• Alkylated Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in Road Runoff Are an Environmental Risk and Should Be Included in Future Investigations 

      Grung, Merete; Lindman, Sofie Jenny; Kringstad, Alfhild; Girardin, Viviane; Meland, Sondre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) and metals are important contaminants in road runoff. Vital mitigation measures against aquatic contamination from road runoff include the use of sedimentation ponds. However, it has ...
    • Allostatic Load and Stress Physiology in European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) and Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata L.) 

      Samaras, Athanasios; Santo, Carlos Espirito; Papandroulakis, Nikos; Mitrizakis, Nikolaos; Pavlidis, Michail; Höglund, Erik; Pelgrim, Thamar N.M.; Zethof, Jan; Spanings, F.A.Tom; Vindas, Marco A; Ebbesson, Lars O.E.; Flik, Gert; Gorissen, Marnix (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The present study aimed to compare effects of increasing chronic stress load on the stress response of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) to identify neuroendocrine functions that ...
    • Alternative Biosynthetic Starter Units Enhance the Structural Diversity of Cyanobacterial Lipopeptides 

      Mareš, Jan; Hájek, Jan; Urajová, Petra; Kust, Andreja; Jokela, Jouni; Saurav, Kumar; Galica, Tomáš; Čapková, Kateřina; Mattila, Antti; Haapaniemi, Esa; Permi, Perttu; Mysterud, Ivar; Skulberg, Olav M; Karlsen, Jan; Fewer, David P; Sivonen, Kaarina; Tønnesen, Hanne Hjorth; Hrouzek, Pavel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Puwainaphycins (PUWs) and minutissamides (MINs) are structurally analogous cyclic lipopeptides possessing cytotoxic activity. Both types of compound exhibit high structural variability, particularly in the fatty acid (FA) ...
    • An ecotoxicological assessment of mine tailings from three Norwegian mines 

      Brooks, Steven J; Escudero-Oñate, Carlos; Lillicrap, Adam D (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The study assessed the environmental toxicity of three Norwegian mine tailings from Omya Hustadmarmor, Sydvaranger, and Sibelco, which are all released into a seawater recipient. Ecotoxicity assessments were performed on ...
    • An In Situ Experimental Study of Effects on Submerged Vegetation After Activated Carbon Amendment of Legacy Contaminated Sediments 

      Olsen, Marianne; Moy, Frithjof E; Mjelde, Marit; Lydersen, Espen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Activated carbon (AC) amendment has been shown to reduce bioavailability of hydrophobic contaminants in the bioactive layer of sediment. Unwanted secondary effects of AC amendment could be particularly undesirable for ...
    • An integrative biological effects assessment of a mine discharge into a Norwegian fjord using field transplanted mussels 

      Brooks, S.J.; Escudero-Oñate, C.; Gomes, T.; Ferrando-Climent, L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The blue mussel (Mytilus sp.) has been used to assess the potential biological effects of the discharge effluent from the Omya Hustadmarmor mine, which releases its tailings into the Frænfjord near Molde, Norway. Chemical ...
    • Analysis of new classes of recreational drugs in sewage: Synthetic cannabinoids and amphetamine-like substances 

      Reid, Malcolm James; Derry, Lisa; Thomas, Kevin V (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The analysis of sewage for the residues of commonly used illicit drugs has successfully been applied as a suitable approach for estimating community illicit drug use. The drug market is increasingly dynamic with new ...
    • Analysis of stimulant drugs in the wastewater of five Nordic capitals 

      Löve, Arndis Sue Ching; Baz-Lomba, Jose Antonio; Reid, Malcolm J; Kankaanpää, Aino; Gunnar, Teemu; Dam, Maria; Ólafsdóttir, Kristín; Thomas, Kevin V (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Wastewater-based epidemiology is an efficient way to assess illicit drug use, complementing currently used methods retrieved from different data sources. The aim of this study is to compare stimulant drug use in five Nordic ...
    • Analytical challenges and possibilities for the quantification of tire-road wear particles 

      Rødland, Elisabeth Strandbråten; Gustafsson, Mats; Jaramillo-Vogel, David; Järlskog, Ida; Müller, Kathrin; Rauert, Cassandra; Rausch, Juanita; Wagner, Stephan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      As one of the largest sources of microplastic particle emissions, tire-road wear particle mixtures (TRWPs) pose a potentially high threat to various environmental compartments. Their heterogenous properties, from varying ...
    • Anthropogenic and natural size-related selection act in concert during brown trout (Salmo trutta) smolt river descent 

      Haraldstad, Tormod; Höglund, Erik; Kroglund, Frode; Olsen, Esben Moland; Hawley, Kate Louise; Haugen, Thrond Oddvar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      By hindering migration and inducing direct turbine mortality during downstream migration, hydropower is regarded as one of the most serious threats to anadromous salmonids. Yet, little attention has been paid to long-term ...
    • Anthropogenically impacted lake catchments in Denmark reveal low microplastic pollution 

      Kallenbach, Emilie; Friberg, Nikolai; Lusher, Amy; Jacobsen, Dean; Hurley, Rachel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Microplastics have been detected in lake environments globally, including in remote regions. Agricultural and populated areas are known to congregate several inputs and release pathways for microplastic. This study ...
    • Antibiotic resistance genes in treated wastewater and in the receiving water bodies: A pan-European survey of urban settings 

