• OC5 Project Phase Ib: Validation of Hydrodynamic Loading on a Fixed, Flexible Cylinder for Offshore Wind Applications 

      Robertson, Amy N.; Wendt, Fabian; Jonkman, Jason M.; Popko, Wojciech; Borg, Michael; Bredmose, H.; Schlutter, Flemming; Qvist, Jacob; Bergua, Roger; Harries, Rob; Yde, Anders; Nygaard, Tor Anders; De Vaal, Jacobus Bernardus; Oggiano, Luca; Bozonnet, Pauline; Bouy, Ludovic; Barrera Sanchez, Carlos; Garcia, Raul Guanche; Bachynski, Erin Elizabeth; Tu, Ying; Bayati, Ilmas; Borisade, Friedemann; Shin, Hyunkyoung; van der Zee, Tjeerd; Guerinel, Matthieu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      This paper summarizes the findings from Phase Ib of the Offshore Code Comparison, Collaboration, Continued with Correlation (OC5) project. OC5 is a project run under the International Energy Agency (IEA) Wind Research Task ...
    • Occupational exposure to air pollutants emitted from in situ burning of offshore oil spills: a large-scale field study 

      Szwangruber, Marta Katarzyna; Gjesteland, Ingrid; Hollund, Bjørg Eli; Faksness, Liv Guri; Taban, Ingrid Christina; Engen, Frode; Holbu, Jan Willie; Dolva, Hilde; Bråtveit, Magne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
    • Occupational health and safety in Norwegian aquaculture - National profile for a FAO report on global aquaculture OHS 

      Holmen, Ingunn Marie; Thorvaldsen, Trine (SINTEF Ocean reports;2017:00822 A, Research report, 2018-06-04)
      The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are gathering an overview of the global, regional and national terrain of aquaculture/fish farming occupational health and safety and related social and welfare impacts. This ...
    • Occupational health, safety and work environments in Norwegian fish farming - employee perspective 

      Thorvaldsen, Trine; Kongsvik, Trond; Holmen, Ingunn Marie; Størkersen, Kristine Vedal; Salomonsen, Cecilie; Sandsund, Mariann; Bjelland, Hans Vanhauwaert (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-15)
      Background Aquaculture workers are exposed to several workplace hazards. Norwegian fish farming has a high occupational injury rate. This article provides new knowledge about workers' perceptions of their health and work ...
    • Occupational safety in aquaculture – Part 1: Injuries in Norway 

      Holen, Siri Mariane; Utne, Ingrid Bouwer; Holmen, Ingunn Marie; Aasjord, Halvard Laurits (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-01)
      This article presents an overview of reported injuries in the Norwegian aquaculture industry focusing on the production of Atlantic salmon and trout, which dominates the fish farming industry in Norway. Two different data ...
    • Occupational safety in aquaculture – Part 2: Fatalities in Norway 1982–2015 

      Holen, Siri Mariane; Utne, Ingrid Bouwer; Holmen, Ingunn Marie; Aasjord, Halvard Laurits (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-01)
      This article presents an overview of reported fatalities in the Norwegian aquaculture industry focusing on the production of Atlantic salmon and trout, which dominate the fish farming industry in Norway. The data on ...
    • 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 ...
    • Ocean acidification effects on mesozooplankton community development: Results from a long-term mesocosm experiment 

      Alguero-Muñiz, Maria; Alvarez-Fernandez, Santiago; Thor, Peter; Bach, Lennart T; Esposito, Mario; Horn, Henriette G.; Ecker, Ursula; Langer, Julia A F; Taucher, Jan; Malzahn, Arne; Riebesell, Ulf; Boersma, Maarten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-14)
      Ocean acidification may affect zooplankton directly by decreasing in pH, as well as indirectly via trophic pathways, where changes in carbon availability or pH effects on primary producers may cascade up the food web thereby ...
    • Ocean futures: Exploring stakeholders' perceptions of adaptive capacity to changing marine environments in Northern Norway 

      Tiller, Rachel; Richards, Russell (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09)
      Globally, the projected increase in sea surface temperature is expected to facilitate large changes in the marine food web, affect coastal communities, marine ecosystem goods and services, global fisheries, tourism, ...
    • Ocean plastics and the BBNJ treaty—is plastic frightening enough to insert itself into the BBNJ treaty, or do we need to wait for a treaty of its own? 

