Browsing SINTEF Open by Author "Farkas, Julia"
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Accumulation and toxicity of monoaromatic petroleum hydrocarbons in early life stages of cod and haddock
Sørensen, Lisbet; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Farkas, Julia; Donald, Carey; Robson, William; Tonkin, Andrew; Meier, Sonnich; Rowland, Steven J (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08)A multitude of recent studies have documented the detrimental effects of crude oil exposure on early life stages of fish, including larvae and embryos. While polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), particularly alkyl PAHs, ... -
Acute and long-term effects of anionic polyacrylamide (APAM) on different developmental stages of two marine copepod species
Farkas, Julia; Altin, Dag; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Øverjordet, Ida Beathe; Nordtug, Trond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10)The application of synthetic polymers such as anionic polyacrylamides (APAM) in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) may increase in the future. This can lead to environmental release through offshore produced water discharges with ... -
Acute and physical effects of water-based drilling mud in the marine copepod Calanus finmarchicus
Farkas, Julia; Yvonne Bådsvik, Camilla; Altin, Dag; Nordtug, Trond; Olsen, Anders Johny; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The aim of this study was to investigate impacts of fine particulate fraction of a commonly used barite-containing drilling mud on the pelagic filter feeding copepod Calanus finmarchicus. The results show that the tested ... -
Adhesion of mechanically and chemically dispersed crude oil droplets to eggs of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Sørensen, Lisbet; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia; Meier, Sonnich; Booth, Andy; Altin, Dag; Farkas, Julia; Nordtug, Trond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-01)Crude oil accidentally spilled into the marine environment undergoes natural weathering processes that result in oil components being dissolved into the water column or present in particulate form as dispersed oil droplets. ... -
Application of chemical herders do not increase acute crude oil toxicity to cold-water marine species
Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Nordtug, Trond; Øverjordet, Ida Beathe; Altin, Dag; Farkas, Julia; Daling, Per Snorre; Sørheim, Kristin Rist; Faksness, Liv Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Chemical herders may be used to sequester and thicken surface oil slicks to increase the time window for performing in situ burning of spilled oil on the sea surface. For herder use to be an environmentally safe oil spill ... -
Are fluorescence-based chlorophyll quantification methods suitable for algae toxicity assessment of carbon nanomaterials?
Farkas, Julia; Booth, Andy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-24)Using a multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and graphene oxide (GO) as representative test materials, we evaluated the applicability of in vivo and in vitro chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) fluorescence quantification methods, which ... -
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) embryos are highly sensitive to short-term 3,4-dichloroaniline exposure
Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Farkas, Julia; Piarulli, Stefania; Vicario, Silvia; Kvæstad, Bjarne; Williamson, David Roddan; Sørensen, Lisbet; Davies, Emlyn John; Nordtug, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)3,4-dichloroaniline (3,4-DCA) is one of the most widely produced anilines world-wide, used in plastic packaging, fabrics, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, dyes and paints as well as being a degradation product of several ... -
Attachment of APAM to mineral particles in seawater
Brakstad, Odd Gunnar; Altin, Dag; Aas, Marianne; Skancke, Jørgen; Nordtug, Trond; Farkas, Julia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Polymer injection is used in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) when an oil field ages and the pressure in the reservoir decreases, or for oil fields with heavy oil. By polymer injection, the viscosity of the water injected for ... -
Can lipidomics help identifying egg quality in ballan wrasse?
