Browsing NIVA Open Access Archive by Author "Petersen, Karina"
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Biodegradation of selected offshore chemicals
Wennberg, Aina C.; Petersen, Karina (NIVA-rapport;7218, Research report, 2017)A review of biodegradation data for specific oil field chemicals and chemical groups were performed in order to evaluate if the current categorisation of these were appropriate based on the biodegradation properties. Data ... -
Characterizing combined effects of antiestrogenic chemicals on vitellogenin production in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hepatocytes
Hultman, Maria Thérése; Petersen, Karina; Tollefsen, Knut Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Fish are exposed to a complex mixture of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDC), some of which display antiestrogenic activity leading to suppression of estrogen receptor (ER)- mediated reproductive processes. Although the ... -
Characterizing cytotoxic and estrogenic activity of Arctic char tissue extracts in primary Arctic char hepatocytes
Petersen, Karina; Hultman, Maria Thérése; Bytingsvik, Jenny; Harju, Mikael; Evenset, Anita; Tollefsen, Knut Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Contaminants from various anthropogenic activities are detected in the Arctic due to long-range atmospheric transport, ocean currents, and living organisms such as migrating fish or seabirds. Although levels of persistent ... -
Combined effects of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, biocides and organic contaminants on the growth of Skeletonema pseudocostatum
Petersen, Karina; Heiaas, Harald; Tollefsen, Knut-Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Organisms in the environment are exposed to a number of pollutants from different compound groups. Inaddition to the classic pollutants like the polychlorinated biphenyls, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),alkylphenols, ... -
Development of a Bayesian network for probabilistic risk assessment of pesticides
Mentzel, Sophie; Grung, Merete; Tollefsen, Knut-Erik; Stenrød, Marianne; Petersen, Karina; Moe, S. Jannicke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Conventional environmental risk assessment of chemicals is based on a calculated risk quotient, representing the ratio of exposure to effects of the chemical, in combination with assessment factors to account for uncertainty. ... -
Dying for change: A roadmap to refine the fish acute toxicity test after 40 years of applying a lethal endpoint
Katsiadaki, Ioanna; Ellis, Tim; Andersen, Linda; Antczak, Philipp; Blaker, Ellen; Burden, Natalie; Fisher, Tom; Green, Christopher; Labram, Briony; Pearson, Audrey; Petersen, Karina; Pickford, Dan; Ramsden, Chris; Rønneseth, Anita; Ryder, Kathy; Sacker, Dominic; Stevens, Chloe; Watanabe, Haruna; Yamamoto, Hiroshi; Sewell, Fiona; Hawkins, Penny; Rufli, Hans; Handy, Richard D.; Maynard, Samuel K.; Jacobs, Miriam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The fish acute toxicity test (TG203; OECD, 2019) is frequently used and highly embedded in hazard and risk assessment globally. The test estimates the concentration of a chemical that kills 50% of the fish (LC50) over a ... -
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 risk assessment of combined effects in aquatic ecotoxicology: A discussion paper
Beyer, Jonny; Petersen, Karina; Song, You; Ruus, Anders; Grung, Merete; Bakke, Torgeir Heggelund; Tollefsen, Knut-Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Environmental regulatory edicts within the EU, such as the regulatory framework for chemicals REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals), the Water Framework Directive (WFD), and the Marine ... -
Exposure and toxicity of mixtures of plant protection products (PPPs) in the environment under Norwegian conditions. Evaluation of a cumulative environmental risk assessment of PPPs
Petersen, Karina; Stenrød, Marianne; Odenmarck, Sven Roar; Fredriksen, Lene; Gomes, Tania; Backhaus, Thomas; Tollefsen, Knut-Erik (NIVA-rapport;6830, Research report, 2015)This project was performed to improve the environmental cumulative risk assessment (CRA) of mixtures of plant protection products detected by the Norwegian Agricultural Environmental Monitoring Programme (JOVA) in Norwegian ... -
In vivo and in vitro effects of tunnel wash water and traffic related contaminants on aquatic organisms
