Analytical pyrolysis for the qualitative and quantitative determination of airborne microplastics and nanoplastics
TrAC. Trends in analytical chemistry
Natascha Schmidt
Senior Scientist
+47 988 13 919
+47 63 89 82 99
Environmental Chemistry and Health Effects
Fram Centre, Tromsø
NSCH@nilu.no
About
Dr. Natascha Schmidt is a senior scientist at NILU in Tromsø, Norway.
She studied terrestrial and marine ecology and did her PhD in environmental chemistry at the Aix-Marseille University in Southern France. There she worked on the occurrence, transport and fate of microplastics and associated organic contaminants in the marine environment.
Dr. Schmidt is an expert in microplastic research, with a current focus on atmospheric measurements. She is also working on understanding the dynamics of tire wear particles and associated organic contaminants in the environment. Disseminating scientific knowledge to the public, stakeholders and governmental representatives and among the scientific community is one of her priorities.
Publications at NILU
Interlaboratory Comparison Reveals State of the Art in Microplastic Detection and Quantification Methods
Analytical Chemistry
UV-degradation is a key driver of the fate and impacts of marine plastics. How can laboratory experiments be designed to effectively inform risk assessment?
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Towards reliable data: Validation of a machine learning-based approach for microplastics analysis in marine organisms using Nile red staining
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Revisiting the strategy for marine litter monitoring within the european marine strategy framework directive (MSFD)
Ocean and Coastal Management
Microplastic pellets in Arctic marine sediments: a common source or a common process?
Environmental Research
Leaching of chemicals and DOC from tire particles under simulated marine conditions
Frontiers in Environmental Science
Lanternfish as bioindicator of microplastics in the deep sea: A spatiotemporal analysis using museum specimens
Journal of Hazardous Materials
From prey to predators: Evidence of microplastic trophic transfer in tuna and large pelagic species in the southwestern Tropical Atlantic
Environmental Pollution
From microplastics to pixels: testing the robustness of two machine learning approaches for automated, Nile red‑based marine microplastic identification
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Exploring microplastic contamination in reef-associated fishes of the Tropical Atlantic
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Exploring microplastic contamination in Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis): Insights into plastic pollution in the southwestern tropical Atlantic
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Buried and forgotten: Plastic contamination in an ancient deep-sea fish lineage
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Airborne microplastics on the move: Urban Europe as a source to remote regions
Environmental Pollution (1987)
Aging of Tire Particles in Deep-Sea Conditions: Interactions between Hydrostatic Pressure, Prokaryotic Growth and Chemical Leaching
Environmental Science and Technology
Mikroplast fra byer i Europa flyr raskt opp til Arktis
Forskning.no
Matemballasje: Røyter som en Golden Retriever
Comparison of Atmospheric Microplastic in remote and urban locations in Norway; occurrence, composition and sources
EGU General Assembly 2025
Mikroplast og PFAS er giftigere sammen enn hver for seg
Tire wear particles and associated organic chemicals in the air
Mikroplast og kjemikalier fra dekk og veitrafikk
Tire Related Additive Chemicals in Road Run-Off & Recipient Waters, Snow and Sediment Samples from Six Nordic Countries
SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting
Microplastics in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; Occurence, Composition and Sources
AGU24
Microplastics in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; Occurence, Composition and Sources
AGU24
Leaching of Organic Compounds from Tire Particles Under Conditions Simulating the Deep Sea
SETAC Europe 35th Annual Meeting
Leaching of Organic Compounds from Microrubber Under Conditions Simulating the Sea Surface and the Deep Sea
SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting
Hva vet vi om mikroplast fra emballasje?
Digital påskehub om mikroplast
Comparison of Atmospheric Microplastic in remote and urban locations in Norway; occurence, composition and sources
5th Edition of the International Conference MICRO 2024
Atmospheric Microplastics in Two Norwegian Cities, Composition and Temporal Trends
SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting
Atmospheric microplastics in the Arctic and mainland Norway: Occurrence, composition, and sources
11th International Symposium on Modern Principles of Air Monitoring and Biomonitoring - AIRMON 2025
Atmospheric Microplastic in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; occurrence, composition and sources
ACTRIS Science Conference 2024
Atmospheric Microplastic in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; occurence, composition and sources
SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting
Atmospheric Microplastic in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; occurence, composition and sources
SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting
Atmospheric Microplastic in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; comparing urban and remote locations
EGU General Assembly 2024
Plastforurensing; globale kilder har konsekvenser for Arktiske strøk, mot internasjonal forståelse og utdanning (PlastPoll2021)
Vi finner marint plastavfall overalt, men det eksisterer fortsatt store kunnskapshull om geografisk distribusjon og kilder, samt effekter på økosystemet og hvilke metoder som fungerer best for å identifisere og […]
Analysemetoder for kvantifisering av nano- og mikroplastpartikler og deres nedbrytning i marint miljø (ANDROMEDA)
Current methods for microplastic (MP) analysis can be divided into low-cost versus more advanced methods. ANDROMEDA recognizes that further development and validation is needed for both approaches. Low-cost methods are […]
Analytical pyrolysis for the qualitative and quantitative determination of airborne microplastics and nanoplastics
TrAC. Trends in analytical chemistry
Interlaboratory Comparison Reveals State of the Art in Microplastic Detection and Quantification Methods
Analytical Chemistry
UV-degradation is a key driver of the fate and impacts of marine plastics. How can laboratory experiments be designed to effectively inform risk assessment?
