Browsing NIVA Open Access Archive by Author "Hurley, Rachel"

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    • Anthropogenically impacted lake catchments in Denmark reveal low microplastic pollution 

      Kallenbach, Emilie; Friberg, Nikolai; Lusher, Amy; Jacobsen, Dean; Hurley, Rachel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Microplastics have been detected in lake environments globally, including in remote regions. Agricultural and populated areas are known to congregate several inputs and release pathways for microplastic. This study ...

    • Chitinase digestion for the analysis of microplastics in chitinaceous organisms using the terrestrial isopod Oniscus asellus L. as a model organism 

      Kallenbach, Emilie; Hurley, Rachel; Lusher, Amy; Friberg, Nikolai (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Chitinaceous organisms have been found to ingest microplastic; however, a standardised, validated, and time- and cost-efficient method for dissolving these organisms without affecting microplastic particles is still required. ...

    • Comparing effects of microplastic exposure, FPOM resource quality, and consumer density on the response of a freshwater particle feeder and associated ecosystem processes 

      Kong, Ze Hui; Burdon, Francis J.; Truchy, Amélie; Bundschuh, Mirco; Futter, Martyn N.; Hurley, Rachel; McKie, Brendan G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Fine particulate organic matter (FPOM) is an important basal resource in stream ecosystems for deposit- and filter-feeding macroinvertebrates (collectively ‘particle feeders’). Microplastics (MP) share many characteristics ...

    • Development of a Norwegian monitoring program for Macroplastic and Litter 

      Falk-Andersson, Jannike; Lusher, Amy Lorraine; Haarr, Marthe Larsen; Rognerud, Idun; Hurley, Rachel; Hjelset, Sverre; Trubbach, Saskia (NIVA-rapport;7798-2022, Research report, 2022)
      The Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA) aims to strengthen environmental monitoring of macroplastic and litter pollution in Norway. Macroplastic and litter are items above 25 mm. Monitoring of litter in the Northern Fulmar ...

    • Effects of Polyester Fibers and Car Tire Particles on Freshwater Invertebrates 

      Schell, Theresa; Martinez-Perez, Sara; Dafouz, Raquel; Hurley, Rachel; Vighi, Marco; Rico, Andreu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Microplastic ingestion has been shown for various organisms, but knowledge of the potential adverse effects on freshwater invertebrates remains limited. We assessed the ingestion capacity and the associated effects of ...

    • Exploring the impacts of microplastics and associated chemicals in the terrestrial environment – Exposure of soil invertebrates to tire particles 

      Selonen, Salla; Dolar, Andraz; Kokalj, Anita Jemec; Sackey, Lyndon NA; Skalar, Tina; Fernandes, Virginia Cruz; Rede, Diana; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Hurley, Rachel; Nizzetto, Luca; van Gestel, Cornelis AM (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Abrasion of tire wear is one of the largest sources of microplastics to the environment. Although most tire particles settle into soils, studies on their ecotoxicological impacts on the terrestrial environment are scarce. ...

    • Exploring the impacts of plastics in soil - The effects of polyester textile fibers on soil invertebrates 

      Selonen, Salla; Dolar, Andraz; Kokalj, Anita Jemec; Skalar, Tina; Dolcet, Lidia Parramon; Hurley, Rachel; van Gestel, Cornelis AM (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Polyester fiber is one of the most abundant types of microplastics in the environment. A major proportion of the fibers entering wastewater treatment plants end up in sewage sludge, which is used as a soil fertilizer in ...

    • Fate and occurrence of micro(nano)plastics in soils: Knowledge gaps and possible risks 

      Hurley, Rachel; Nizzetto, Luca (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      The majority of micro(nano)plastic research has been concentrated on the marine environment. Whilst the ocean represents an ultimate sink for contamination, this focus overlooked key processes and pathways of micro(nano)plastics ...

    • Fate of microplastics in agricultural soils amended with sewage sludge: Is surface water runoff a relevant environmental pathway? 

      Schell, Theresa; Hurley, Rachel; Buenaventura, Nina Tuscano; Mauri, Pedro V.; Nizzetto, Luca; Rico, Andreu; Vighi, Marco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Sewage sludge used as agricultural fertilizer has been identified as an important source of microplastics (MPs) to the environment. However, the fate of MPs added to agricultural soils is largely unknown. This study ...

    • Innovative reference materials for method validation in microplastic analysis including interlaboratory comparison exercises 

      Martínez Francés, Elena; van Bavel, Bert; Hurley, Rachel; Nizzetto, Luca; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Buenaventura, Nina Tuscano; Singdahl-Larsen, Cecilie; Magni, Marie-Louise Tambo; Johansen, Jon Eigill; Lusher, Amy Lorraine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Reference materials (RMs) are vital tools in the validation of methods used to detect environmental pollutants. Microplastics, a relatively new environmental pollutant, require a variety of complex approaches to address ...

    • Is It or Isn’t It: The Importance of Visual Classification in Microplastic Characterization. 

