• Berlin statement on legacy and emerging contaminants in polar regions 

      Ebinghaus, Ralf; Barbaro, Elena; Bengtson Nash, Susan; de Avila, Cristina; De Wit, Cynthia A.; Dulio, Valeria; Felden, Janine; Franco, Antonio; Gandrass, Jürgen; Grotti, Marco; Herata, Heike; Hughes, Kevin A.; Jartun, Morten; Joerss, Hanna; Kallenborn, Roland; Koschorrek, Jan; Küster, Anette; Lohmann, Rainer; Wang, Zhanyun; MacLeod, Matthew; Pugh, Rbecca; Rauert, Caren; Slobodnik, Jaroslav; Sühring, Roxanna; Vorkamp, Katrin; Xie, Zhiyong (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Polar regions should be given greater consideration with respect to the monitoring, risk assessment, and management of potentially harmful chemicals, consistent with the requirements of the precautionary principle. Protecting ...
    • Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic – challenges, opportunities and strategies 

      Provencher, Jennifer F.; Aliani, Stefano; Bergmann, Melanie; Bourdages, Madelaine; Buhl-Mortensen, Lene; Galgani, Francois; Gomiero, Alessio; Granberg, Maria; Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar; Hamilton, Bonnie M.; Kögel, Tanja; Larsen, Jan René; Lusher, Amy; Mallory, Mark L; Murphy, Peter; Peeken, Ilka; Primpke, Sebastian; Strand, Jakob; Vorkamp, Katrin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) has published a plan and guidelines for the monitoring of litter and microplastics (MP) in the Arctic. Here we look beyond suggestions for immediate monitoring and ...
    • Influences of climate change on long-term time series of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Arctic and Antarctic biota 

      Vorkamp, Katrin; Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne; Corsolini, Simonetta; de Wit, Cynthia A.; Dietz, Rune; Gribble, Matthew O.; Houde, Magali; Kalia, Vrinda; Letcher, Robert J.; Morris, Adam; Rigét, Frank F.; Routti, Heli Anna Irmeli; Muir, Derek C.G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Time series of contaminants in the Arctic are an important instrument to detect emerging issues and to monitor the effectiveness of chemicals regulation, based on the assumption of a direct reflection of changes in primary ...
    • Monitoring litter and microplastics in Arctic mammals and bird 

      Lusher, Amy; Provencher, Jennifer F.; Baak, Julia E.; Hamilton, Bonnie M.; Vorkamp, Katrin; Hallanger, Ingeborg G.; Pijogge, Liz; Liboiron, Max; Bourdages, Madelaine; Hammer, Sjúrður; Gavrilo, Maria; Vermaire, Jesse; Linnebjerg, Jannie F.; Mallory, Mark L.; Gabrielsen, Geir W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Plastic pollution has been reported to affect Arctic mammals and birds. There are strengths and limitations to monitoring litter and microplastics using Arctic mammals and birds. One strength is the direct use of these ...
    • Monitoring of microplastic pollution in the Arctic: Recent developments in polymer identification, quality assurance and control (QA/QC), and data reporting 

      Primpke, Sebastian; Booth, Andy; Gerdts, Gunnar; Gomiero, Alessio; Kögel, Tanja; Lusher, Amy Lorraine; Strand, Jakob; Scholz-Böttcher, Barbara; Galgani, Francois; Provencher, Jennifer F; Aliani, Stefano; Patankar, Shreyas; Vorkamp, Katrin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The pollution of the environment with plastics is of growing concern worldwide, including the Arctic region. While larger plastic pieces are a visible pollution issue, smaller microplastics are not visible with the naked ...
    • The NORMAN Association and the European Partnership for Chemicals Risk Assessment (PARC): let’s cooperate! 

      Dulio, Valeria; Koschorreck, Jan; van Bavel, Bert; van den Brink, Paul; Hollender, Juliane; Munthe, John; Schlabach, Martin; Aalizadeh, Reza; Agerstrand, Marlene; Ahrens, Lutz; Allan, Ian; Alygizakis, Nikiforos; Barceló, Damià; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Boutroup, Susanne; Brack, Werner; Bressy, Adele; Christensen, Jan H.; Cirka, Lubos; Covaci, Adrian; Derksen, Anja; Deviller, Genevieve; Dingemans, Milou M. L.; Engwall, Magnus; Fatta-Kassinos, Despo; Gago-Ferrero, Pablo; Hernández, Félix; Herzke, Dorte; Hilscherová, Klára; Hollert, Henner; Junghans, Marion; Kasprzyk-Hordern, Barbara; Keiter, Steffen; Kools, Stefan A. E.; Kruve, Anneli; Lambropoulou, Dimitra; Lamoree, Marja; Leonards, Pim; Lopez, Benjamin; López de Alda, Miren; Lundy, Lian; Makovinská, Jarmila; Marigómez, Ionan; Martin, Jonathan W.; McHugh, Brendan; Miège, Cécile; O'Toole, Simon; Perkola, Noora; Polesello, Stefano; Posthuma, Leo; Rodriguez-Mozaz, Sara; Roessink, Ivo; Rostkowski, Pawel; Ruedel, Heinz; Samanipour, Saer; Schulze, Tobias; Schymanski, Emma L.; Sengl, Manfred; Tarabek, Peter; Hulscher, Dorien Ten; Thomaidis, Nikolaos; Togola, Anne; Valsecchi, Sara; van Leeuwen, Stefan; von der Ohe, Peter; Vorkamp, Katrin; Vrana, Branislav; Slobodnik, Jaroslav (Others, 2020)
      The Partnership for Chemicals Risk Assessment (PARC) is currently under development as a joint research and innovation programme to strengthen the scientific basis for chemical risk assessment in the EU. The plan is to ...
    • Using environmental monitoring data from apex predators for chemicals management: towards better use of monitoring data from apex predators in support of prioritisation and risk assessment of chemicals in Europe 

      Treu, Gabriele; Slobodnik, Jaroslav; Alygizakis, Nikiforos; Badry, Alexander; Bunke, Dirk; Cincinelli, Alessandra; Claßen, Daniela; Dekker, Rene W. R. J.; Göckener, Bernd; Gkotsis, Georgios; Hanke, Georg; Duke, Guy; Jartun, Morten; Movalli, Paola; Nika, Maria-Christina; Rüdel, Heinz; Tarazona, Jose V.; Thomaidis, Nikolaos S.; Tornero, Victoria; Vorkamp, Katrin; Walker, Lee A.; Koschorreck, Jan; Dulio, Valeria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      A large number of apex predator samples are available in European research collections, environmental specimen banks and natural history museums that could be used in chemical monitoring and regulation. Apex predators ...