• Car tire crumb rubber: Does leaching produce a toxic chemical cocktail in coastal marine systems? 

      Halsband, Claudia; Sørensen, Lisbet; Booth, Andy; Herzke, Dorte (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-23)
      Crumb rubber granulate (CRG) produced from end of life tires (ELTs) is commonly applied to synthetic turf pitches (STPs), playgrounds, safety surfaces and walkways. In addition to fillers, stabilizers, cross-linking agents and secondary components (e.g., pigments, oils, resins), ELTs contain a range of other organic compound and heavy metal additives. While previous environmental impact studies on ...
    • Combined effects of crude oil exposure and warming on eggs and larvae of an arctic forage fish 

      Giebichenstein, Julia; Teisrud, Ragnar; Laurent, Jennifer Malica; Frantzen, Marianne; Meador, James P.; Sørensen, Lisbet; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Reinardy, Helena C.; Laurel, Benjamin J.; Nahrgang, Jasmine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-16)
      Climate change, along with environmental pollution, can act synergistically on an organism to amplify adverse effects of exposure. The Arctic is undergoing profound climatic change and an increase in human activity, resulting in a heightened risk of accidental oil spills. Embryos and larvae of polar cod (Boreogadus saida), a key Arctic forage fish species, were exposed to low levels of crude oil ...
    • Editorial: Environmental impacts and risks of car tire and styrene-butadiene rubber: microplastic pollution and contaminant transport 

      Halsband, Claudia; Sørensen, Lisbet; Khan, Farhan R.; Herzke, Dorte; Wagner, Stephan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-01-04)
      Every year, almost 2 billion new vehicle tires are produced world-wide. At the same time >1 billion tires reach their end of life. During use, tire wear particles (TWPs) form through abrasion of the rubber material, and in contact with the road surface composites of both materials form tire and road wear particles (TRWPs). These emissions represent a large fraction of total microplastic pollution, ...
    • The fate of conventional and potentially degradable gillnets in a seawater-sediment system 

      Brakstad, Odd Gunnar; Sørensen, Lisbet; Hakvåg, Sigrid; Føre, Heidi Moe; Su, Biao; Aas, Marianne; Ribicic, Deni; Grimaldo, Eduardo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-20)
      Abandoned gillnets in the marine environment represent a global environmental risk due to the ghost fishing caused by the nets. Degradation of conventional nylon gillnets was compared to that of nets made of poly- butylene succinate co-adipate-co-terephthalate (PBSAT) that are designed to degrade more readily in the envi- ronment. Gillnet filaments were incubated in microcosms of natural seawater ...
    • Ingestion of car tire crumb rubber and uptake of associated chemicals by lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) 

      Hägg, Fanny; Herzke, Dorte; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Booth, Andy; Sperre, Kristine Hopland; Sørensen, Lisbet; Egeness, Mari Jystad; Halsband, Claudia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-12)
      Car tire rubber constitutes one of the largest fractions of microplastics emissions to the environment. The two main emission sources are tire wear particles (TWPs) formed through abrasion during driving and runoff of crumb rubber (CR) granulate produced from end-of-life tires that is used as infill on artificial sports fields. Both tire wear particles and crumb rubber contain a complex mixture ...
    • No observed developmental effects in early life stages of capelin (Mallotus villosus) exposed to a water-soluble fraction of crude oil during embryonic development 

      Nahrgang, Jasmine; Granlund, Adina Cassandra; Bender, Morgan Lizabeth; Sørensen, Lisbet; Greenacre, Michael; Frantzen, marianne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-12)
      The rise in offshore oil and gas operations, maritime shipping, and tourism in northern latitudes enhances the risk of oil spills to sub-Arctic and Arctic coastal environments. Therefore, there is a need to understand the potential adverse effects of petroleum on key species in these areas. Here, we investigated the effects of oil exposure on the early life stages of capelin (Mallotus villosus), ...
    • Spawning time in adult polar cod (Boreogadus saida) altered by crude oil exposure, independent of food availability 

      Strople, Leah Catherine; Vieweg, Ireen; Yadetie, Fekadu; Odei, Derrick Kwame; Thorsen, Anders; Karlsen, Odd André; Goksøyr, Anders; Sørensen, Lisbet; Sarno, Antonio; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Frantzen, marianne; Hansen, Øyvind J; Puvanendran, Velmurugu; Nahrgang, Jasmine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-03)
      Fish early life stages are well known for their sensitivity to crude oil exposure. However, the effect of crude oil exposure on adults and their gametes during their spawning period is not well studied. Polar cod, a key arctic fish, may be at risk for crude oil exposure during this potentially sensitive life stage. Additionally, this species experiences lower food availability during their spawning ...