Malzahn, Arne; Sarno, Antonio; Hagemann, Andreas; Farkas, Julia; Musialak, Luciana Alves; Kjørsvik, Elin; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) is in the limelight of aquaculture research due to the species role as cleaner fish in salmon aquaculture. A major drawback is that the salmon industry still depends on wild caught fish as ... -
Characterisation of fine-grained tailings from a marble processing plant and their acute effects on the copepod Calanus finmarchicus
Farkas, Julia; Altin, Dag; Hammer, Karen Marie; Hellstrøm, Kaja Cecilie; Booth, Andy; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Submarine tailing disposal (STD) of mining waste is practiced as an alternative to land fill disposal in several countries. Knowledge of the environmental implications of STD on fjord and other marine ecosystems, including ... -
Characterization of hollow glass microspheres with potential for regional climate intervention to preserve snow and ice surfaces
Farkas, Julia; Aune, Marianne; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Nordam, Tor; Nordtug, Trond; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia; Throne-Holst, Mimmi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Cold regions including the Arctic are warming fast, resulting in increased losses of snow and ice cover. A climate intervention approach, where hollow glass microspheres (HGMs) are applied on snow and ice surfaces such as ... -
Combined effects of exposure to engineered silver nanoparticles and the water-soluble fraction of crude oil in the marine copepod Calanus finmarchicus
Farkas, Julia; Cappadona, V; Olsen, Anders Johny; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Posch, Wilfried; Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej; Goodhead, Rhys; Wilflingseder, Doris; Blatzer, M; Altin, Dag; Moger, Julian; Booth, Andrew; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10)While it is likely that ENPs may occur together with other contaminants in nature, the combined effects of exposure to both ENPs and environmental contaminants are not studied sufficiently. In this study, we investigated ... -
Effects of marine mine tailing exposure on the development, growth, and lipid accumulation in Calanus finmarchicus
Svendheim, Linn Hjelmeland; Jager, Tjalling; Olsvik, Pål Asgeir; Øverjordet, Ida Beathe; Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej; Nordtug, Trond; Kristensen, Torstein; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Kvæstad, Bjarne; Altin, Dag; Farkas, Julia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Marine tailing disposal (MTD) is sometimes practiced as an alternative to traditional mine tailing deposition on land. Environmental challenges connected to MTD include spreading of fine particulate matter in the water ... -
Effects of mine tailing exposure on early life stages of cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
Farkas, Julia; Nordtug, Trond; Svendheim, Linn Hjelmeland; D Amico, Elettra; Davies, Emlyn John; Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej; Jensen, Bjørn Munro; Kristensen, Torstein; Olsvik, Pål Asgeir; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Mining and processing of minerals produce large quantities of tailings as waste. Some countries, including Norway, allow disposal of mine tailings in the sea. In this study we investigated the impacts of tailings from a ... -
Exposure of juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) to AgNP-EE2 mixtures: Implications on contaminant bioavailability and plasma steroid hormone levels
Farkas, Julia; Salaberria, Iurgi; Styrishave, Bjarne; Stanková, Radka; Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej; Olsen, Anders Johny; Posch, Wilfried; Flaten, Trond Peder; Krøkje, Åse; Salvenmoser, Willi; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Combined exposure to engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and anthropogenic contaminants can lead to changes in bioavailability, uptake and thus effects of both groups of contaminants. In this study we investigated effects of ... -
Exposure to low environmental copper concentrations does not affect survival and development in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) early life stages
Farkas, Julia; Svendheim, Linn Hjelmeland; Jager, Tjalling; Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej; Nordtug, Trond; Kvæstad, Bjarne; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Kristensen, Torstein; Altin, Dag; Olsvik, Pål Asgeir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In this study we investigated potential impacts of Cu exposure at low, environmentally relevant, concentrations on early live stages of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Cod embryos and larvae were exposed to 0.5 μg/L (low), ... -
In situ biomonitoring using caged lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) eggs reveal plastic and rubber associated chemicals in a harbour area in Central Norway
Sørensen, Lisbet; Farkas, Julia; Øverjordet, Ida Beathe; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Plastics- and rubber-derived chemicals are given increasing focus due to their migration into the environment and potential for causing detrimental effects. The current study demonstrates the use of a novel biomonitoring ... -
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 (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-10)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 ... -
Monitoring ocean water quality by deployment of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) eggs: In situ bioaccumulation and toxicity in embryos
Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Nordtug, Trond; Øverjordet, Ida Beathe; Sørensen, Lisbet; Kvæstad, Bjarne; Davies, Emlyn John; Meier, Sonnich; Gomes, Tania; Brooks, Steven; Farkas, Julia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Fish embryos can bioaccumulate and are particularly sensitive to a wide range of contaminants, which makes them suitable sentinels for environmental biomonitoring. However, fish embryos are very rarely utilized in environmental ... -
Occurrence and tissue distribution of 33 legacy and novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Baikal seals (Phoca sibirica)
Sait, Shannen Thora Lea; Rinø, Silje F.; Villa Gonzalez, Susana; Pastukhov, Mikhail V.; Poletaeva, Vera I.; Farkas, Julia; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro; Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej; Asimakopoulos, Alexandros (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are bioaccumulative and associated with adverse effects in both wildlife and humans. The occurrence of 33 PFASs was assessed in the plasma, liver, blubber, and brain of 18 Baikal ...