Browsing SINTEF 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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Assessing Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping as a participatory and interdisciplinary approach to explore marine microfiber pollution
Salberg, Vilde Margrete; Booth, Andy; Jahren, Susie; Novo, Paula (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping (FCM) is a participatory modelling tool used to explore complex systems by facilitating interdisciplinary cooperation and integrating a variety of knowledge systems. Here FCM was used to explore ... -
Between source and sea: The role of wastewater treatment in reducing marine microplastics
Freeman, Shirra; Booth, Andy; Sabbah, Isam; Tiller, Rachel; Dierking, Jan; Klun, Katja; Rotter, Ana; Ben David, Eric; Javidpour, Jamileh; Angel, Dror (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are a focal point for the removal of microplastic (MP) particles before they are discharged into aquatic environments. WWTPs are capable of removing substantial quantities of larger MP ... -
Biokinetics of Nanomaterials: The Role of Biopersistence
Laux, Peter; Riebeling, Christian; Booth, Andy; Brain, Joseph; Brunner, Josephine; Cerrillo, Cristina; Creutzenberg, Otto; Estrela-Lopis, Irina; Gebel, Thomas; Johanson, Gunnar; Jungnickel, Harald; Kock, Heiko; Tentschert, Jutta; Tlili, Ahmed; Schäffer, Andreas; Sips, Adriënne; Yokel, Robert A.; Luch, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-22)Nanotechnology risk management strategies and environmental regulations continue to rely on hazard and exposure assessment protocols developed for bulk materials, including larger size particles, while commercial application ... -
Biotransformation in water and soil of nitrosamines and nitramines potentially generated from amine-based CO2 capture technology
Brakstad, Odd Gunnar; Sørensen, Lisbet; Zahlsen, Kolbjørn; Bonaunet, Kristin; Hyldbakk, Astrid; Booth, Andy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)Nitrosamines (NSAs) and nitramines (NAs) are identified as possible degradation products from amine-based post-combustion CO2-capture (PCCC). Selected NSAs and NAs were subjected to aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation ... -
Car tire crumb rubber: Does leaching produce a toxic chemical cocktail in coastal marine systems?
Halsband-Lenk, Claudia; Sørensen, Lisbet; Booth, Andy; Herzke, Dorte (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-27)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 ... -
Challenges in Characterizing the Environmental Fate and Effects of Carbon Nanotubes and Inorganic Nanomaterials in Aquatic Systems
Laux, Peter; Riebeling, Christian; Booth, Andy; Brain, Joseph; Brunner, Josephine; Cerrillo, Cristina; Creutzenberg, Otto; Estrela-Lopis, Irina; Gebel, Thomas; Johanson, Gunnar; Jungnickel, Harald; Kock, Heiko; Tentschert, Jutta; Tlili, Ahmed; Schäffer, Andreas; Sips, Adriënne; Yokel, Robert A.; Luch, Andreas (Journal article, 2017)The current lack of commonly used protocols for dispersion, characterization, and aquatic toxicity testing of nanomaterials (NMs) has resulted in inconsistent results, which make meaningful comparisons difficult. The need ... -
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 ... -
Co-production of future scenarios of policy action plans in a science-policy-industry interface – The case of microfibre pollution from waste water treatment plants in Norway
Tiller, Rachel; Booth, Andy; Kubowicz, Stephan; Jahren, Susie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)One of the ambitions of the UN Decade of Ocean Science is stakeholder interaction to co-produce new ideas and solutions for policy action plans to ensure that environmental challenges are mitigated in a timely manner. ... -
Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography with Peak Tracking for Screening of Constituent Biodegradation in Petroleum UVCB Substances
Booth, Andy; Sørensen, Lisbet; Brakstad, Odd Gunnar; Ribicic, Deni; Egeness, Mari Jystad; Arey, J. Samuel; Lyon, Delina Y.; Redman, Aaron D.; Aparicio, Alberto Martin; Camenzuli, Louise; Wang, Neil; Gros, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Petroleum substances, as archetypical UVCBs (substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, or biological substances), pose a challenge for chemical risk assessment as they contain hundreds to ... -
Computer Analysis of the Effect of Activation Temperature on the Microporous Structure Development of Activated Carbon Derived from Common Polypody
Kwiatkowski, Mirosław; Serafin, Jarosław; Booth, Andy; Michalkiewicz, Beata (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper presents the results of a computer analysis of the effect of activation process temperature on the development of the microporous structure of activated carbon derived from the leaves of common polypody (Polypodium ... -
Current State of Microplastic Pollution Research Data: Trends in Availability and Sources of Open Data
Jenkins, Tia; Persaud, Bhaleka D.; Cowger, Win; Szigeti, Kathy; Roche, Dominique G.; Clary, Erin; Slowinski, Stephanie; Lei, Benjamin; Abeynayaka, Amila; Nyadjro, Ebenezer S.; Maes, Thomas; Thornton Hampton, Leah; Bergmann, Melanie; Aherne, Julian; Mason, Sherri A.; Honek, John F.; Rezanezhad, Fereidoun; Lusher, Amy; Booth, Andy; Smith, Rodney D. L.; Van Cappellen, Philippe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The rapid growth in microplastic pollution research is influencing funding priorities, environmental policy, and public perceptions of risks to water quality and environmental and human health. Ensuring that environmental ... -
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, 2018-06)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) ... -
Ecotoxicological effects of transformed silver and titanium dioxide nanoparticles in the effluent from a lab-scale wastewater treatment system
Georgantzopoulou, Anastasia; Carvalho, Patricia A.; Vogelsang, Christian; Tilahun, Mengstab; Ndungu, Stephen Kuria; Booth, Andy; Thomas, Kevin V; Macken, Ailbhe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-26)In this study, a lab-scale wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), simulating biological treatment, received 10 μg/L Ag and 100 μg/L TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) for 5 weeks. NP partitioning was evaluated by size fractionation (>0.7 ... -
Effects of molecular weight-dependent physicochemical heterogeneity of natural organic matter on the aggregation of fullerene nanoparticles in mono- and di-valent electrolyte solutions
Shen, Mohai; Yin, Yong-guang; Booth, Andy; Liu, Jingfu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Given the wide presence of heterogeneous natural organic matter (NOM) and metal ions (Naþ/Ca2þ/Mg2þ), as well as their significant role in governing nanoparticle stability in aqueous environments, it is of great importance ... -
Effects of nylon microplastic on feeding, lipid accumulation and moulting in a coldwater copepod
Cole, Matthew; Coppock, Rachel; Lindeque, Pennie K.; Altin, Dag; Reed, Sarah; Pond, David; Sørensen, Lisbet; Galloway, Tamara S.; Booth, Andy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-24)Microplastic debris is a pervasive environmental contaminant that has the potential to impact the health of biota, although its modes of action remain somewhat unclear. The current study tested the hypothesis that exposure ... -
Establishing a link between composition and toxicity of offshore produced waters using comprehensive analysis techniques – A way forward for discharge monitoring?
Sørensen, Lisbet; McCormack, Paul; Altin, Dag; Robson, William J.; Booth, Andy; Faksness, Liv Guri; Rowland, Steven J; Størseth, Trond Røvik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Extracts of produced waters from five mature Norwegian Sea oil fields were examined as total organic extracts (TOEs) and after fractionation into operationally-defined ‘polar’ and ‘apolar’ fractions. The TOEs and fractions ... -
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, 2017-08-19)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 ...