• Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic – challenges, opportunities and strategies 

      Provencher, Jennifer F.; Aliani, Stefano; Bergmann, Melanie; Bourdages, Madelaine; Buhl-Mortensen, Lene; Galgani, Francois; Gomiero, Alessio; Granberg, Maria; Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar; Hamilton, Bonnie M.; Kögel, Tanja; Larsen, Jan René; Lusher, Amy; Mallory, Mark L; Murphy, Peter; Peeken, Ilka; Primpke, Sebastian; Strand, Jakob; Vorkamp, Katrin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) has published a plan and guidelines for the monitoring of litter and microplastics (MP) in the Arctic. Here we look beyond suggestions for immediate monitoring and ...
    • Hepatic EROD activity in dab Limanda limanda the German Bight using an improved plate-reader method 

      Eggens, Martin; Galgani, Francois; Klungsøyr, Jarle; Everts, James (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 1992-12-31)
      During the Bremerhaven Workshop an improved, fast and easy method for the determination of ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity in dab Limanda limanda liver was tested. The improvement involved the use of a 12500 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Status and future recommendations for recording and monitoring litter on the Arctic seafloor 

      Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar; Buhl-Mortensen, Lene; Bergmann, Melanie; Booth, Andy; Gomiero, Alessio; Galgani, Francois (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Marine litter in the Arctic Basin is influenced by transport from Atlantic and Pacific waters. This highlights the need for harmonization of guidelines across regions. Monitoring can be used to assess temporal and spatial ...