Browsing NIVA Open Access Archive by Author "Kotova, Ekaterina"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ...