MercuNorth–monitoring mercury in pregnant women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention
Exposure to mercury (Hg) is a global concern, particularly among Arctic populations that rely on the consumption of marine mammals and fish which are the main route of Hg exposure for Arctic populations.The MercuNorth project was created to establish baseline Hg levels across several Arctic regions...
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Exposure to mercury (Hg) is a global concern, particularly among Arctic populations that rely on the consumption of marine mammals and fish which are the main route of Hg exposure for Arctic populations.The MercuNorth project was created to establish baseline Hg levels across several Arctic regions during the period preceding the Minamata Convention. Blood samples were collected from 669 pregnant women, aged 18–44 years, between 2010 and 2016 from sites across the circumpolar Arctic including Alaska (USA), Nunavik (Canada), Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Northern Lapland (Finland) and Murmansk Oblast (Russia). Descriptive statistics were calculated, multiple pairwise comparisons were made between regions, and unadjusted linear trend analyses were performed.Geometric mean concentrations of total Hg were highest in Nunavik (5.20 µg/L) and Greenland (3.79 µg/L), followed by Alaska (2.13 µg/L), with much lower concentrations observed in the other regions (ranged between 0.48 and 1.29 µg/L). In Nunavik, Alaska and Greenland, blood Hg concentrations have decreased significantly since 1992, 2000 and 2010 respectively with % annual decreases of 4.7%, 7.5% and 2.7%, respectively.These circumpolar data combined with fish and marine mammal consumption data can be used for assessing long-term Hg trends and the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention. |
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MercuNorth–monitoring mercury in pregnant women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention |
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-186207 2023-10-09T21:48:05+02:00 MercuNorth–monitoring mercury in pregnant women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention Adlard, Bryan Lemire, Mélanie Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva C. Long, Manhai Ólafsdóttir, Kristín Odland, Jon O. Rautio, Arja Myllynen, Päivi Sandanger, Torkjel M. Dudarev, Alexey A. Bergdahl, Ingvar A. Wennberg, Maria Berner, James Ayotte, Pierre 2021 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-186207 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1881345 eng eng Umeå universitet, Avdelningen för hållbar hälsa Population Studies Division, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, ON, Ottawa, Canada Axe Santé Des Populations Et Pratiques Optimales En Santé, Centre De Recherche Du CHU De Québec, QC, Québec, Canada; Département De Médecine Sociale Et Préventive, Université Laval, QC, Québec, Canada Center for Arctic Health Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark; Greenland Center for Health Research, University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland Center for Arctic Health Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Institute of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway; International Research Laboratory for Reproductive Ecotoxicology (IL RET), The National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation Thule Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, University of Arctic, Oulu, Finland Laboratory Centre Nordlab, Northern Finland Laboratory Centre Nordlab, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland Environmental Chemistry Department, NILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research, the Fram Centre, Tromsø, Norway; Department of Community Medicine, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway Department, Arctic Environmental Health, Northwest Public Health Research Center, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation Department of Environment and Health, Division of Community Health, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, AK, Anchorage, United States Axe Santé Des Populations Et Pratiques Optimales En Santé, Centre De Recherche Du CHU De Québec, QC, Québec, Canada; Département De Médecine Sociale Et Préventive, Université Laval, QC, Québec, Canada; Centre De Toxicologie, Institut National De Santé Publique Du Québec, QC, Québec, International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 1239-9736, 2021, 80:1, orcid:0000-0003-1227-6859 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-186207 doi:10.1080/22423982.2021.1881345 PMID 34080521 ISI:000657513000001 Scopus 2-s2.0-85102126297 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Arctic biomonitoring Mercury Minamata Convention Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2021 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1881345 2023-09-22T13:54:25Z Exposure to mercury (Hg) is a global concern, particularly among Arctic populations that rely on the consumption of marine mammals and fish which are the main route of Hg exposure for Arctic populations.The MercuNorth project was created to establish baseline Hg levels across several Arctic regions during the period preceding the Minamata Convention. Blood samples were collected from 669 pregnant women, aged 18–44 years, between 2010 and 2016 from sites across the circumpolar Arctic including Alaska (USA), Nunavik (Canada), Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Northern Lapland (Finland) and Murmansk Oblast (Russia). Descriptive statistics were calculated, multiple pairwise comparisons were made between regions, and unadjusted linear trend analyses were performed.Geometric mean concentrations of total Hg were highest in Nunavik (5.20 µg/L) and Greenland (3.79 µg/L), followed by Alaska (2.13 µg/L), with much lower concentrations observed in the other regions (ranged between 0.48 and 1.29 µg/L). In Nunavik, Alaska and Greenland, blood Hg concentrations have decreased significantly since 1992, 2000 and 2010 respectively with % annual decreases of 4.7%, 7.5% and 2.7%, respectively.These circumpolar data combined with fish and marine mammal consumption data can be used for assessing long-term Hg trends and the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health Greenland Iceland International Journal of Circumpolar Health Murmansk Oblast Alaska Lapland Nunavik Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Arctic Canada Greenland Murmansk Norway Nunavik International Journal of Circumpolar Health 80 1 1881345 |