Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Booth, Andy"
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Accelerated hydrolysis method for producing partially degraded polyester microplastic fiber reference materials
Sarno, Antonio; Olafsen, Kjell; Kubowicz, Stephan; Karimov, Fuad; Sait, Shannen; Sørensen, Lisbet; Booth, Andy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Microplastic fibers (MPFs) from textiles significantly contribute to the microplastic (MP) load in many environmental matrices and have been shown to negatively impact the organisms therein. Most fate and effect studies ... -
Carbon Nanotube Properties Influence Adsorption of Phenanthrene and Subsequent Bioavailability and Toxicity to Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata
Glomstad, Berit; Altin, Dag; Sørensen, Lisbet; Liu, Jingfu; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro; Booth, Andy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The bioavailability of organic contaminants adsorbed to carbon nanotubes (CNTs) remains unclear, especially in complex natural freshwaters containing natural organic matter (NOM). Here, we report on the adsorption capacity ... -
Chemical Effects of Common Plastic Products: Baseline Toxicity Screening and Chronic Toxicity to Polychaetes
Lyngstad, Inger Larsen (Master thesis, 2021)Plast lages av polymerer som kombineres med en rekke tilsetningsstoffer for å oppnå ønskede funksjoner og egenskaper. Disse tilsetningsstoffene, samt utilsiktet tilsatte stoffer og andre absorberte stoffer, kan fungere som ... -
A comparison of Eulerian and Lagrangian methods for vertical particle transport in the water column
Nordam, Tor; Kristiansen, Ruben; Nepstad, Raymond; van Sebille, Erik; Booth, Andy (Journal article, 2023)A common task in oceanography is to model the vertical movement of particles such as microplastics, nanoparticles, mineral particles, gas bubbles, oil droplets, fish eggs, plankton, or algae. In some cases, the distribution ... -
Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Functionalised Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes in the PLHC-1 Cell Line
Ballestad, Marita (Master thesis, 2015)The field of nanotechnology is rapidly expanding in all sectors of society due to its increasingly large number of applications. This field deals with materials at the nanoscale, defined as having at least one dimension ... -
Dispersibility and dispersion stability of carbon nanotubes in synthetic aquatic growth media and natural freshwater
Glomstad, Berit; Zindler, Florian; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro; Booth, Andy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The dispersion behavior of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is influenced by both their physicochemical properties and by the aqueous media properties (e.g. ionic strength, presence of divalent cations and natural organic matter) ... -
Evaluation of environmental conditions on the sorption of PAHs onto synthetic and natural fibres
Torbjørn Nguyen (Master thesis, 2019)Mikroplast I miljøet har blitt en økende bekymring det siste tiåret. Tilstedeværelsen til mikroplast i miljøet har kraftig økt, og fremstår som en fare for dyreliv. En vanlig type mikroplast funnet i miljøet er mikroplastfibre. ... -
Evaluation of methods to determine adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to dispersed carbon nanotubes
Glomstad, Berit; Sørensen, Lisbet; Liu, Jingfu; Shen, Mohai; Zindler, Florian; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro; Booth, Andy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)A number of methods have been reported for determining hydrophobic organic compound adsorption to dispersed carbon nanotubes (CNTs), but their accuracy and reliability remain uncertain. We have evaluated three methods to ... -
Generating environmental sampling and testing data for micro- and nanoplastics for use in life cycle impact assessment
Askham, Cecilia; Pauna, Valentina H.; Boulay, Anne-Marie; Fantke, Peter; Jolliet, Olivier; Lavoie, Jerome; Booth, Andy; Coutris, Claire; Verones, Francesca; Weber, Miriam; Vijver, Martina G.; Lusher, Amy Lorraine; Hajjar, Carla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Ongoing efforts focus on quantifying plastic pollution and describing and estimating the related magnitude of exposure and impacts on human and environmental health. Data gathered during such work usually follows a receptor ... -
Microplastic dispersal behavior in a novel overhead stirring aqueous exposure system
Salaberria, Iurgi; Nadvornik-Vincent, Colette; Monticelli, Giovanna; Altin, Dag; Booth, Andy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Using nominal dose metrics to describe exposure conditions in laboratory-based microplastic uptake and effects studies may not adequately represent the true exposure to the organisms in the test system, making data ... -
Microplastic fibres from synthetic textiles: Environmental degradation and additive chemical content
Sait, Shannen; Sørensen, Lisbet; Kubowicz, Stephan; Vike-Jonas, Kristine; Gonzales, Susana Villa; Asimakopoulos, Alexandros; Booth, Andy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Microplastic fibres (MPFs) often make up the largest fraction of microplastic pollution in aquatic environments, yet little is known about their degradative fate and persistence. This study investigates the environmentally ... -
Mikroplastfibre i det marine miljø: Nedbrytning og utslipp av additiver som følge av UV-eksponering.
