{"accessRestrictions":"Use of samples must be relevant for environmental management, and effect studies and time trend studies will be prioritized. It is open for both national and international researchers to apply, but the research project must be part of a Norwegian research – or management institution. An expert team appointed by the Norwegian Environmental Agency considers the applications.\nCriteria for evaluation of requests for samples: \nRelevance of the project for environmental protection management.\nProjects on time trends for new environmental pollutants should be prioritised.\nThere might be restrictions for some sample materials. Sample matrices with few samples and/or few locations might have larger restrictions than sample materials with larger sample and/or more easy to collect.\nThe main aim for these kind of samples are retrospective analyses and effects of new environmental pollutants.\nProjects on «known pollutants» but where the project will provide new insight in mechnisms and ecological relevant knowledge can also be evaluated.\nThe applicant must be able to document high and excellent knowledge within the field of environmental pollution and with special emphasis in the specific theme and setting for the requested samples","archiveContacts":[{"familyName":"Jartun","givenName":"Morten","organisationName":"The Norwegian Environmental Specimen Bank","role":"pointOfContact","email":"morten.jartun@niva.no","address":{"deliveryPoint":"CIENS building at Oslo Science Park, Gaustadalléen 21, 0349 Oslo","country":"Norway"},"fullName":"Jartun, M.","pointOfContact":"The Norwegian Environmental Specimen Bank"}],"availability":"It is possible to apply for use of the samples. 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The bank will be an important tool in the fight to combat pollutants both nationally and internationally.\n\nESB Norway contains frozen samples of animals, plants, air and mud from across Norway and the Arctic. The samples become time capsules preserving the present environmental state, so that they can be analyzed using the knowledge of the future.\n","funding":[{"funderName":"ESB Norway is owned by The Ministry of Climate and Environment and managed by The Norwegian Environment Agency. ","orcid":false,"ror":false}],"id":"60382865-755e-427a-8353-a2bfd048d69f","lineage":"Samples are weighed, labeled and sealed before storage, frozen at – 25 degrees until selected for chemical analyses. The bank and the freezer are located in the basement of the CIENS building at Oslo Science Park. It is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, and operated by the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), and the University of Oslo. The daily operations are attributed to NIVA, whilst all parties contribute with knowledge and sample material.","metadataContacts":[{"organisationName":"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology","role":"pointOfContact","email":"jgar@ceh.ac.uk","pointOfContact":"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"}],"metadataDate":"2025-04-04T12:41:36","onlineResources":[{"url":"https://miljoprovebanken.no/english/","function":"Website","type":"OTHER"},{"url":"https://youtu.be/nsgith10GWI","name":"How to use the database","function":"Database video","type":"OTHER"},{"url":"http://62.122.255.219/fmi/webd#MPB_Njord","name":"MPB_Njord database","function":"Database","type":"OTHER"},{"url":"https://miljoprovebanken.no/requests-for-samples/","name":"Requests for samples","function":"Website","type":"OTHER"},{"url":"https://miljoprovebanken.no/collection-and-sampling/","name":"Collection and sampling protocols","function":"Website","type":"OTHER"}],"resourceIdentifiers":[{"code":"https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/60382865-755e-427a-8353-a2bfd048d69f"}],"specimenTypes":[{"value":"Air","uri":"http://vocab.ceh.ac.uk/esb#air"},{"value":"Sediment","uri":"http://vocab.ceh.ac.uk/esb#sediment"}],"storage":"Frozen at -25°C","taxa":[{"value":"Fish","uri":"http://vocab.ceh.ac.uk/esb#fish"},{"value":"Mammal","uri":"http://vocab.ceh.ac.uk/esb#mammal"},{"value":"Bird","uri":"http://vocab.ceh.ac.uk/esb#bird"},{"value":"Moss or liverwort","uri":"http://vocab.ceh.ac.uk/esb#moss"},{"value":"Mollusc","uri":"http://vocab.ceh.ac.uk/esb#mollusc"}],"temporalExtent":{"begin":"2012-01-01"},"tissues":[{"value":"Muscle","uri":"http://vocab.ceh.ac.uk/esb#muscle"},{"value":"Liver","uri":"http://vocab.ceh.ac.uk/esb#liver"},{"value":"Brain","uri":"http://vocab.ceh.ac.uk/esb#brain"}],"title":"The Norwegian Environmental Specimen Bank (Norway)","type":"sampleArchive","uri":"https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/60382865-755e-427a-8353-a2bfd048d69f","website":"https://miljoprovebanken.no/"}