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2019
2020
Grenseområdene Norge-Russland. Luft- og nedbørkvalitet, årsrapport 2019.
The nickel smelters in northwest-Russia emit large quantities of sulphur dioxide (SO2) and heavy metals. These emissions lead to enhanced concentrations of environmental pollutants in the border areas. The monitoring programme shows that air quality in the border areas was in compliance with Norwegian critical levels for SO2 for the calendar year 2019, as well as for seasonal mean for winter 2018/19. In January 2019, there were two episodes with elevated concentrations of SO2 at Svanvik. At 25 January 2019, the local population was notified by SMS. Target values for Ni and As were met.
NILU
2020
MetVed v.2.0. Improvement and update of the MetVed emission model for residential wood combustion
This report presents the update of the MetVed-model (Grythe et al., 2019). Among the updates are new emission factors and several new species that include climate gases (CO2, CH4 and N2O). There is now a new parameter that describes the emission altitude and a new and improved time variation. Activity data has been updated to the most recent year (2019), which also has required updates to the model and model input variables. The largest update has been the holiday cabin emission module, which is an entirely new addition. Emissions from cabins differ in several ways from residential emissions. The most notable difference is that cabins are spread over more rural areas and are more dispersed than the residential dwellings. The model differentiates alpine and coastal cabins, which is an important distinction as a high density of cabins exists along the coast and they are mainly used during summer.
NILU
2020
Monitoring of greenhouse gases and aerosols at Svalbard and Birkenes in 2019. Annual report.
Rapporten presenterer aktiviteter og måleresultater fra klimagassovervåkingen ved Zeppelin observatoriet på Svalbard for årene 2001-2019 og klimagassmålinger og klimarelevante partikkelmålinger fra Birkenes for 2009-2019.
NILU
2020
Målinger av SO2 i omgivelsene til Elkem Carbon og REC Solar. September 2019 – august 2020.
On behalf of Elkem Carbon AS, NILU has carried out measurements of SO2 in the surroundings of Elkem Carbon and REC Solar in Vågsbygd (Kristiansand municipality). The companies were ordered by the Norwegian Environment Agency to carry out SO2 measurements in ambient air. The measurements were performed with an SO2 monitor in the residential area at
Fiskåtangen (Konsul Wilds vei) and with passive SO2 samplers at 6 locations around the industries. The report covers
measurements in the period 1. September 2019 – 31. August 2020. Norwegian limit values for air quality (SO2) were complied with at Konsul Wilds vei for all averaging periods required by the air quality directive (annual average, winter average, daily average and hourly average). The most polluted locations during the measurement period were Konsul Wilds vei and Fiskåveien just south of the industries.
NILU
2020
Environmental pollutants in the terrestrial and urban environment 2019
Prøver fra det urbane terrestriske miljøet i Oslo-området ble analysert for flere uorganiske og organiske miljøgifter. De
utvalgte artene var meitemark, gråtrost, spurvehauk, brunrotte, rødrev og kattugle. Luft- og jordprøver ble også analysert for å øke forståelsen av kilder og opptak av miljøgifter. En næringskjedetilnærming ble valgt for å undersøke trofisk magnifisering av de forskjellige stoffene.
NILU
2020
Norsk institutt for vannforskning
2020
Revidert tiltaksutredning for lokal luftkvalitet i Stavanger
The air quality assessment for Stavanger covers mapping of the air quality in Stavanger through traffic, emission and dispersion calculations of PM10, PM2,5 and NO2 for the present situation (2018) and future scenarios (2024) with and without measures. Based on the calculations and in coordination with Stavanger municipality, a plan for improved local air quality and a management plan for periods with high concentration levels is proposed for political processing.
NILU
2020
Feasibility study for asphalt rubber pavements in Norway. ‘Rubber Road’ feasibility study.