Groven, Anette Synnøve; Hovsbakken, Ingrid Alver (Bachelor thesis, 2020)De siste 50 årene har interessen for forskningen på mikroplast økt kraftig. Mengden mikroplast i havene øker stadig i takt med økt forbruk av plastprodukter. Et opphav til forurensing av mikroplast i havene er produksjon ... -
Monitoring and modelling of influent patterns, phase distribution and removal of 20 elements in two primary wastewater treatment plants in Norway
Farkas, Julia; Polesel, Fabio; Kjos, Marianne Steinsvik; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia; Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej; Flores-Alsina, Xavier; Hansen, Steffen Foss; Booth, Andy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Many small- or medium-sized communities in Northern Europe employ only primary wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and effluent discharges can be a relevant source of pollution. The current study combines monitoring and ... -
Moving forward in microplastic research: A Norwegian perspective
Lusher, Amy; Hurley, Rachel; Arp, Hans Peter H; Booth, Andy; Bråte, Inger Lise Nerland; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Gomiero, Alessio; Gomes, Tania; Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar; Green, Norman; Haave, Marte; Hallanger, Ingeborg G.; Halsband, Claudia; Herzke, Dorte; Joner, Erik J; Kögel, Tanja; Rakkestad, Kirsten; Ranneklev, Sissel Brit; Wagner, Martin; Olsen, Marianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Given the increasing attention on the occurrence of microplastics in the environment, and the potential envi-ronmental threats they pose, there is a need for researchers to move quickly from basic understanding to applied ... -
Organic chemicals associated with rubber are more toxic to marine algae and bacteria than those of thermoplastics
Sørensen, Lisbet; Gomes, Tania; Igartua, Amaia; Lyngstad, Inger Larsen; Almeida, Ana Catarina; Wagner, Martin; Booth, Andy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The current study investigated the chemical complexity of fifty plastic (36) and elastomer/rubber (14) methanol extracts from consumer products, focusing on the association with toxicity in two screening assays (bacteria ... -
Phenanthrene Bioavailability and Toxicity to Daphnia magna in the Presence of Carbon Nanotubes with Different Physicochemical Properties
Zindler, Florian; Glomstad, Berit; Altin, Dag; Liu, Jingfu; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro; Booth, Andy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Studies investigating the effect of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the bioavailability and toxicity of hydrophobic organic compounds in aquatic environments have generated contradictory results, and the influence of different ... -
Plastpellets i marint miljø: kildesporing og nedbrytning av pellets fra utslipp ved kysten av Sør-Afrika og Norge
Andreassen, Stina Marie Hov; Lysberg, Ingeborg Antonsen; Strømsnes, John Marius (Bachelor thesis, 2021)Utslipp av plastpellets er en av de mest omfattende kildene til plastforurensning i det marine miljø. Pelletene defineres som mikroplast, og kan potensielt medføre store konsekvenser for livet i havet. Utslippene gir ... -
Production and Analytical Characterization of Environmentally Relevant Micro-and Nanoplastic Reference Materials (<100 μm)
Gerace, Mathias Hanson (Master thesis, 2022)Plastforurensning er et økende problem verden rundt. Forsøpling med plast direkte i miljøet gjør at plastrester og mindre fragmenter flyter rundt i byer og i naturen, helt til de blir degradert til mikro- og nanoplast. ... -
Selective Ingestion of Textile Microfibres by Calanus finmarchicus
Sathananthan, Dhiya Sumar (Master thesis, 2020)The present study investigated the ingestion and egestion dynamics of four white textile microfibres (ca. 60 µm) in the marine copepod Calanus finmarchicus. This study is the first to expose aquatic invertebrates to ... -
Sorption of PAHs to microplastic and their bioavailability and toxicity to marine copepods under co-exposure conditions
Sørensen, Lisbet; Rogers, Emilie; Altin, Dag; Salaberria, Iurgi; Booth, Andy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Organic chemical pollutants associated with microplastic (MP) may represent an alternative exposure route for these chemicals to marine biota. However, the bioavailability of MP-sorbed organic pollutants under conditions ...