Australian maternal exposure to toxic substances (AMETS) dataset

• Other Authors: Andrea Hinwood (hasCollector)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Edith Cowan University
• Subjects: Maternal exposure; Risk of adverse birth outcomes; Persistent toxic substances; Environmental Sciences; Public Health; Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES; Arctic; Norway; Tromso
• Online Access: http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/ARC: LP0883936; https://researchdata.edu.au/australian-maternal-exposure-amets-dataset/1714005

The dataset contains a range of data gathered from 173 participants from across Western Australia, in particular the South West, Kalgoorlie, Geraldton and the Perth metropolitan region. The aim of the study was to investigate the concentrations of persistent toxic substances (PTS) in non occupationally exposed pregnant women and to assess the risk of adverse birth outcomes. Participants in the study completed self-administered questionnaires about lifestyle and diet and maintained diet diaries. They also provided blood, urine, drinking water, soil and dust samples which were analysed for metals and other environmental pollutants. The broad groups of chemicals measured were: polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), the DDT-group; the HCH-group; HCB and dioxin-like PCBs. New contaminants being tested for were brominated flame retardants (BFR) (PBDEs), and metals. This dataset consists of MS Access database records, chemical data kept in SPSS files, dietary diary data in Foodworks. Funding for the research was provided by an ARC Linkage grant. Partners in the research are: Professor Jon Odland, University Tromso, Norway, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme; Associate Professor Jane Heyworth of the University of Western Australia, Gavin Stevenson of the National Measurement Institute (NMI) New South Wales.