Browsing Brage IMR by Author "Bank, Michael"
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Climate change dynamics and mercury temporal trends in Northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua) from the Barents Sea ecosystem
Bank, Michael; Ho, Quang Tri; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Duinker, Arne; Nilsen, Bente Merete; Måge, Amund; Frantzen, Sylvia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The Northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua) is the world's northernmost stock of Atlantic cod and is of considerable ecological and economic importance. Northeast Arctic cod are widely distributed in the Barents Sea, an ... -
Co-occurrence of contaminants in marine fish from the North East Atlantic Ocean: Implications for human risk assessment
Ho, Quang Tri; Bank, Michael; Mahjour Azad, Atabak; Nilsen, Bente Merete; Frantzen, Sylvia; Boitsov, Stepan; Måge, Amund; Kögel, Tanja; Sanden, Monica; Frøyland, Livar; Hannisdal, Rita; Hove, Helge Torbjørn; Lundebye, Anne-Katrine; Nøstbakken, Ole Jakob; Madsen, Lise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Marine fish from the North East Atlantic Ocean (NEAO) are nutrient rich and considered a valuable economic resource. However, marine fish are also a major dietary source of several contaminants, including persistent organic ... -
Congener-specific accumulation of persistent organic pollutants in marine fish from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean
Ho, Quang Tri; Frantzen, Sylvia; Nilsen, Bente Merete; Nøstbakken, Ole Jakob; Mahjour Azad, Atabak; Duinker, Arne; Madsen, Lise; Bank, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in marine fish may pose a health risk to human consumers. Using data from ∼8400 individuals of 15 fish species collected in the North-East Atlantic Ocean (NEAO), we ... -
Contaminants in European Hake (Merluccius merluccius) from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean - Contaminants in European Hake
Bank, Michael; Zhu, Yiou Mike; Staby, Arved (Rapport fra havforskningen;2023 - 43, Research report, 2023)In this study, a comprehensive survey of contaminants in European Hake ( Merluccius merluccius ) from Norwegian waters has been carried out. The concentrations of heavy metals and several different organic pollutants in ... -
Ecotoxicological Impacts of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments
Gomes, Tania; Bour, Agathe; Coutris, Claire; Almeida, Ana Catarina; Bråte, Inger Lise Nerland; Wolf, Raoul; Bank, Michael; Lusher, Amy (Chapter, 2021)Plastic pollution is a widespread environmental problem that is currently one of the most discussed issues by scientists, policymakers and society at large. The potential ecotoxicological effects of plastic particles in a ... -
Effects of geography and species variation on selenium and mercury molar ratios in Northeast Atlantic marine fish communities
Mahjour Azad, Atabak; Frantzen, Sylvia; Bank, Michael; Nilsen, Bente Merete; Duinker, Arne; Madsen, Lise; Måge, Amund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potent neurotoxin that bioaccumulates in seafood. Co-occurrence of selenium (Se) may affect the bioavailability and toxicity of MeHg in organisms. Here we report the concentrations of total mercury ... -
Effects of seafood consumption on mercury exposure in Norwegian pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial
Næss, Synnøve; Kjellevold, Marian; Dahl, Lisbeth Jane; Nerhus, Ive; Midtbø, Lisa Kolden; Bank, Michael; Rasinger, Josef Daniel; Markhus, Maria Wik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Seafood provides nutrients that are important for optimal development of the unborn child. However, seafood is also a source of contaminants including mercury (Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) that may have adverse effects on ... -
Fish for food and nutrition security in Ghana: Challenges and opportunities
Hasselberg, Astrid Elise; Aakre, Inger; Scholtens, Joeri; Overå, Ragnhild; Kolding, Jeppe; Bank, Michael; Atter, Amy; Kjellevold, Marian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Fish is an important dietary source of micronutrients, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. In Ghana, effective management of fish and the fisheries is essential for food, economic and nutrition security and ... -
Global plastic pollution observation system to aid policy
