      Ruus, Anders; Beyer, Jonny; Green, Norman Whitaker (NIVA-rapport;7578, Research report, 2021)
      The Norwegian Environment Agency recognizes the need to further develop Environmental Quality Standards (EQSs) under EU’s Water Framework Directive. As one step in this direction the Norwegian Institute for Water Research ...
    • Redegjørelse for miljøtilstanden i Grandefjæra ved Ørland flystasjon 

      Øxnevad, Sigurd; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie; Næss, Rita Yvonne; Green, Norman Whitaker; Moy, Siri Røang; Borgersen, Gunhild; Gitmark, Janne Kim; Håvardstun, Jarle (NIVA-rapport;7221, Research report, 2017)
      Denne undersøkelsen har hatt som mål å gi ny kunnskap om artsmangfoldet og den økologiske tilstanden i Grandefjæra samt beskrive eventuelle påvirkninger fra avrenning fra flyplassen på artsmangfoldet og vannkvaliteten i ...
    • Tiltaksorientert overvåking av Glommas munningsområde og Hvalerområdet for Kronos Titan AS og Borregaard AS - undersøkelse av miljøgifter, 2018 

      Green, Norman Whitaker (NIVA-rapport;7357, Research report, 2019)
      Ved implementeringen av vannforskriften er det krav om at minimum «god tilstand» skal oppnås i alle vannforekomster. Kronos Titan AS og Borregaard AS har utslipp til Glomma som når munningsområdet. Her presenteres resultatene ...