Lead Sources in Human Diet in Greenland
Although blood lead levels have declined in Greenland, they are still elevated despite the fact that lead levels in the Greenland environment are very low. Fragments of lead shot in game birds have been suggested as an important source of dietary exposure, and meals of sea birds, particularly eider,...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:1247612 2023-05-15T16:24:42+02:00 Lead Sources in Human Diet in Greenland Bjerregaard, Peter Johansen, Poul Mulvad, Gert Pedersen, Henning Sloth Hansen, Jens C. 2004-11 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1247612 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15531433 https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7083 en eng National Institue of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1247612 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15531433 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7083 This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original DOI. Research Text 2004 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7083 2013-08-30T15:26:23Z Although blood lead levels have declined in Greenland, they are still elevated despite the fact that lead levels in the Greenland environment are very low. Fragments of lead shot in game birds have been suggested as an important source of dietary exposure, and meals of sea birds, particularly eider, contain high concentrations of lead. In a cross-sectional population survey in Greenland in 1993–1994, blood lead adjusted for age and sex was found to be associated with the reported consumption of sea birds. Participants reporting less than weekly intake of sea birds had blood lead concentrations of approximately 75 μg/L, whereas those who reported eating sea birds several times a week had concentrations of approximately 110 μg/L, and those who reported daily intake had concentrations of 170 μg/L (p = 0.01). Blood lead was not associated with dietary exposure to other local or imported food items. Text Greenland PubMed Central (PMC) Greenland Environmental Health Perspectives 112 15 1496 1498 |
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Although blood lead levels have declined in Greenland, they are still elevated despite the fact that lead levels in the Greenland environment are very low. Fragments of lead shot in game birds have been suggested as an important source of dietary exposure, and meals of sea birds, particularly eider, contain high concentrations of lead. In a cross-sectional population survey in Greenland in 1993–1994, blood lead adjusted for age and sex was found to be associated with the reported consumption of sea birds. Participants reporting less than weekly intake of sea birds had blood lead concentrations of approximately 75 μg/L, whereas those who reported eating sea birds several times a week had concentrations of approximately 110 μg/L, and those who reported daily intake had concentrations of 170 μg/L (p = 0.01). Blood lead was not associated with dietary exposure to other local or imported food items. |
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