Arctic biomonitoring laboratory
Direction of scientific research
Development of methodologies for monitoring, assessment, forecasting and prevention of risks related to transfer of toxic pollutants through biological pathways capable of accumulating in trophic chains and spreading in Arctic ecosystems
Yngvar Thomassen - Leading Scientist
He has given over 275 presentations on various aspects of his research, of which 105 were invited lectures at major conferences and symposia. In the period 1983-91 he was a member of the Commission on Toxicology, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (titular) member from 1986, where he initiated the development of human body fluids as quality assurance materials for the measurement of minor, trace and ultra-trace elements and organic metabolites. From 2011-2014 he served as a titular member in the Analytical Chemistry Division. More »
Devoted to the polar explorers of the "Arctic Floating University" met the whale
By the end of the fourth day of the joint expedition of the Arctic Floating University, NArFU and Roshydromet. Events taking place on board the research vessel "Professor Molchanov", describes the journalist Irina Skalina.
The PhD of NArFU presented a scientific project at the XVI International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment
During the period from June 18th to June 22nd, Nikita Sobolev, a member of the Laboratory of Arctic Biomonitoring from NArFU, took part in the 16th International Conference on Chemistry and Environmental Protection, held by the University of Oslo (16TH International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment), where he presented a poster report on the topic "Evaluation and forecasting the spread of highly toxic pollutants (pesticides and dispersed elements) along biological pathways in the Russian Arctic", reflecting the main directions of the laboratory's work, its goals and objectives, as well as the planned results.
Participants of the Arctic Floating University: about expedition tasks and personal expectations
Once again the research ship “Professor Molchanov” went to high latitudes. This year, scientists, students and graduate students from seven countries will study the climate and biodiversity of the Arctic.
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NArFU Hosted Roundtable on Migratory Birds as Sources of Pollutants and Pathogens Transfer to the Arctic
Today, October 12, NArFU Arctic Biomonitoring Laboratory hosted a roundtable that discussed the “Monitoring of Risks Associated with Transfer of Pollutants and Pathogens to the Arctic by Migratory Birds”. Attended by leading experts and early career scientists based in Russia, the roundtable was held within the framework of the III International Conference “Biomonitoring in the Arctic — 2022”.
An employee of the Arctic Biomonitoring Laboratory won a grant "Young Scientists of Pomorie"
Research assistant of the Arctic Biomonitoring Laboratory, PhD student of the Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology and Genomics of Hydrobionts at the Institute for Comprehensive Research of the Arctic of the Federal Research Center for Comprehensive Research of the Arctic Dmitry Kotsur won a grant "Young Scientists of Pomorie" with the project "Research of the impact of polychlorinated biphenyls on the reproductive system of fish Danio rerio".
NArFU researchers delivered a series of lectures to students of the University of Oxford
Last week, upon the invitation from the University of Oxford, the researchers at NArFU contributed to Oxford University Polar Forum, whose recent series of seminars was devoted to the Russian Arctic.