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The PlasticTrace project addressed the urgent need to develop and harmonise methods for identifying, characterising, and quantifying small micro- and nanoplastics (SMPs/NPs) in drinking water, food, and environmental matrices, in line with the EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP). 

"Monitoring of microplastics in coastal areas, rivers and lakes" is a monitoring programme that aims to increase knowledge about the extent of microplastic pollution in Norway.

The program aims to map the levels of pollutants present in a fjord in a densely populated area and how the pollution is concentrated in the food web in the fjord system.

The section for catchment biogeochemistry works to understand how various pollutants are spread in the environment and how they affect the water quality in rivers, lakes, and fjords. Our studies lay the foundation for and support political guidelines and improvements to reduce unwanted environmental impacts. 

NIVA's sections on Freshwater Ecology have expertise in the monitoring and restoration of freshwater ecosystems and their biodiversity. We develop knowledge and understanding that provide a basis for applied, evidence-based freshwater management. 

The Section for Environmental Data Science manages and quality assures NIVA's data and makes them available to NIVA's researchers. 

ASEANO 2 is a regional capacity building project led by NIVA and the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies Indonesia (CSEAS), in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat. The project is under the leadership of the ASEAN sectoral body ASEAN Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment (AWGCME). ASEANO2 aims to build and enhance capacity and knowledge to measure, evaluate and address plastic pollution from key terrestrial sources in the ASEAN region through improved understanding of sources, emissions, transport, and fate.