Bank, Michael; Swarzenski, Peter W.; Duarte, Carlos M.; Rillig, Matthias C.; Koelmans, Albert A.; Metian, Marc; Wright, Stephanie; Provenche, Jennifer F.; Sanden, Monica; Jordaan, Adrian; Wagner, Martin; Thiel, Martin; Ok, Yong Sik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges and has received commensurate widespread attention. Although it is a top priority for policymakers and scientists alike, the knowledge required ... -
Interactions between microplastics, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Implications for vector transport
Atugoda, Thilakshani; Vithanage, Meththika; Wijesekara, Hasintha; Bolan, Nanthi; Sarmah, Ajit K.; Bank, Michael; You, Siming; Ok, Yong Sik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Microplastics are well known for vector transport of hydrophobic organic contaminants, and there are growing concerns regarding their potential adverse effects on ecosystems and human health. However, recent studies focussing ... -
Kvikksølv og organiske miljøgifter i Atlantisk kveite – Ny innsikt fra stabile isotoper av nitrogen og karbon
Nilsen, Bente Merete; Bank, Michael; Sanden, Monica (Rapport fra havforskningen;2019 - 20, Research report, 2019)En omfattende kartleggingsundersøkelse av fremmedstoffer i atlantisk kveite gjennomført av NIFES i 2013-2016 viste at kveiter fra et havområde vest for Sklinnadjupet til eggakanten mellom Garsholbanken og Skjoldryggen hadde ... -
Macro- and microplastics as complex threats to coral reef ecosystems
Zhang, Wei; Sik Ok, Yong; Bank, Michael; Sonne, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The impacts of macroplastics (macro-), microplastics (MPs, <5mm), and nanoplastics (NPs, <100 nm) on corals and their complex reef ecosystems are receiving increased attention and visibility. MPs represent a major, ... -
Marine fog inputs appear to increase methylmercury bioaccumulation in a coastal terrestrial food web
Weiss-Penzias, Peter S.; Bank, Michael; Clifford, Deana L; Torregrosa, Alicia; Zheng, Belle; Lin, Wendy; Wilmers, Christopher C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Coastal marine atmospheric fog has recently been implicated as a potential source of ocean-derived monomethylmercury (MMHg) to coastal terrestrial ecosystems through the process of sea-to-land advection of foggy air masses ... -
Mercury bioaccumulation pathways in tusk (Brosme brosme) from Sognefjord, Norway: Insights from C and N isotopes
Mahjour Azad, Atabak; Frantzen, Sylvia; Bank, Michael; Madsen, Lise; Måge, Amund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Seafood is the main source of methylmercury (MeHg) exposure for humans and elevated total mercury (Hg) concentrations have been reported in marine fish from Norwegian fjords compared with offshore areas. Hg in tusk fillets ... -
The mercury science-policy interface: History, evolution and progress of the Minamata Convention
Bank, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Mercury (Hg) pollution is an important environmental and public health issue that has garnered significant interest from policy makers and the global regulatory community. Consumption of seafood is the primary mechanism ... -
The Microplastic-Antibiotic Resistance Connection
Marathe, Nachiket Prakash; Bank, Michael (Chapter, 2021)Microplastic pollution is a big and rapidly growing environmental problem. Although the direct effects of microplastic pollution are increasingly studied, the indirect effects are hardly investigated, especially in the ... -
Rapid temporal decline of mercury in Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)
Bank, Michael; Frantzen, Sylvia; Duinker, Arne; Amouroux, David; Tessier, Emmanuel; Nedreaas, Kjell; Måge, Amund; Nilsen, Bente Merete (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Mercury (Hg) pollution in the ocean is an issue of global concern, however bioaccumulation regimes of this ubiquitous pollutant in marine apex predators have important knowledge gaps. Our fish length and stable isotope ... -
Spatial distribution of mercury in seawater, sediment, and seafood from the Hardangerfjord ecosystem, Norway
Mahjour Azad, Atabak; Frantzen, Sylvia; Bank, Michael; Johnsen, Ingrid Askeland; Tessier, Emmanuel; Amouroux, David; Madsen, Lise; Måge, Amund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Hardangerfjord is one of the longest fjords in the world and has historical mercury (Hg) contamination from a zinc plant in its inner sector. In order to investigate the extent of Hg transferred to abiotic and biotic ...