I am an ecotoxicologist with solid competence in analytical chemistry. I have been involved in projects evaluating the effects of environmental and anthropogenic stressors associated to aquaculture, oil & gas production, municipal sewage discharges using combined chemical, biological and ecological monitoring tools. More recently I specialized myself in chemical quantification and characterization of polymers in environmental matrices and their associated biological effects on model organisms. I project lead research initiatives toward the method development to estimate micro and nanoplastics occurrence and composition in marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments. I am the scientific coordinator of the North Atlantic Microplastic Centre and a member several expert groups dealing with plastic pollution including ICES, AMAP and ISO.
Alessio Gomiero
Senior Researcher
algo@norceresearch.no
+47 51 87 55 46
+47 48681305
Mekjarvik 12, 4072 Randaberg, Norway
Division
Climate & Environment
Research themes
Plastic Litter in the Sea
Biomarkers and biological response
Aquaculture
Research Groups
Aquaculture and Marine Biodiversity
More information about Alessio
Projects
Publications
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Academic articleTo what extent are wastewater treatment systems a gateway for microplastic particles in the aquatic and terrestrial environments?– Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics 2024
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Faglig foredragAquaAccept Project: Developing new socio-environmental indicators and decision supporting tool for sustainable aquaculture.– IIFET2018 2018
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Research reportPlast i norske elver– NORCE Research AS 2024
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Academic articlePy–GC–MS analysis for microplastics: Unlocking matrix challenges and sample recovery when analyzing wastewater for polypropylene and polystyrene– Water Research 2024
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Academic articleFirst occurrence and composition assessment of microplastics in native mussels collected from coastal and offshore areas of the northern and central Adriatic Sea– Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2019
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Academic articleMicroplastics in human feces: a pilot study exploring links with dietary habits– Microplastics and Nanoplastics 2025
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Academic articleEffects of chronic exposure to the water-soluble fraction of crude oil and in situ burn residue of oil on egg-bearing Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)– Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2021
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Academic articleComparative Effects of Ingested PVC Micro Particles With and Without Adsorbed Benzo(a)pyrene vs. Spiked Sediments on the Cellular and Sub Cellular Processes of the Benthic Organism Hediste diversicolor– Frontiers in Marine Science 2018
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Research reportTowards an environmental risk assessment of microplastic – Optimization of monitoring methods and test battery for ecotoxicology testing– NORCE Research AS 2024
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Faglig foredragFirst record of levels and distribution of microplastics in coastal sediments collected near an aquacultue site in the south west of Norway– Aqua 2018 2018
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Faglig foredragThe contribution of aquaculture industry in the global marine microplastics pollution: First record of levels and distribution in coastal sediments collected near an aquaculture site in the south west of Norway– Micro 2018 2018
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Faglig foredragMicroplastics in the Adriatic Sea: Occurrence, characterization, distribution and environmental management– Sixth International Marine Debris Conference 2018
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Research reportMapping of microplastics in sediments of the Norwegian Continental Shelf – MAREANO project, 2022 sediment samples– NORCE Research AS 2023
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Faglig foredragPlastics pollution fingerprint assessment of offshore wind turbines– Impactwind Summerschool 2023 2023
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Academic articleqPCR-based assessment of microfaunal indicators of oil for monitoring benthos around oil and gas platforms– Science of the Total Environment 2020
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Academic articleMetal-based micro and nanosized pollutant in marine organisms: What can we learn from a combined atomic force microscopy-scanning electron microscopy study– Journal of Molecular Recognition 2020
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Academic articleAn ecosystem-scale litter and microplastics monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)– Arctic Science 2022
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Conference lectureAssessment of microplastic release from cleaning of aquaculture ne– MICRO2024 2024
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Academic articleAcute and partial life-cycle toxicity of a tri-polymer blend of microplastics in the copepod Acartia tonsa– Environmental Pollution 2025
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Faglig foredragEffekter av lusemidler på reker.– FHF møte med Ressursgruppe Sameksistens 2019
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Academic articleMicroplastics and their interaction with microorganisms in Bosten Lake sediment– Water Research 2024
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Conference lectureWhat are the toxic components of microplastics? Investigating the overlooked role of particles vs chemical leachates as microplastic toxicity drivers– MICRO 2022 - Plastic Pollution from Macro to Nano 2022
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Faglig foredragCHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION AND ECOTOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PLASTIC LEACHATES IN SOIL: A CASE STUDY OF LISLA LYNGØYNA ISLAND– ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2023 2023
