Browsing Kjemisk institutt by Author "Wania, Frank"
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Breivik, Knut; McLachlan, Michael S.; Wania, Frank (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)It is of considerable interest to identify chemicals which may represent a hazard and risk to environmental and human health in remote areas. The OECD POV and LRTP Screening Tool (“The Tool”) for assessing chemicals for ...
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Snow, Melanie A.; Darko, Godfred; Gyamfi, Opoku; Ansah, Eugene; Breivik, Knut; Hoang, Christopher; Lei, Ying Duan; Wania, Frank (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)While occupational inhalation exposure to gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) has decreased in many workplaces as mercury is being removed from most products and processes, it continues to be a concern for those engaged in ...
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Breivik, Knut; Eckhardt, Sabine; McLachlan, Michael S; Wania, Frank (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Some organic contaminants, including the persistent organic pollutants (POPs), have achieved global distribution through long range atmospheric transport (LRAT). Regulatory efforts, monitoring programs and modelling studies ...
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Nipen, Maja; Jørgensen, Susanne Jøntvedt; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Borgå, Katrine; Breivik, Knut; Mmochi, Aviti J; Mwakalapa, Eliezer; Quant, M. Isabel; Schlabach, Martin; Vogt, Rolf David; Wania, Frank (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)There are large knowledge gaps concerning concentrations, sources, emissions, and spatial trends of mercury (Hg) in the atmosphere in developing regions of the Southern Hemisphere, particularly in urban areas. Filling these ...
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Krogseth, Ingjerd Sunde; Breivik, Knut; Frantzen, Sylvia; Nilsen, Bente Merete; Eckhardt, Sabine; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Wania, Frank (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)There is concern over possible effects on ecosystems and humans from exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and chemicals with similar properties. The main objective of this study was to develop, evaluate, and ...
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Arnot, Jon A; Brown, Trevor N.; Wania, Frank; Breivik, Knut; McLachlan, Michael S. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Scientists and regulatory agencies strive to identify chemicals that may cause harmful effects to humans and the environment; however, prioritization is challenging because of the large number of chemicals ...
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Breivik, Knut; McLachlan, Michael S.; Wania, Frank (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)The assessment of long-range transport potential (LRTP) is enshrined in several frameworks for chemical regulation such as the Stockholm Convention. Screening for LRTP is commonly done with the OECD Pov and LRTP Screening ...
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Arp, Hans Peter; Morin, Nicolas; Andersson, Patrik L.; Hale, Sarah; Wania, Frank; Breivik, Knut; Breedveld, Gijs D. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Even though production and open use of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been phased out in Western industrialised countries since the 1980s, PCBs were still present in waste collected from different waste handling ...
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Breivik, Knut; MacLeod, Matthew; Wania, Frank; Eckhardt, Sabine (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Most environmental monitoring programs on organic contaminants, such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), have a restricted explicit geographical scope, targeting a specific country or region. Such programs often aim ...
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Breivik, Knut; Armitage, James M; Wania, Frank; Sweetman, Andrew J; Jones, Kevin C (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Elevated concentrations of various industrial-use persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), have been reported in some developing areas in sub-tropical and tropical regions known to ...