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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.
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Microfibers (MFs) are frequently reported as the most dominant type of microplastic (MP) found in the marine water column and sediments. A major source of MFs is the use and washing of textiles. Although WWTPs can remove up to 98% of MP, estimates suggest billions of MP are still released from a single WWTP annually. Intrinsic properties (polymer type, density, size) will influence environmental degradation, settling times, and ingestion of MFs by marine organisms. Less well understood is the influence of environmental degradation on the fate of MFs. In the current study, we compare the effect of UV exposure on the degradation and fragmentation of polyester (PET), polyamide (nylon; PA), polyacrylonitrile (acrylic; PAN) and wool fibers. Degradation of MFs was conducted in seawater under environmentally relevant exposure conditions using simulated sunlight. PA, PET and wool MFs exhibited changes in surface morphology after just 2 weeks from the start of exposure, followed by fragmentation after
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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