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    • Accumulation and distribution of microplastics in coastal sediments from the inner Oslofjord, Norway 

      Bronzo, Laura; Lusher, Amy L.; Schøyen, Merete; Morigi, Caterina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Microplastic presence in benthic marine systems is a widely discussed topic. The influence of the natural matrix on microplastic distribution within the sedimentary matrix is often overlooked. Marine sediments from the ...

    • Assessment of seasonal variability of input of microplastics from the Northern Dvina River to the Arctic Ocean 

      Zhdanov, Igor; Lokhov, Alexey; Belesov, Artem; Kozhevnikov, Alexander; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Berezina, Anfisa; Frolova, Natalia; Kotova, Ekaterina; Leshchev, Andrey; Wang, Xinhong; Zavialov, Peter; Yakushev, Evgeniy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Northern Dvina River is one of the largest rivers in the European Arctic flowing into the White Sea through the populated regions with developed industry. Floating plastics include microplastics (0.5–5 mm) and mesoplastics ...

    • Beach litter sources around Nuuk, Greenland: An analysis by UArctic summer school graduate course students 

      Haarr, Marthe Larsen; Bach, Lis; Chambers, Catherine P.; Falk-Andersson, Jannike; Juul-Pedersen, Thomas; Metcalfe, Ryan d'Arcy; Sinisalo, Anna Katariina; Strand, Jakob; Svendsen, Helene; Baak, Julia E.; Björnsdóttir, Helga Hvanndal; Brenner, Elsa Margaret Krook; Christiansen, Sigrid; Delattre, Cécilia; Gauthier, Maeva; Georgiou, Rachel Helen; Günther, Ljuba; Hägg, Fanny; Markussen, Ulunnguaq; Parga Martínez, Karla Berenice; le Pevedic, Arnaud; Refosco, Alice; Tandberg, Bror Kristian Raanaas; Tulatz, Felix; Van Broeck, Silke; Visser, Nathan Thomas; Wittwer, Louise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Modeling studies illustrate the potential for long-range transport of plastics into the Arctic, although the degree to which this occurs remains relatively undocumented. We utilised a teaching exercise at a UArctic summer ...

    • Benthic community status and mobilization of Ni, Cu and Co at abandoned sea deposits for mine tailings in SW Norway 

      Schaanning, Morten Thorne; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Ndungu, Kuria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      During 1960–94 tailings from an ilmenite mine in southwest Norway were placed in sea deposits in a sheltered fjord and a more exposed coastal basin. In 2015 both deposit sites were sampled to assess the state of metal ...

    • The challenges of opportunistic sampling when comparing prevalence of plastics in diving seabirds: A multi-species example from Norway 

      Benjaminsen, Stine Charlotte; Dehnhard, Nina; Herzke, Dorte; Johnsen, Arild; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Bourgeon, Sophie; Collard, France; Langset, Magdalene; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Gabrielsen, Geir W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      There is a need for baseline information about how much plastics are ingested by wildlife and potential negative consequences thereof. We analysed the frequency of occurrence (FO) of plastics >1 mm in the stomachs of five ...

    • Distribution of floating marine macro-litter in relation to oceanographic characteristics in the Russian Arctic Seas 

      Pogojeva, Maria; Zhdanov, Igor; Berezina, Anfisa; Lapenkov, Artem; Kosmach, Denis; Osadchiev, Alexander; Hanke, Georg; Semiletov, Igor; Yakushev, Evgeniy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The main objectives of this work were the acquisition of new data on floating marine macro litter (FMML) and natural floating objects in the Arctic seas, an initial assessment of the level of pollution by FMML and an ...

    • Distribution pattern of mercury in northern Barents Sea and Eurasian Basin surface sediment 

      Kohler, Stephen Gustav; Kull, Laura M.; Heimbürger-Boavida, Lars-Eric; Ricardo de Freitas, Thaise; Sanchez, Nicolas; Ndungu, Kuria; Ardelan, Murat Van (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Marine sediment is a significant sink for the global pollutant mercury. In a rapidly changing Arctic region, mercury (Hg) bioaccumulation in the marine ecosystem remains a prominent environmental issue. Here, we report ...

    • Drilling discharges reduce sediment reworking of two benthic species 

      Trannum, Hilde Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Effects of water-based drill cuttings on sediment reworking activity were studied on two important benthic bioturbators (the bivalve Abra segmentum and the brittle star Amphiura filiformis) using thin aquaria, fluorescentdyed ...

    • Ecological risk assessment to marine organisms induced by heavy metals in China's coastal waters 

      Wang, Mengzhu; Tong, Yindong; Chen, Cen; Liu, Xianhua; Lu, Yiren; Zhang, Wei; He, Wei; Wang, Xuejun; Zhao, Shen; Lin, Yan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      China's coastal environment has been heavily affected by the loading of terrestrial pollutants in recent decades, and quantitative risk assessment is urgently needed to assess the ecological risks of China's coastal ...

    • Effects of depth and overgrowth of ephemeral macroalgae on a remote subtidal NE Atlantic eelgrass (Zostera marina) community 

      Baden, Susanne; Fredriksen, Stein; Christie, Hartvig C; Eriander, Louise; Gustafsson, Camilla; Holmer, Marianne; Olesen, Birgit; Thormar, Jonas; Boström, Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      We conducted a short-term field sampling complemented with time integrating stable isotope analysis to holistically investigate status and ecological interactions in a remote NE Atlantic Zostera marina meadow. We found ...