      Lusher, Amy; Bråte, Inger Lise Nerland; Munno, Keenan; Hurley, Rachel; Welden, Natalie A (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Microplastics are a diverse category of pollutants, comprising a range of constituent polymers modified by varying quantities of additives and sorbed pollutants, and exhibiting a range of morphologies, sizes, and visual ...

    • Kunnskapsstatus om plastforsøpling langs vassdrag og kyst, og vurdering av metoder for overvåkning 

      Lindholm, Markus; van Bavel, Bert; Bråte, Inger Lise Nerland; Eidsvoll, David; Ranneklev, Sissel Brit; Hurley, Rachel; Olsen, Marianne (NIVA-rapport;7425, Research report, 2019)
      Rapporten gir en oversikt over mulige miljøproblemer knyttet til plast i miljøet, med fokus på Norge. Kunnskapsbasert forvaltning av dette globale miljøproblemet vil både lokalt/kommunalt og nasjonalt avhenge av at man ...

    • Large-scale monitoring and risk assessment of microplastics in the Amazon River 

      Rico, Andreu; Redondo-Hasselerharm, Paula; Vighi, Marco; Waichman, Andrea Viviana; de Souza Nunes, Gabriel Silva; Oliveira, Rhaul de; Singdahl-Larsen, Cecilie; Hurley, Rachel; Nizzetto, Luca; Schell, Theresa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Microplastics (MPs) are one of the most widespread contaminants worldwide, yet their risks for freshwater ecosystems have seldom been investigated. In this study, we performed a large monitoring campaign to assess the ...

    • Mapping microplastics in sludge 

      Lusher, Amy L.; Hurley, Rachel; Vogelsang, Christian; Nizzetto, Luca; Olsen, Marianne (NIVA-rapport;7215, Research report, 2017)
      The main objective of this project was to characterize microplastics in sewage sludge from Norwegian domestic wastewater treatment plants applying different wastewater and sludge treatment technologies. WWTPs were selected ...

    • Measuring riverine macroplastic: Methods, harmonisation, and quality control 

      Hurley, Rachel; Braaten, Hans Fredrik Veiteberg; Nizzetto, Luca; Steindal, Eirik Hovland; Lin, Yan; Clayer, Francois; Emmerik, Tim van; Buenaventura, Nina Tuscano; Eidsvoll, David Pettersen; Økelsrud, Asle; Norling, Magnus Dahler; Adam, Hans Nicolai; Olsen, Marianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      River systems are a key environmental recipient of macroplastic pollution. Understanding the sources of macroplastic to rivers and the mechanisms controlling fate and transport is essential to identify and tailor measures ...

    • Microplastic aging processes: Environmental relevance and analytical implications 

      Binda, Gilberto; Kalčíková, Gabriela; Allan, Ian; Hurley, Rachel; Rødland, Elisabeth; Spanu, Davide; Nizzetto, Luca (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      The analysis of microplastics (MPs) in terrestrial environments and the evaluation of their environmental risk has gained great attention, owing to the increasing evidence for their widespread presence in soils and freshwater ...

    • Modelling plastic fluxes with INCA-macroplastics in the Imus catchment: impacts of long-term accumulation and extreme events 

      Clayer, Francois; Norling, Magnus Dahler; Fürst, Kathinka; Hurley, Rachel; Creencia, Glenn Bryan A.; Msojica, Daeniel Zarene P.; Dizon, Jose Carlo R.; Lin, Yan; Nizzetto, Luca; Sedigo, Noel A.; Olsen, Marianne; Braaten, Hans Fredrik Veiteberg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Plastic environmental pollution is threatening water resources, aquatic ecosystems, and human wellbeing but is still highly uncertain with global fluxes to sea of 0.4–13 Mt\yr, and up to 517 Mt of mismanaged plastics on ...

    • Moving forward in microplastic research: A Norwegian perspective 

      Lusher, Amy; Hurley, Rachel; Arp, Hans Peter H; Booth, Andy; Bråte, Inger Lise Nerland; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Gomiero, Alessio; Gomes, Tania; Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar; Green, Norman; Haave, Marte; Hallanger, Ingeborg G.; Halsband, Claudia; Herzke, Dorte; Joner, Erik J; Kögel, Tanja; Rakkestad, Kirsten; Ranneklev, Sissel Brit; Wagner, Martin; Olsen, Marianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Given the increasing attention on the occurrence of microplastics in the environment, and the potential envi-ronmental threats they pose, there is a need for researchers to move quickly from basic understanding to applied ...

    • Multigenerational toxicity of microplastics derived from two types of agricultural mulching films to Folsomia candida 

      van Loon, Sam; de Jeu, Lotte; Hurley, Rachel; Kernchen, Sarmite; Fenner, Marlon; van Gestel, Cornelis A.M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Degradation and fragmentation of mulching films represents an increasing source of microplastics (MPs, plastic particles 1 μm to 5 mm in size) to agricultural soils. MPs have been shown to affect many soil invertebrates, ...

    • 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 ...