• Accumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls from contaminated sediment by Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): Direct accumulation from resuspended sediment and dietary accumulation via the polychaete Nereis virens 

      Ruus, Anders; Daae, Ingrid Aarre; Hylland, Ketil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Bioaccumulation of sediment‐associated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was examined in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) through direct diffusion from the sediment (via the water phase) and through the food chain (dietary ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Common eider and herring gull as contaminant indicators of different ecological niches of an urban fjord system 

      Thorstensen, Helene; Ruus, Anders; Helberg, Morten; Bæk, Kine; Enge, Ellen Katrin; Borgå, Katrine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Seabirds like gulls are common indicators in contaminant monitoring. The herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a generalist with a broad range of dietary sources, possibly introducing a weakness in its representativeness of ...
    • Comparison of caged and native blue mussels (Mytilus edulis spp.) for environmental monitoring of PAH, PCB and trace metals 

      Schøyen, Merete; Allan, Ian; Ruus, Anders; Håvardstun, Jarle; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Beyer, Jonny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Contaminant bioaccumulation was studied in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis spp.) using the harbor waters of Kristiansand (Norway) as a case study. A suite of chemical contaminants (trace metals, PAHs and PCBs) was analyzed ...
    • Contaminants in coastal waters 2021 / Miljøgifter i kystområdene 2021 

      Schøyen, Merete; Grung, Merete; Lund, Espen; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Ruus, Anders; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Beylich, Bjørnar; Jenssen, Marthe Torunn Solhaug; Tveiten, Lise Ann; Håvardstun, Jarle; Ribeiro, Anne Luise; Doyer, Isabel; Bæk, Kine (NIVA-rapport;7784-2022, Research report, 2022)
      The Norwegian environmental monitoring programme “Contaminants in coastal waters” (Miljøgifter i kystområdene - MILKYS) examines levels, trends, and effects of contaminants in biota. The 2021 investigation included analyses ...
    • Contaminants in coastal waters 2022 

      Schøyen, Merete; Grung, Merete; Lund, Espen; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Ruus, Anders; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Christensen, Guttorm; Beylich, Bjørnar; Jenssen, Marthe Torunn Solhaug; Tveiten, Lise Ann; Håvardstun, Jarle; Eftevåg, Veronica Sæther; Bæk, Kine (NIVA-rapport;7912-2023, Research report, 2024)
      The Norwegian environmental monitoring programme “Contaminants in coastal waters” (Miljøgifter i kystområdene - MILKYS) examines the levels, trends, and effects of contaminants annually in biota along the Norwegian fjords ...
    • 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 2015. Miljøgifter i norske kystområder 2015. 

      Green, Norman W.; Schøyen, Merete; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Ruus, Anders; Allan, Ian; Hjermann, Dag; Severinsen, Gunnar; Høgåsen, Tore; Beylich, Bjørnar; Håvardstun, Jarle; Lund, Espen; Tveiten, Lise; Bæk, Kine (NIVA-rapport;7087, Research report, 2016-10)
      This programme examines the levels, trends and effects of contaminants in biota along the coast of Norway. The 2015-investigation included analyses of 108 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 2018 

      Green, Norman W.; Schøyen, Merete; Hjermann, Dag Ø.; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Ruus, Anders; Beylich, Bjørnar; Lund, Espen; Tveiten, Lise; Jenssen, Marthe T. S.; Håvardstun, Jarle; Ribeiro, Anne Louise; Doyer, Isabel; Rundberget, Jan Thomas; Bæk, Kine (NIVA-rapport;7581, Research report, 2021)
      This programme examines the levels, trends and effects of contaminants in biota along the coast of Norway. The 2018-investigation included analyses of more than 133 different contaminants or biological effect parameters ...
    • 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 ...
    • Contaminants in coastal waters of Norway 2020 

      Schøyen, Merete; Lund, Espen; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Ruus, Anders; Beylich, Bjørnar; Jenssen, Marthe Torunn Solhaug; Tveiten, Lise Ann; Håvardstun, Jarle; Ribeiro, Anne Luise; Doyer, Isabel; Bæk, Kine; Grung, Merete; Øxnevad, Sigurd (NIVA-rapport;7686-2021, Research report, 2021)
      The monitoring programme “Contaminants in coastal waters of Norway” (Miljøgifter i norske kystområder - MILKYS) examines levels, trends and effects of contaminants in biota. The 2020-investigation included analyses of more ...
    • Differences in Trophic Level, Contaminant Load, and DNA Damage in an Urban and a Remote Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) Breeding Colony in Coastal Norway 

      Keilen, Ellen Kristine; Borgå, Katrine; Thorstensen, Helene Skjeie; Hylland, Ketil; Helberg, Morten; Warner, Nicholas Alexander; Bæk, Kine; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Ruus, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Herring gulls (Larus argentatus) are opportunistic feeders, resulting in contaminant exposure depending on area and habitat. We compared contaminant concentrations and dietary markers between two herring gull breeding ...
    • Dioksiner i Grenlandsfjordene – DIG. Oppsummering av forskningsprosjektet 

      Næs, Kristoffer; Persson, Johan; Saloranta, Tuomo; Andersen, Tom; Berge, John Arthur; Hylland, Ketil; Ruus, Anders; Tobiesen, August; Bergstad, Odd Aksel; Knutsen, Jan Atle (NIVA-rapport;4876, Research report, 2004)
      Grenlandsfjordene har mottatt store tilførsler av dioksiner fra Norsk Hydros magnesiumfabrikk på Herøya (1951-2002). Forurensningen har ført til restriksjoner og råd knyttet til omsetning og inntak av sjømat fra området. ...
    • Do DOM quality and origin affect the uptake and accumulation of lipid-soluble contaminants in coastal filter feeders? An experimental simulation of teflubenzuron exposure to blue mussels 

      Schultze, Sabrina; Andersen, Tom; Knudtzon, Nina Cathrine; Ruus, Anders; Rundberget, Jan Thomas; Brooks, Steven; Poste, Amanda Elizabeth; Hessen, Dag Olav; Borgå, Katrine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The increased export of terrestrial dissolved organic matter (terrDOM) to coastal marine ecosystems may affect local filter feeders and the local food web via the altered uptake of organic material and associated contaminants. ...
    • Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord 

      Ruus, Anders; Allan, Ian; Beylich, Bjørnar; Bæk, Kine; Schlabach, Martin; Helberg, Morten (NIVA-rapport;6714, Research report, 2014)
      This programme, “Environmental Contaminants in an Urban Fjord” has covered sampling and analysis of organisms in a marine food web of the Inner Oslofjord, in addition to samples of sediment, blue mussel and polychaetes at ...