    • Environmental effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: A review 

      Beyer, Jonny; Trannum, Hilde C.; Bakke, Torgeir; Hodson, Peter V.; Collier, Tracy K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The Deepwater Horizon oil spill constituted an ecosystem-level injury in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Much oil spread at 1100–1300 m depth, contaminating and affecting deepwater habitats. Factors such as oil-biodegradation, ...

    • Environmental harm assessment of a wastewater discharge from Hammerfest LNG: A study with biomarkers in mussels (Mytilus sp.) and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) 

      Beyer, Jonny; Aarab, Nadia; Tandberg, Anne Helene Solberg; Ingvarsdottir, Anna; Bamber, Shaw Duncan; Børseth, Jan Fredrik; Camus, Lionel; Velvin, Roger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Biologically treated wastewater (WW) from the Hammerfest LNG (liquefied natural gas) plant is discharged to the sea. A study using biomarkers in mussels and Atlantic cod was performed to examine whether this discharge meets ...

    • Epifaunal and infaunal responses to submarine mine tailings in a Norwegian fjord 

      Trannum, Hilde C; Borgersen, Gunhild; Oug, Eivind; Glette, Tormod; Brooks, Lucy; Ramirez-Llodra, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Disposal of mine tailings in marine shallow water ecosystems represents an environmental challenge, and the present paper reports results from a field study in Frænfjorden, Norway, which is subject to such disposal. ...

    • Gaps in current Baltic Sea environmental monitoring – Science versus management perspectives 

      Kahlert, Maria; Eilola, Kari; Mack, Leoni; Meissner, Kristian; Sandin, Leonard; Strömberg, Helena; Uusitalo, Laura; Viktorsson, Lena; Liess, Antonia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Legislations and commitments regulate Baltic Sea status assessments and monitoring. These assessments suffer from monitoring gaps that need prioritization. We used three sources of information; scientific articles, project ...

    • An interlaboratory comparison exercise for the determination of microplastics in standard sample bottles 

      Isobe, Atsuhiko; Buenaventura, Nina T; Chastain, Stephen; Chavanich, Suchana; Cózar, Andrés; DeLorenzo, Marie; Hagmann, Pascal; Hinata, Hirofumi; Kozlovskii, Nikolai; Lusher, Amy L; Martí, Elisa; Michida, Yutaka; Mu, Jingli; Ohno, Motomichi; Potter, Gael; Ross, Peter S; Sagawa, Nao; Shim, Won Joon; Song, Young Kyoung; Takada, Hideshige; Tokai, Tadashi; Torii, Takaaki; Uchida, Keiichi; Vassillenko, Katerina; Viyakarn, Voranop; Zhang, Weiwei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      An interlaboratory comparison exercise was conducted to assess the consistency of microplastic quantification across several laboratories. The test samples were prepared by mixing one liter seawater free of plastics, ...

    • Methods for determining the geographical origin and age of beach litter: Challenges and opportunities 

      Falk-Andersson, Jannike; Tairova, Zhanna; Tokvam Drægni, Tora; Larsen Haarr, Marthe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Beach litter analysis is a cost-effective tool to identify litter sources and subsequent management actions. However, standard beach litter protocols are not generally developed to identify litter's origins and age. Data ...

    • Microplastics in grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) intestines: Are they associated with parasite aggregations? 

      Hernandez-Milian, G; Lusher, A; MacGabban, S; Rogan, E (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Between 2012 and 2015, 13 grey seals were recovered from trammel nets targeting monkfish and rays off the south coast of Ireland. Incidence and distribution of microplastics were investigated along the intestines of bycaught ...

    • Microplastics in sea-surface waters surrounding Sweden sampled by manta trawl and in-situ pump 

      Schönlau, Christine; Karlsson, Therese; Rotander, Anna; Nilsson, Helena; Engwall, Magnus; Van Bavel, Albert; Kärrman, Anna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Microplastics were sampled in open surface waters by using a manta trawl and an in-situ filtering pump. A total of 24 trawl samples and 11 pump samples were taken at 12 locations around Sweden. Overall, the concentration ...

    • New insights into submarine tailing disposal for a reduced environmental footprint: Lessons learnt from Norwegian fjords 

      Ramirez-Llodra, Eva; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie; Andersen, Guri Sogn; Baeten, Nicole; Brooks, Steven; Escudero-Oñate, Carlos; Gundersen, Hege; Kleiv, Rolf Arne; Ibragimova, Olga; Lepland, Aivo; Nepstad, Raymond; Sandøy, Roar; Schaanning, Morten; Shimmield, Tracy; Yakushev, Evgeniy; Ferrando-Climent, Laura; Høgaas, Per Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Submarine tailing disposal (STD) in fjords from land-based mines is common practice in Norway and takes place in other regions worldwide. We synthesize the results of a multidisciplinary programme on environmental impacts ...

    • Plastic ingestion by Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from the Norwegian coast 

      Bråte, Inger Lise N.; Eidsvoll, David P.; Steindal, Calin Constantin; Thomas, Kevin V (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      This study documents the occurrence of microplastic (< 5 mm), mesoplastics (5–20 mm) and macroplastic (> 20 mm) in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), a common and economically important species of marine fish in Norway. Fish ...