      Tiller, Rachel; Nyman, Elizabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-08)
      Marine litter, and plastics in particular, is fast rising to the top of the political agenda at all levels of governance. The popular phrase today, evoked at all political meetings, in all speeches and at all cocktail ...
    • Oceanic plastic pollution caused by Danish seine fishing in Norway 

      Syversen, Tore; Lilleng, Grethe; Vollstad, Jørgen; Bård, Hanssen; Sønvisen, Signe Annie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Wear and tear on fishing gear is a sparsely investigated source of microplastic pollution in the sea. In Norway, Danish seine ropes and trawls are the fishing gears that contribute most to this pollution. The main reason ...
    • Oda crude oil – Weathering Properties and behaviour at sea - In relation to oil spill response - 

      Sørheim, Kristin Rist; Johnsen, Marius; Bakken, Oddveig Merethe; Hellstrøm, Kaja Cecilie (SINTEF Ocean AS rapporter;2019:01159 A, Research report, 2019-11-01)
      A weathering study including dispersibility has been conducted on Oda crude oil. This study included a standardized small-scale laboratory testing and a meso-scale flume experiment at 13 °C. The SINTEF Oil Weathering Model ...
    • Offshore field experiments with in-situ burning of oil: Emissions and burn efficiency 

      Faksness, Liv-Guri; Leirvik, Frode; Taban, Ingrid C.; Engen, Frode; Jensen, Hans V.; Holbu, Jan Willie; Dolva, Hilde; Bråtveit, Magne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In situ burning (ISB) is an oil spill response technique including ignition and burning to remove oil on the water surface. The technique rapidly and effectively removes large portions of the oil. However, the combustion ...
    • Offshore supply planning in a rolling time horizon 

      Fernandez Cuesta, Eirik; Andersson, Henrik; Fagerholt, Kjetil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-20)
      This paper presents a real transportation problem stemming from offshore oil and gas logistics and shows how optimization models used in a rolling horizon simulation framework can be very valuable to assess and improve the ...
    • Oil droplet fouling and differential toxicokinetics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in embryos of Atlantic haddock and cod 

      Sørensen, Lisbet; Sørhus, Elin; Nordtug, Trond; Incardona, John P.; Linbo, Tiffany; Giovanetti, Laura; Karlsen, Ørjan; Meier, Sonnich (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      The impact of crude oil pollution on early life stages (ELS) of fish, including larvae and embryos, has received considerable attention in recent years. Of the organic components present in crude oil, polycyclic aromatic ...
    • 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 ...
    • Oil spill containment by use of air bubbles 

      Gjøsund, Svein Helge; McClimans, Thomas; Eidnes, Grim; Leirvik, Frode; Leifer, Ira; Grimaldo, Eduardo (SINTEF Fiskeri og havbruk rapporter;A 19518, Research report, 2011-06-16)
      This report summarizes the activities and results from the research project "Oil spill containment by use of air bubbles". The goal of the pro;ect has been to investigate how air bubble induced flows can be used as a barrier ...
    • Oil Spill Contingency and Response Modelling in Ice-Covered Waters 

      Nordam, Tor; Litzler, Emma; Rønningen, Petter; Aune, Joakim; Hagelien, Thomas Fjæstad; Beegle-Krause, Cynthia Juyne; Brönner, Ute (Chapter, 2018)
      This paper descibes several updates to SINTEFs Oil Spill Contingency and Response (OSCAR) model, which have significantly improved th emodelling of oil spills in cold and ice-covered waters. In addition to transport of ...
    • Oil Spill Field Trial at Sea: Measurements of Benzene Exposure. 

      Gjesteland, Ingrid; Hollund, Bjørg Eli; Kirkeleit, Jorunn; Daling, Per Snorre; Bråtveit, Magne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-08)
      Objectives: Characterize personal exposure to airborne hydrocarbons, particularly carcinogenic benzene, during spill of two different fresh crude oils at sea. Methods: The study included 22 participants taking part in an ...
    • Oil spill identification - OSINET – Round Robin 2016 

      Rønsberg, Marianne Unaas; Almås, Inger Kjersti (SINTEF Ocean reports;OC2017 A-035, Research report, 2017-01-30)
      The 11 th Oil Spill ldentification Round Rabin test (RR2016) within the Bonn Agreement Oil Spill ldentification Network of Experts (OSINET) has been organized by Rijkswaterstaat, Netherlands. This year's samples, one spill ...