Blar i SINTEF Open på forfatter "Booth, Andy"
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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 ... -
Influence of Technological Parameters on the Isomerization of Geraniol Using Sepiolite
Fajdek‑Bieda, Anna; Wróblewska, Agnieszka; Miądlicki, Piotr; Szymańska, Alicja; Dzięcioł, Małgorzata; Booth, Andy; Michalkiewicz, Beata (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-11)In the current study, the isomerization of geraniol over a natural sepiolite as a catalyst was investigated and optimized. Prior to application in the isomerization process, the physical and chemical properties of sepiolite ... -
Investigating the Physicochemical Property Changes of Plastic Packaging Exposed to UV Irradiation and Different Aqueous Environments
Conradie, Wihann; Dorfling, Christie; Chimphango, Annie; Booth, Andy; Sørensen, Lisbet; Akdogan, Guven (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)A wide range of weathering processes contributes to the degradation of plastic litter items which leads to the formation of microplastics that may be detrimental to marine ecosystems and the organisms inhabiting them. In ... -
Marine microplastic: Preparation of relevant test materials for laboratory assessment of ecosystem impacts
Kühn, Susanne; van Oyen, Albert; Booth, Andy; Meijboom, André; van Franeker, Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12)Studies investigating the effects of plastic litter on marine biota have almost exclusively utilised pristine plastic materials that are homogeneous in polymer type, size, shape and chemical composition. This is particularly ... -
Microplastic dispersal behavior in a novel overhead stirring aqueous exposure system
Salaberria, Iurgi; Nadvornik-Vincent, Colette; Monticelli, Giovanna; Altin, Dag; Booth, Andy (Others, 2020-08)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 distributions in a domestic wastewater treatment plant: Removal efficiency, seasonal variation and influence of sampling technique
Ben-David, Eric; Habibi, Maryana; Haddad, Elias; Hasanin, Mahdi; Angel, Dror L.; Booth, Andy; Sabbah, Isam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) serve as an important route of microplastics (MPs) to the environment. Therefore, more effective MPs sampling and detection methodologies, as well as a better understanding of their ... -
Microplastic fibres from synthetic textiles: Environmental degradation and additive chemical content
Sait, Shannen; Sørensen, Lisbet; Kubowicz, Stephan; Vike-Jonas, Kristine; Villa Gonzales, Susana; 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 ... -
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 of microplastic pollution in the Arctic: Recent developments in polymer identification, quality assurance and control (QA/QC), and data reporting
Primpke, Sebastian; Booth, Andy; Gerdts, Gunnar; Gomiero, Alessio; Kögel, Tanja; Lusher, Amy Lorraine; Strand, Jakob; Scholz-Böttcher, Barbara; Galgani, Francois; Provencher, Jennifer F; Aliani, Stefano; Patankar, Shreyas; Vorkamp, Katrin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The pollution of the environment with plastics is of growing concern worldwide, including the Arctic region. While larger plastic pieces are a visible pollution issue, smaller microplastics are not visible with the naked ... -
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 ... -
NANoREG framework for the safety assessment of nanomaterials
Gottardo, Stefania; Alessandrelli, Maria; Amenta, Valeria; Atluri, Rambabu; Barberio, Grazia; Bekker, Cindy; Bergonzo, Philippe; Bleeker, Eric; Booth, Andy; Borges, Teresa; Buttol, Patrizia; Carlander, David; Castelli, Stefano; Chevillard, Sylvie (EUR;, Research report, 2017-04)The NANoREG framework addresses the need to ease the nanomaterials safety assessment in the REACH Regulation context. It offers forward-looking strategies: Safe-by-Design, a Nanospecific Prioritisation and Risk Assessment, ... -
New insights into the impact of polystyrene micro/nanoplastics on the nutritional quality of marine jacopever (Sebastes schlegelii)
Sun, Xuemei; Wang, Xuru; Booth, Andy; Zhu, Lin; Sui, Qi; Chen, Bijuan; Qu, Keming; Xia, Bin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) are ubiquitous in the marine environments due to the wide use and mismanagement of plastics. However, the effect of MPs/NPs on the nutrition quality of economic species is poorly ... -
Occurrence, characterisation and fate of (nano)particulate Ti and Ag in two Norwegian wastewater treatment plants
Polesel, Fabio; Farkas, Julia; Kjos, Marianne Steinsvik; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia; Flores-Alsina, Xavier; Gernaey, Krist V.; Hansen, Steffen Foss; Plosz, Benedek; Booth, Andy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-15)Due to their widespread application in consumer products, elemental titanium (e.g., titanium dioxide, TiO2) and silver (Ag), also in nanoparticulate form, are increasingly released from households and industrial facilities ... -
Oil droplet interaction with suspended sediment in the seawater column: Influence of physical parameters and chemical dispersants
Sørensen, Lisbet; Melbye, Alf Glein; Booth, Andy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The interaction of dispersed oil droplets with large diameter suspended particulate materials (SPM) has been little studied. In the current study, particle size, oil characteristics and chemical dispersant significantly ... -
Organic additive release from plastic to seawater is lower under deep-sea conditions
Fauvelle, Vincent; Garel, Marc; Tamburini, Christian; Nerini, David; Castro-Jiménez, Javier; Schmidt, Natascha; Paluselli, Andrea; Fahs, Armand; Papillon, Laure; Booth, Andy; Sempéré, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Plastic garbage patches at the ocean surface are symptomatic of a wider pollution affecting the whole marine environment. Sinking of plastic debris increasingly appears to be an important process in the global fate of ... -
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 (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
Paradigms to assess the human health risks of nano- and microplastics
Noventa, Seta; Boyles, Matthew S.P.; Seifert, Andreas; Belluco, Simone; Sánchez Jiménez, Aracaeli; Johnston, Helinor J.; Tran, Lang; Fernandes, Teresa F.; Mughini-Gras, Lapo; Corami, Fabiana; Castro, Kepa; Mutinelli, Franco; Boldrin, Massimo; Puntes, Victor; Sotoudeh, Mahshid; Mascarello, Giulia; Tiozzo, Barbara; McLean, Polly; Ronchi, Francesca; Booth, Andy; Koelmans, Albert A.; Losasso, Carmen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Human exposure to nano- and microplastics (NMPs) has raised major societal concerns, yet no framework to assess the risks of NMPs for human health exists. A substantial proportion of plastic produced worldwide is not ... -
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, 2016-10-04)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 ... -
Physicochemical characterization and quantification of nanoplastics: applicability, limitations and complementarity of batch and fractionation methods
Huber, Maximilian J.; Ivleva, Natalia P.; Booth, Andy; Beer, Irina; Bianchi, Ivana; Drexel, Roland; Geiss, Otmar; Mehn, Dora; Meier, Florian; Molska, Alicja Anna; Parot, Jérémie; Sørensen, Lisbet; Vella, Gabriele; Prina‑Mello, Adriele; Vogel, Robert; Caputo, Fanny (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)A comprehensive physicochemical characterization of heterogeneous nanoplastic (NPL) samples remains an analytical challenge requiring a combination of orthogonal measurement techniques to improve the accuracy and robustness ... -
Profiling microplastics in the Indian edible oyster, Magallana bilineata collected from the Tuticorin coast, Gulf of Mannar, Southeastern India
Patterson, Jamila; Jeyasanta, K. Immaculate; Sathish, Narmatha; Booth, Andy; Patterson Edward, J.K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-15)The objective of this study is to quantify the extent of microplastic (MP) contamination in the Indian edible oyster (Magallana bilineata) and to understand how this relates to the MP contamination in its surrounding marine ...