• Concentrations and Retention Efficiency of Tire Wear Particles from Road Runoff in Bioretention Cells 

      Mengistu, Demmelash; Coutris, Claire; Paus, Kim Aleksander Haukeland; Heistad, Arve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-10-14)
      Bioretention cells are popular stormwater management systems for controlling peak runoff and improving runoff water quality. A case study on a functional large-scale bioretention cell and a laboratory column experiment was ...
    • Microplastics concentrations in soil along a racetrack 

      Mengistu, Demmelash; Nilsen, Vegard; Coutris, Claire; Amdal, Helena Marie; Heistad, Arve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-12-20)
      Motorsport is known for its high tire wear due to speed, cornering, and high acceleration/deceleration activities. However, studies on the generation of microplastics from racetracks are rare. This study aimed at quantifying ...
    • Tire wear particles concentrations in gully pot sediments 

      Mengistu, Demmelash; Heistad, Arve; Coutris, Claire (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-15)
      While tire wear and tear is known to be a major source of microplastics in the environment, its monitoring is still hampered by the lack of analytical methods able to provide concentrations in environmental matrices. ...