Environmental Contaminants and Technology

About the research section
Projects 16
News articles 5

Contact persons: Malcolm Reid; Vanja Alling; Sondre Meland
Members of the group: Belinda Valdecanas; Dorna Misaq; Ian Allan; Jan Thomas Rundberget; Kine Bæk; Laura Röhler Bjerke; Malcolm Reid; Marc Anglès d'Auriac; Morten Jartun; Vanja Alling; Asle Økelsrud; Jarle Håvardstun; Marthe Torunn Solhau Jenssen; Merete Schøyen; Espen Lund; Amy Lusher; Anders Ruus; Henrik Jonsson; Sverre Hjelset; Bert van Bavel; Bjørnar Andre Beylich; Chiara Consolaro; Nina Tuscano Buenaventura; Sondre Meland; Elisabeth Støhle Rødland; Anne Luise Ribeiro; Ashenafi Seifu Gragne; Christian Vogelsang; Pawel Krzeminski; Mari Gjeitnes

Projects (16)

AKVABY

A project that creates a communal research-based learning arena in aquaponics and urban cultivation for schools in Oslo with foundations in sustainability and circularity for the cities of the future.

Project period: 2024 - 2026

CATALYST

There is a need for more accessible and comprehensive knowledge on industrial symbiosis. Through bilateral cooperation between Romanian and Norwegian actors, the CATALYST project will provide relevant and reliable information on symbiotic opportunities, case studies, and best practices for facilitators, companies and industrial symbiosis stakeholders identified through the project.

Project period: 2024 - 2025

CORNELIA

In the CORNELIA project, NIVA together with its two industrial partners tests and verifies innovative technical solutions for targeted removal of antimicrobial resistance from wastewater at hospitals (at the source) and at wastewater treatment plants (before discharge to the environment).

Project period: 2021 - 2024

News articles (5)

“Green” car tires are far from environmentally friendly

A recent NIVA study shows that so-called “green” car tires, which are marketed as environmentally friendly, can actually be just as harmful to the environment as regular tires – and in some cases even worse.

Published: 29.10.2024

New research informs about environmental effects of pharmaceutical discharges from hospitals

A comprehensive Norwegian study has investigated the environmental effects of pharmaceutical discharges via wastewater from hospitals. Some drugs may pose a hazard to the environment, while for several drugs we lack knowledge about the effects on aquatic life.

Published: 18.12.2023