      Cacace, Damiano; Fatta-Kassinos, Despo; Manaia, Celia M.; Cytryn, Eddie; Kreuzinger, Norbert; Rizzo, Luigi; Karaolia, Popi; Schwartz, Thomas; Alexander, Johannes; Merlin, Christophe; Garelick, Hemda; Schmitt, Heike; de Vries, Daisy; Schwermer, Carsten Ulrich; Meric, Sureyya; Ozkal, Can Burak; Pons, Marie-Noëlle; Kneis, David; Berendonk, Thomas U. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      There is increasing public concern regarding the fate of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) during wastewater treatment, their persistence during the treatment process and their potential impacts on the receiving water ...
    • AOP Report: Inhibition of Chitin Synthase 1 Leading to Increased Mortality in Arthropods 

      Schmid, Simon; Song, You; Tollefsen, Knut Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
    • AOP Report: Uncoupling of Oxidative Phosphorylation Leading to Growth Inhibition via Decreased Cell Proliferation 

      Song, You; Villenueve, Daniel L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This report describes a novel adverse outcome pathway (AOP) on uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) leading to growth inhibition via decreased adenosine triphosphate (ATP) pool and cell proliferation (AOPWiki, ...
    • Application of AOPs to assist regulatory assessment of chemical risks – Case studies, needs and recommendations 

      Bajard, Lola; Adamovsky, Ondrej; Audouze, Karine; Baken, Kirsten; Barouki, Robert; Beltman, Joost B.; Beronius, Anna; Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva Cecilie; Cano-Sancho, German; de Baat, Milo L.; Di Tillio, Filippo; Fernandez, Mariana F.; FitzGerald, Rex E.; Gundacker, Claudia; Hernández, Antonio F.; Hilscherova, Klara; Karakitsios, Spyros; Kuchovska, Eliska; Long, Manhai; Luijten, Mirjam; Majid, Sanah; Marx-Stoelting, Philip; Mustieles, Vicente; Negi, Chander K.; Sarigiannis, Dimosthenis; Scholz, Stefan; Sovadinova, Iva; Stierum, Rob; Tanabe, Shihori; Tollefsen, Knut-Erik; van den Brand, Annick D.; Vogs, Carolina; Wielsøe, Maria; Wittwehr, Clemens; Blaha, Ludek (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      While human regulatory risk assessment (RA) still largely relies on animal studies, new approach methodologies (NAMs) based on in vitro, in silico or non-mammalian alternative models are increasingly used to evaluate ...
    • Application of flow cytometry in ballast water analysis - biological aspects 

      Hoell, Ingunn; Olsen, Ranveig Ottøy; Hess-Erga, Ole-Kristian; Thuestad, Gunnar; Larsen, Aud (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Ballast water may, when discharged, cause the spread of nonindigenous and potentially invasive species. International ballast water treatment regulations have accelerated the development of new methods to detect, enumerate ...
    • Application of UV-LEDs for antibiotic resistance genes inactivation – Efficiency monitoring with qPCR and transformation 

      Umar, Muhammad; Anglès d'Auriac, Marc; Wennberg, Aina Charlotte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      A dose-response study on a plasmid vector containing ampicillin and kanamycin resistance genes was performed with UVC-LEDs at two different wavelengths (265 and 285 nm) using different UV fluences including 40 mJ/cm2 and ...
    • Applying a New Ensemble Approach to Estimating Stock Status of Marine Fisheries around the World 

      Rosenberg, Andrew; Kleisner, Kristin M; Afflerbach, Jamie; Anderson, Sean C.; Dickey-Collas, Mark; Cooper, Andrew B.; Fogarty, Michael J.; Fulton, Elizabeth A.; Gutierrez, Nicolas L.; Hyde, Kimberly J.W.; Jardim, Ernesto; Jensen, Olaf P.; Kristiansen, Trond; Longo, Catherine; Minte-Vera, Carolina V.; Minto, Coilin; Mosqueira, Iago; Osio, Giacomo Chato; Ovando, Daniel; Selig, Elizabeth R; Thorson, James T.; Walsh, Jessica C.; Ye, Yimin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The exploitation status of marine fisheries stocks worldwide is of critical importance for food security, ecosystem conservation, and fishery sustainability. Applying a suite of data-limited methods to global catch data, ...
    • Applying Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) to support Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA) 

      Tollefsen, Knut Erik; Scholz, Stefan; Cronin, Mark T.; Edwards, Stephen W.; de Knecht, Joop; Crofton, Kevin; Garcia-Reyero, Natalia; Hartung, Thomas; Worth, Andrew; Patlewicz, Grace (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Chemical regulation is challenged by the large number of chemicals requiring assessment for potential human health and environmental impacts. Current approaches are too resource intensive in terms of time, money and animal ...
    • Approaches to Reconsider Literature on Physiological Effects of Environmental Change: Examples From Ocean Acidification Research 

      Falkenberg, Laura J; Dupont, Sam; Bellerby, Richard G J (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Understanding links between the abiotic environment and organism fitness and function is a central challenge of biology, and an issue of growing relevance due to anthropogenic environmental changes. To date, our understanding ...