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Academic review articleMicroplastic pollution in drinking water– Current Opinion in Toxicology 2021
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Conference lectureEvaluering av mikroplastutslipp fra vasking av oppdrettsnot– HAVBRUK 2024 2024
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Academic articleInterlaboratory Comparison Reveals State of the Art in Microplastic Detection and Quantification Methods– Analytical Chemistry 2025
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Faglig foredragMicroplastics in marine sediments: Occurrence, characterization, distribution and environmental management– ICES Working group on Marine Sediments 2017
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Academic articleA recipe for plastic: Expert insights on plastic additives in the marine environment– Marine Pollution Bulletin 2023
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Research reportThe Norwegian Water Column Monitoring programme 2021: Assessing the impacts of Ekofisk and Eldfisk offshore oil and gas installations on the marine environment– Norsk institutt for vannforskning (NIVA) 2023
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Research reportTRACKing of PLASTtic emissions from aquaculture industry (TrackPlast)– NORCE Research AS 2020
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Research reportPharmaMussels 2024: Assessing the presence of pharmaceutical contaminants in blue mussels– NORCE Research AS 2024
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Conference lecture(Micro)plastic and aquaculture: from problems to potential solutions– Ocean Plastic International Matchmaking 2024
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Faglig foredragAMAP effect study - Physiological effects from ingested micro- and nanoplastics in Arctic animals – a critical review and gap analysis– International seminar on marine littering in the Barents region 2024
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Academic articleStatus and future recommendations for recording and monitoring litter on the Arctic seafloor– Arctic Science 2022
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Faglig foredragAquaAccept Prosjekt: Utvikling av nye sosio-miljø indikatorer og styringsverktøy for et bærekraftig havbruk.– Havbruk 2018 2018
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Academic review articleCharacterization of microplastic litter in the gastrointestinal tract of Solea solea from the Adriatic Sea– Environmental Pollution (1987) 2018
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Academic review articleAn overview of the key topics related to the study of tire particles and their chemical leachates: From problems to solutions– TrAC. Trends in analytical chemistry 2024
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Academic articleCurrent efforts on microplastic monitoring in Arctic fish and how to proceed– Arctic Science 2022
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Research reportSystem for clearing marine litter from the seabed - pre-analysis and protocol: Analysis of the legacy of particle and chemical pollution from an underwater tire dump at Hjelmås, Alver Kommune (Norway)– NORCE Research AS 2023
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Research reportHvordan plast og rydding av plast påvirker økosystemet på Lisle Lyngøy (Hovedrapport)– NORCE Research AS 2023
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Research reportMikroplast og miljøgifter i vann, jord og insekter på Lisle Lyngøy (delrapport 3)– NORCE Research AS 2023
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Academic articleFirst record of characterization, concentration and distribution of microplastics in coastal sediments of an urban fjord in south west Norway using a thermal degradation method– Chemosphere 2019
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Academic articleMicroplastics in the atmosphere and cryosphere in the circumpolar North: a case for multicompartment monitoring– Arctic Science 2022
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Conference lectureAssessing the toxicity of a multi-polymer and multi-size microplastic mixture on early life stages of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)– SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting 2024
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Faglig foredragTo what extent are wastewater treatment systems a gateway for microplastic particles in the aquatic and terrestrial environment ?– SETAC Europe 27th annual meeting 2017
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Academic articleApplication of GCMS-pyrolysis to estimate the levels of microplastics in a drinking water supply system– Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021
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Academic articleMicroplastics and their interaction with microorganisms in Bosten Lake water– Journal of Cleaner Production 2024
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Research reportNeutralisation of hydrogen peroxide after delousing events; technology development and environmental risk assessment– Norsk institutt for vannforskning (NIVA) 2021
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Academic articleDistribution and Environmental risk Assessment of Heavy Metal in Surface Sediments and red Mullet (Mullus barbatus) from algiers and BouIsmail Bay (Algeria)– Environmental Modelling and Assessment 2017
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Academic articleFuture monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies– Arctic Science 2022
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Academic articleAntibiotic resistance genes, antibiotic residues, and microplastics in influent and effluent wastewater from treatment plants in Norway, Iceland, and Finland– Environmental Research 2025
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Conference lectureSensitivity of northern shrimp Pandalus borealis to commercial formulations used as anti-parasitic drugs.– Aquaculture Europe 19. Our Future – Growing from Water. 2019
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Academic review articleBeyond the food on your plate: Investigating sources of microplastic contamination in home kitchens– Heliyon 2024
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Research reportQuantification of microplastic in fillet and organs of farmed and wild salmonids - a comparison of methods for detection and quantification - SALMODETECT– NORCE Research AS 2020