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Towards reliable data: Validation of a machine learning-based approach for microplastics analysis in marine organisms using Nile red staining
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Revisiting the strategy for marine litter monitoring within the european marine strategy framework directive (MSFD)
Ocean and Coastal Management
Microplastic pellets in Arctic marine sediments: a common source or a common process?
Environmental Research
Leaching of chemicals and DOC from tire particles under simulated marine conditions
Frontiers in Environmental Science
Lanternfish as bioindicator of microplastics in the deep sea: A spatiotemporal analysis using museum specimens
Journal of Hazardous Materials
From prey to predators: Evidence of microplastic trophic transfer in tuna and large pelagic species in the southwestern Tropical Atlantic
Environmental Pollution
From microplastics to pixels: testing the robustness of two machine learning approaches for automated, Nile red‑based marine microplastic identification
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Exploring microplastic contamination in reef-associated fishes of the Tropical Atlantic
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Exploring microplastic contamination in Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis): Insights into plastic pollution in the southwestern tropical Atlantic
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Buried and forgotten: Plastic contamination in an ancient deep-sea fish lineage
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Airborne microplastics on the move: Urban Europe as a source to remote regions
Environmental Pollution (1987)
Aging of Tire Particles in Deep-Sea Conditions: Interactions between Hydrostatic Pressure, Prokaryotic Growth and Chemical Leaching
Environmental Science and Technology
Mikroplast fra byer i Europa flyr raskt opp til Arktis
Forskning.no
Matemballasje: Røyter som en Golden Retriever
Comparison of Atmospheric Microplastic in remote and urban locations in Norway; occurrence, composition and sources
EGU General Assembly 2025
Mikroplast og PFAS er giftigere sammen enn hver for seg
Tire wear particles and associated organic chemicals in the air
Mikroplast og kjemikalier fra dekk og veitrafikk
Tire Related Additive Chemicals in Road Run-Off & Recipient Waters, Snow and Sediment Samples from Six Nordic Countries
SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting
Microplastics in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; Occurence, Composition and Sources
AGU24
Microplastics in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; Occurence, Composition and Sources
AGU24
Leaching of Organic Compounds from Tire Particles Under Conditions Simulating the Deep Sea
SETAC Europe 35th Annual Meeting
Leaching of Organic Compounds from Microrubber Under Conditions Simulating the Sea Surface and the Deep Sea
SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting
Hva vet vi om mikroplast fra emballasje?
Digital påskehub om mikroplast
Comparison of Atmospheric Microplastic in remote and urban locations in Norway; occurence, composition and sources
5th Edition of the International Conference MICRO 2024
Atmospheric Microplastics in Two Norwegian Cities, Composition and Temporal Trends
SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting
Atmospheric microplastics in the Arctic and mainland Norway: Occurrence, composition, and sources
11th International Symposium on Modern Principles of Air Monitoring and Biomonitoring - AIRMON 2025
Atmospheric Microplastic in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; occurrence, composition and sources
ACTRIS Science Conference 2024
Atmospheric Microplastic in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; occurence, composition and sources
SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting
Atmospheric Microplastic in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; occurence, composition and sources
SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting
Atmospheric Microplastic in the Arctic and Mainland Norway; comparing urban and remote locations
EGU General Assembly 2024
Plastforurensing; globale kilder har konsekvenser for Arktiske strøk, mot internasjonal forståelse og utdanning (PlastPoll2021)
Vi finner marint plastavfall overalt, men det eksisterer fortsatt store kunnskapshull om geografisk distribusjon og kilder, samt effekter på økosystemet og hvilke metoder som fungerer best for å identifisere og […]
Analysemetoder for kvantifisering av nano- og mikroplastpartikler og deres nedbrytning i marint miljø (ANDROMEDA)
Current methods for microplastic (MP) analysis can be divided into low-cost versus more advanced methods. ANDROMEDA recognizes that further development and validation is needed for both approaches. Low-cost methods are […]