• Monitoring ocean water quality by deployment of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) eggs: In situ bioaccumulation and toxicity in embryos 

      Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Nordtug, Trond; Øverjordet, Ida Beathe; Sørensen, Lisbet; Kvæstad, Bjarne; Davies, Emlyn John; Meier, Sonnich; Gomes, Tania; Brooks, Steven; Farkas, Julia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Fish embryos can bioaccumulate and are particularly sensitive to a wide range of contaminants, which makes them suitable sentinels for environmental biomonitoring. However, fish embryos are very rarely utilized in environmental ...
    • Monitoring of environmental contaminants in freshwater ecosystems 2018 – Occurrence and biomagnification 

      Jartun, Morten; Økelsrud, Asle; Rundberget, Thomas; Enge, Ellen Katrin; Rostkowski, Pawel; Warner, Nicholas Alexander; Harju, Mikael; Johansen, Ingar (NIVA-rapport;7397, Research report, 2019)
      This report studies the distribution and fate of contaminants such as mercury (Hg), cyclic volatile methylated siloxanes (cVMS: D4, D5, D6), brominated flame retardants (BFR, PBDEs), alkylphenols, organic phosphorous flame ...
    • Monitoring of environmental contaminants in freshwater ecosystems 2019 – Occurrence and biomagnification 

      Jartun, Morten; Økelsrud, Asle; Rundberget, Thomas; Bæk, Kine; Enge, Ellen Katrin; Halse, Anne Karine; Götsch, Arntraut; Harju, Mikael; Johansen, Ingar (NIVA-rapport;7545, Research report, 2020)
      This program, «Monitoring of environmental contaminants in freshwater ecosystems and single species in large Norwegian lakes”, has covered sampling and determination of environmental contaminants by analyses of organisms ...
    • Monitoring of environmental contaminants in freshwater ecosystems 2020 – Occurrence and biomagnification 

      Jartun, Morten; Økelsrud, Asle; Kildahl, Henriette; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Rundberget, Thomas; Bæk, Kine; Enge, Ellen Katrin; Halse, Anne Karine; Hanssen, Linda; Harju, Mikael; Johansen, Ingar (NIVA-rapport;7653, Research report, 2021)
      This program, «Monitoring of environmental contaminants in freshwater ecosystems and single species in large Norwegian lakes”, has covered sampling and determination of environmental contaminants by analyses of organisms ...
    • Monitoring of environmental contaminants in freshwater food webs (MILFERSK) 2022 

      Jartun, Morten; Økelsrud, Asle; Bæk, Kine; Rundberget, Thomas; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Ruus, Anders; Grung, Merete; Enge, Ellen Katrin; Hanssen, Linda; Harju, Mikael; Johansen, Ingar (NIVA-rapport;7875-2023, Research report, 2023)
      Samples of a benthic food chain in Lake Mjøsa have been collected, and the concentrations of emerging contaminants such as Siloxanes, PFAS, UV-compounds, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, Musks, Benzothiazoles and Chlorinated ...
    • 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 ...
    • Monitoring of microplastics in Danish marine waters using the Oslo-Kiel ferry as a ship-of-opportunity 

      van Bavel, Bert; Lusher, Amy; Jaccard, Pierre Franqois; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Singdahl-Larsen, Cecilie; Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Murray, Ciaran Joseph (NIVA-rapport;7524, Research report, 2020)
      The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive require that EU Member States establish appropriate strategies and sampling programmes for microplastic in the marine environment. We report the results of a two-tiered pilot study ...
    • Monitoring of plastic debris in the lower Citarum River using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) 

      Rahmadya, Aldiano; Hidayat, .; Aisyah, Siti; Husrin, Semeidi; Olsen, Marianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Plastic pollution has become a problem in recent years. Various methods are used to reduce and prevent plastic pollution. Many methods have been used to estimate the abundance and transportation of plastics in waters, ...
    • Monitoring of β-D-galactosidase activity as a surrogate parameter for rapid detection of sewage contamination in urban recreational water 

      Tryland, Ingun; Braathen, Henrik; Wennberg, Aina C.; Eregno, Fasil; Beschorner, Anna-Lena (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Simple, automated methods are required for rapid detection of wastewater contamination in urban recreational water. The activity of the enzyme b-D-galactosidase (GAL) can rapidly (<2 h) be measured by field instruments, ...
    • Monitoring photolysis and (solar photo)-Fenton of enrofloxacin by a methodology involving EEM-PARAFAC and bioassays: Role of pH and water matrix 

