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The aim of the project has been to establish methodology and theoretical framework for separating the acute toxic effect of oil droplets and dissolved fraction of oil dispersions. The project is based on environmental modeling tools and their ability to predict the concentrations of dissolved and...

SINTEF has calculated the spreading and deposition of 226Ra associated with discharges of produced water to sea from Norwegian offshore installations in the North Sea. The calculated concentration levels are compared to ambient environmental levels from presence of other sources (natural or...

Hypotheses on the role of arctic drift ice in collecting pollutants and transporting them over great distances to melting regions are presented. This accumulation is viewed as negative entropy. Both abiotic and biotic transports are considered. Paradoxically, this transport feeds a region of...

A study of the weathering properties of Havis crude oil has been performed at 5°C  in small-scale and meso-scale laboratory testing. The data are used as input to SINTEF Oil Weathering Modell (OWM) to predict the behaviour of Havis in a spill situation at sea. The weathering properties are discussed...

This study is performed to help understand the drag and lift forces on net panels. Net panels are an important part of trawls and net cages. We hope to help computer simulations to use improved information on the forces acting on netting in water. This study have measured the forces on various types...

A study of the weathering properties, including flowability tests, of Caurus crude oil has been performed at 5°C in laboratory scale. The data are used as input to SINTEF Oil Weathering Modell (OWM) to predict the behaviour of Caurus in a spill situation at sea. The weathering properties are...

In an on-going research project at SINTEF, ""Modelling the flow through fine-meshed pelagic trawls"". a theoretical basis for modelling, predicting and interpreting the flow in fine-meshed pelagic trawls has been developed. In order to verify the theoretical results, a series of tests with cones of...

The main goal of this project was to determine the sensory shelflife of proteins with neutral taste. Proteins were isolated from both the solid phase (sludge) from salmon oil production and from cooked salmon backbones.  From both raw materials proteins were isolated after bone removal and...

As the global climate change is becoming more evident it is increasingly important to understand more about how these changes might affect the uptake and tropic transfer of contaminants in Arctic food webs. We have studied the accumulation of mercury in planktonic food webs from different water...