Petersen, Karina; Bæk, Kine; Grung, Merete; Meland, Sondre; Ranneklev, Sissel Brit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In order to maintain the construction and safety of road tunnels, they are routinely washed. The wash water appears to be highly polluted with a plethora of contaminants in elevated concentrations. In addition, new and ... -
An integrated biological effects assessment of the discharge water into the Sunndalsfjord from an aluminium smelter
Brooks, Steven; Gomes, Tania; Grung, Merete; Petersen, Karina; Macken, Ailbhe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)An integrated biological effects study using field transplanted mussels was applied to determine the potential biological effects of an effluent discharge from an aluminium smelter into a Norwegian fjord. Chemical body ... -
Primary hepatocytes from Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) as a relevant Arctic in vitro model for screening contaminants and environmental extracts
Petersen, Karina; Hultman, Maria T; Tollefsen, Knut Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Contaminants find their way to the Arctic through long-range atmospheric transport, transport via ocean currents, and through increased anthropogenic activity. Some of the typical pollutants reaching the Arctic (PAHs, PCBs) ... -
Review of recent literature on tri-substituted phosphate esters (2015-2016)
Løken, Katharina Bjarnar; Petersen, Karina; van Bavel, Bert (NIVA-rapport;7095-2016, Research report, 2016)Research in the field of risk assessment of replacement chemicals for brominated flame retardants is rapidly expanding with more than 70 peer reviewed publication in the international literature published in 2015-2016 ... -
Road related pollutants induced DNA damage in dragonfly nymphs (Odonata, Anisoptera) living in highway sedimentation ponds
Meland, Sondre; Gomes, Tania; Petersen, Karina; Håll, Johnny; Lund, Espen; Kringstad, Alfhild; Grung, Merete (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Nowadays, stormwater sedimentation ponds are popular in stormwater management because of their ability to mitigate flooding and treat polluted runoff from e.g. roads. In addition, they may provide other ecosystem services ... -
Status of contaminated marine sediments in four Nordic countries: assessments, regulations, and remediation approaches
Lehoux, Alizée P.; Petersen, Karina; Leppänen, Matti T.; Snowball, Ian; Olsen, Marianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose Since the 1960s, pollution of the marine environment has been observed around the world, and a general awareness of the potential environmental hazards from contaminants arose. This general awareness was followed ... -
Storskala utlekkingstest av bildekkrelevante forurensningsstoffer fra Huggenes støyvoll (E6, Råde)
Meland, Sondre; Hultman, Maria Thérése; Georgantzopoulou, Anastasia; Petersen, Karina; Brandt, Uta; Kringstad, Alfhild; Rundberget, Jan Thomas; Grung, Merete (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Brukte bildekk utgjør et stort avfallsproblem. Dekk skal derfor gjenvinnes i form av ombruk, materialgjenvinning eller energiutnyttelse. Tidlig 2000-tall testet Statens vegvesen bruk av kasserte bildekk som byggemateriale ... -
Tiltaksplan for forurenset sjøbunn utenfor Elkem Carbon AS, Kristiansand
Olsen, Marianne; Næs, Kristoffer; Schaanning, Morten; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Håvardstun, Jarle; Allan, Ian; Sayfritz, Stephen John; Petersen, Karina (NIVA-rapport;7276, Research report, 2018)Elkem Carbon AS har engasjert NIVA for å utarbeide en tiltaksplan for opprydding i forurenset sjøbunn utenfor bedriften i Kristiansand. Behovet for å vurdere tiltak henger sammen med at overvåkingsresultater og risikovurdering ... -
Toxicity of organic compounds from unresolved complex mixtures (UCMs) to primary fish hepatocytes
Petersen, Karina; Hultman, Maria T; Rowland, Steven J.; Tollefsen, Knut Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Many environmental matrices contaminated with organic pollutants derived from crude oil or degraded petroleum contain mixtures so complex that they are typically unresolved by conventional analytical techniques such as gas ... -
Transgenic (cyp19a1b-GFP) zebrafish embryos as a tool for assessing combined effects of oestrogenic chemicals
Petersen, Karina; Fetter, Eva; Kah, Olivier; Brion, François; Scholz, Stefan; Tollefsen, Knut-Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Endocrine disrupting chemicals and especially oestrogen receptor (ER) agonists have been extensively studied over the years due to their potential effects on sexual development and reproduction in vertebrates, notably fish. ...