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Academic review articleThe power of multi-matrix monitoring in the Pan-Arctic region: plastics in water and sediment– Arctic Science 2022
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Academic review articleMicroplastics in Arctic invertebrates: status on occurrence and recommendations for future monitoring– Arctic Science 2022
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Faglig foredragAquaAccept: Building knowledge for a sustainable aquaculture industry. “We R aquaculture”– Aqua 2018 2018
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Academic articleGill damage and delayed mortality of Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) after short time exposure to anti-parasitic veterinary medicine containing hydrogen peroxide– Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2019
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Research reportMåling av mikroplast i næringsvaskeri– NORCE Research AS 2021
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Faglig foredragMicroplastics occurrence and composition in drinking water from a Norwegian urban area– SETAC 2018 28th Annual Meeting 2018
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Conference lectureObservations of floating plastic litter in the Arctic region– Arctic Frontiers 2023
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Academic articleInforming the Plastic Treaty negotiations on science - experiences from the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastic Treaty– Microplastics and Nanoplastics 2024
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Academic review articleMoving forward in microplastic research: A Norwegian perspective– Environment International 2021
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Research reportThe One Ocean Expedition: Science and Sailing for the Ocean We Want– Havforskningsinstituttet 2023
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Research reportBiological effects monitoring of a thermomechanical cleaned cuttings discharge from the Johan Sverdrup installation– Norsk institutt for vannforskning (NIVA) 2022
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Academic articlePreliminary results on the occurrence and anatomical distribution of microplastics in wild populations of Nephrops norvegicus from the Adriatic Sea– Environmental Pollution 2021
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Academic review articleEnvironmental risk framework and research recommendations for SMS mining in the Norwegian Arctic mid-ocean ridge– Frontiers in Marine Science 2025
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Conference lectureReducing microplastic release during cleaning of aquaculture nets– Aquaculture Europe 2025
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Research reportKartlegging av mikroplastkilder i urbant miljø fra land til sjø - kilder, mengder og spredning– NORCE Research AS 2022
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Academic articleMonitoring of microplastic pollution in the Arctic: recent developments in polymer identification, quality assurance and control, and data reporting– Arctic Science 2022
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Academic articleDrinking plastics? – Quantification and qualification of microplastics in drinking water distribution systems by µFTIR and Py-GCMS– Water Research 2020
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Research reportEcotoxicological assessment of sediments dredged from Numana harbor 2023– NORCE Research AS 2023
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Academic articleParticles, chemicals or both? Assessing the drivers of the multidimensional toxicity of car tire rubber microplastic on early life stages of Atlantic cod– Journal of Hazardous Materials 2025
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Conference lectureAssessment of microplastic release from cleaning of aquaculture nets– AQUA 2024 2024
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Academic review articleChemical emissions from offshore wind farms: From identification to challenges in impact assessment and regulation– Marine Pollution Bulletin 2025
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Research reportPlast i dyr langs kysten. Rapport fra forskningsprosjekt– Veterinærinstituttet 2019
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Academic articleAbsence of microplastic bioaccumulation in cod fillets from plastic-polluted western Norwegian waters– Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics 2024
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Academic articleDistinct polymer-dependent sorption of persistent pollutants associated with Atlantic salmon farming to microplastics– Marine Pollution Bulletin 2022
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Academic articleBiological responses of two marine organisms of ecological relevance to on-going ocean acidification and global warming– Environmental Pollution (1987) 2018
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Research reportAMAP Litter and Microplastics Monitoring Guidelines. Version 1.0.– AMAP 2021
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Faglig foredragAquaAccept Project: Developing new socio-enviromental indicators and decision supporting tool for sustainable aquaculture– Aquainform Workshop 2018
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Faglig foredragMikroplast – omfang og konsekvensar for liv og miljø i fjord og vassdrag– Hardangerfjordseminaret 2018 2018
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Conference lectureMikroplast forekommer I oppdrettsfisk og sprer dioksiner. Hva trenger vi for å evaluere risikoen?– Prosjektmøte MICRORED 2022
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Academic articleEnvironmental Impact of Offshore Gas Activities on Benthic Environment: A Case Study– Environmental Management 2017
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Academic articleMicroplastic and PTFE contamination of food from cookware– Science of the Total Environment 2024
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Academic articleDocumentation of Microplastics in Tissues of Wild Coastal Animals– Frontiers in Environmental Science 2021