      Sciscenko, Ivan; Garcia-Ballesteros, Sara; Sabater, Consuelo; Castillo, Maria; Escudero-Oñate, Carlos; Oller, Isabel; Arques, Antonio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The degradation of enrofloxacin (ENR) by direct photolysis, Fenton and solar photo-Fenton processes has been studied in different water matrices, such as ultra-pure water (MQ), tap water (TW) and highly saline water (SW). ...
    • Monitoring psychoactive substance use at six European festivals through wastewater and pooled urine analysis 

      Bijlsma, Lubertus; Celma, Alberto; Castiglioni, Sara; Salgueiro-González, Noelia; Bou-Iserte, Lledó; Baz Lomba, Jose Antonio; Reid, Malcolm James; Dias, Mário João Rodrigues; Lopes, Alvaro; Matias, João; Pastor-Alcañiz, Laura; Radonić, Jelena L.; Turk Sekulic, Sekulic; Shine, Trevor; van Nuijs, Alexander L.N.; Hernández, Félix; Zuccato, Ettore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The consumption of psychoactive substances is considered a growing problem in many communities. Moreover, new psychoactive substances (NPS) designed as (legal) substitutes to traditional illicit drugs are relatively easily ...
    • Monitoring TCM 2020 - Aquatic 

      Gundersen, Cathrine Brecke; Lund, Espen; Grung, Merete (NIVA-rapport;7512, Research report, 2020)
      Aquatic monitoring of three lakes, including drinking water sources, located in close vicinity to the Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) was conducted to look for traces of amine-discharges from CO2 capture activities. Lake ...
    • Morphologically Conservative but Physiologically Diverse: The Mode of Stasis in Anostraca (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) 

      Lindholm, Markus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The essay discusses whether biotic and abiotic environments differ in their ability to speed up or slow down morphological change and the generation of new lineages. Examples from the class Branchiopoda show that morphological ...
    • Mortality and transcriptional effects of inorganic mercury in the marine copepod Calanus finmarchicus 

      Tollefsen, Knut Erik; Song, You; Høgåsen, Tore; Øverjordet, Ida Beathe; Altin, Dag; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Inorganic mercury (Hg) is highly toxic to organisms including crustaceans and displays multiple toxic modes of action (MoA). The main aim of this investigation was to assess the acute and sublethal toxicity mediated by ...
    • Movement of pulsed resource subsidies from kelp forests to deep fjords 

      Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Wernberg, Thomas; Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus; Ramirez-Llodra, Eva; Pedersen, Morten Foldager (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Resource subsidies in the form of allochthonous primary production drive secondary production in many ecosystems, often sustaining diversity and overall productivity. Despite their importance in structuring marine communities, ...
    • 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 ...
    • Moving from the traditional paradigm of pathogen inactivation to controlling antibiotic resistance in water - Role of ultraviolet irradiation 

      Umar, Muhammad; Roddick, Felicity; Fan, Linhua (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation has proven an effective tool for inactivating microorganisms in water. There is, however, a need to look at disinfection from a different perspective because microbial inactivation alone may ...
    • Mudring og deponering i Oslo Havn - Langsiktig overvåking avmiljøgifter i blåskjell, reker og fisk i perioden 2006-2013 Sluttrapport 

      Berge, John A (NIVA-rapport;6720, Research report, 2014)
      I denne rapporten oppsummeres resultatene fra supplerende tiltaksovervåking utført i Indre Oslofjord i perioden 2006-2013. Resultatene omfatter analyser av miljøgifter i 1) blåskjell innsamlet nær mudringsområdene i Oslo ...
    • Mulig bruk av folkeforskning og nettdugnad i vannforvaltningen 

      Barkved, Line Johanne; Furuseth, Ingvild Skumlien; Langaas, Sindre (NIVA-rapport;7459, Research report, 2020)
      Involvering av allmenheten i miljøforvaltningsaktiviteter gjennom folkeforskning og nettdugnad øker i omfang i Europa. Miljødirektoratet ønsket derfor å få en vurdering av potensiale for bruk av folkeforskning og nettdugnad ...
    • Mulighetskartlegging for kystbaserte næringer i Agder 

      Frigstad, Helene; Dahl, Einar; Moy, Frithjof Emil; Næs, Kristoffer; Knutsen, Jan Atle; Kaste, Øyvind (NIVA-rapport;7164-2017, Research report, 2017-06)
      I Agder er det et sterkt ønske fra kystkommunene om å tilrettelegge for blå vekst i regionen, men for å realisere dette målet er det behov for faktisk kunnskap om hvilke muligheter havet gir – og utelukker – langs hele ...