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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Aquatic organisms are exposed to more or less continuous inputs of a wide range of potentially hazardous substances. The sources of the substances could be natural and/ or anthropogenic. This exposure may have deleterious ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Organismer som lever i Oslofjordeneksponeres for kjemikalier som kan ha negative effekter. I denne undersøkelsen ble biomarkører for effekter fra eksponering for miljøgifter og kondisjonsindekser nøkkelarten torsk (Gadus ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Levende organismer er kontinuerlig utsatt for påvirkninger som kan skade DNA. Dette inkluderer oksidative DNA-skader som oppstår via normal metabolisme i cellene og fra en rekke miljøkjemikalier. Reparasjon av oksidative ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
Although the production and use of the insecticide DDT have been restricted or banned since the 1970s, DDT and its metabolites are persistent in the environment and may still pose a hazard of toxic effects in wildlife and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
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Mytilus edulis is one of the most abundant and widely distributed benthic invertebrate species found in the North Atlantic. The aim of this study was to test the applicability of hemocytes from Mytilus edulis for ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
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The sea-surface microlayer is the boundary layer between the water of the oceans and the atmosphere occupying approximately “1000 micrometer” uppermost part of the sea-surface microlayer (SML) (Liss and Duce, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Photosystem II (PSII) inhibitors are ubiquitous in costal areas around the world. Changes in chlorophyll fluorescence have been seen in plants exposed to low concentrations of PSII inhibitors in laboratory experiments. Saw ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
The release of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) into the environment for many decades has led to a worldwide contamination. The impact of pollutants on ecosystem and human health is an urgent and international issue ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Iodinated x-ray contrast media (ICM) are used to improve the visibility of internal structures of the body in an x-ray image due to their ability to attenuate x-rays, providing enhanced contrast between regions of interest ...
(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2006)
Bromerte flammehemmere (BFR) er persistente og hydrofobe kjemikalier som har vist seg å kunne akkumuleres i forskjellige organismer, inkludert mennesker og miljø. Det globale omfanget av disse forurensningene gir grunn til ...