RubberRoad foreslår å bruke gummi fra brukte bildekk i asfaltproduksjon til bil- og sykkelveier. Denne resirkuleringsmetoden er ikke særlig kjent i Norge, til tross for påviste fordeler som blant annet støyreduksjon, økt holdbarhet, støtdemping ved ulykker samt redusert klima- og miljøpåvirkning. Livssyklusanalysen, som ble utført i løpet av dette prosjektets gjennomførbarhetsstudie, har vist en rekke miljøfordeler ved bruk av gummi i asfaltproduksjon. Den har også bidratt til å identifisere kunnskapshull relatert spesielt til bruken av gummiasfalten og dens innvirkning på støy, luft og mikro-plastforurensning. Bedre forståelse av disse effektene vil trolig føre til enda større miljøfordeler av gummiasfalt i forhold til standard asfaltproduksjon. Imidlertid, mens dekkgjenvinningsindustrien generelt er positiv til bruk av brukte dekk i asfaltproduksjon, må det legges til rette for ytterligere incitamenter for at norske asfaltprodusenter skal vurdere å bidra aktivt til denne utviklingen.
NILU
2020
Equinor Mongstad. Spredningsberegninger av utslipp til luft.
NILU has performed dispersion calculations for emissions of NOx, SOx and particles to air from Mongstad refinery north of Bergen on the west coast of Norway. Hourly mean concentrations have been calculated using the Gaussian model CONCX. All hourly mean values are below Norwegian threshold values. Regional model calculations using the WRF-EMEP model system, show low values of NOx, SOx and particles in the vicinity of the Mongstad refinery. All calculated values are below Norwegian threshold values. Deposition calculations show that 12 % of nitrogen, 17 % of sulphur and 18 % of PM10 from Mongstad are deposited within the innermost model grid (105 x 105 km2). As an additional study, the components lead, mercury, chromium, PCB7, cadmium and arsenic have been assessed. The contribution from Mongstad refinery is small.
NILU
2020
Monitoring of environmental contaminants in air and precipitation. Annual report 2019.
Denne rapporten inkluderer miljøovervåkningsdata fra 2019 og tidstrender for programmet Langtransporterte atmosfæriske miljøgifter. Resultatene omfatter 200 organiske miljøgifter (regulerte og ennå ikke regulerte), 11 tungmetaller og et utvalg organiske kjemikalier som potensielt er av bekymring for Arktisk miljø.
NILU
2020
ClairCity Project
2020
ClairCity Project
2020
ClairCity Project
2019
This report presents VOC (volatile organic compound) measurements carried out during 2018 at EMEP monitoring sites. In total, 20 sites reported VOC-data from EMEP VOC sites this year. Some of the data-sets are considered preliminary and are not included in the report.
The monitoring of NMHC (non-methane hydrocarbons) has become more diverse with time in terms of instrumentation. Starting in the early 1990s with standardized methods based on manual sampling in steel canisters with subsequent analyses at the lab, the methods now consist of a variety of instruments and measurement principles, including automated continuous monitors and manual flask samples. For oxygenated VOCs (OVOCs), sampling in DNPH-tubes with subsequent lab-analyses is still the only method in use at EMEP sites.
Within the EU infrastructure project ACTRIS-2, data quality issues related to measurements of VOC have been an important topic. Many of the institutions providing VOC-data to EMEP have participated in the ACTRIS-2 project, either as formal partners or on a voluntary basis. Participation in ACTRIS-2 has meant an extensive effort with data-checking including detailed discussions between the ACTRIS community and individual participants. There is no doubt that this extensive effort has benefited the EMEP-program and has led to improved data quality in general.
Comparison between median levels in 2018 and the medians of the previous 10-years period, revealed a similar north-to-south pattern for several species.
Changes in instrumentation, procedures, station network etc. during the last two decades make it difficult to provide a rigorous and pan-European assessment of long-term trends of the observed VOCs. In this report, we have estimated the long-term trends in NMHC over the 2000-2018 period at six sites by two independent statistical methods. These estimates indicate marked differences in the trends for the individual species. Small or non-significant trends were found for ethane over this period followed by propane which also showed fairly small reductions. On the other hand, components linked to road traffic (ethene, ethyne and benzene) showed the strongest drop in mean concentrations, up to 60-80% at some stations.
The persistent heatwave in summer 2018 in northern and central Europe lead to higher isoprene-levels than normal. The data indicate a clear relationship between isoprene and afternoon temperature at the sites. An exponential fit is seen to be well suited for the relationship between isoprene and temperature.
NILU
2020
2020