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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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/0094ae96-6e83-46c4-bd9f-9e3788e21a59 2023-12-31T10:01:59+01:00 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 https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/mercunorth--monitoring-mercury-in-pregnant-women-from-the-arctic-as-a-baseline-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-the-minamata-convention(0094ae96-6e83-46c4-bd9f-9e3788e21a59).html https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1881345 eng eng https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/mercunorth--monitoring-mercury-in-pregnant-women-from-the-arctic-as-a-baseline-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-the-minamata-convention(0094ae96-6e83-46c4-bd9f-9e3788e21a59).html info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Adlard , B , Lemire , M , Bonefeld-Jørgensen , E C , Long , M , Ólafsdóttir , K , Odland , J O , Rautio , A , Myllynen , P , Sandanger , T M , Dudarev , A A , Bergdahl , I A , Wennberg , M , Berner , J & Ayotte , P 2021 , ' MercuNorth - monitoring mercury in pregnant women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 80 , no. 1 , 1881345 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1881345 Minamata Convention arctic biomonitoring mercury article 2021 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1881345 2023-12-07T00:04:35Z 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 Arctic Circumpolar Health Greenland Iceland International Journal of Circumpolar Health Murmansk Oblast Alaska Lapland Nunavik Aarhus University: Research International Journal of Circumpolar Health 80 1 1881345 |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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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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MercuNorth - monitoring mercury in pregnant women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess 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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MercuNorth - monitoring mercury in pregnant women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess 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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Adlard , B , Lemire , M , Bonefeld-Jørgensen , E C , Long , M , Ólafsdóttir , K , Odland , J O , Rautio , A , Myllynen , P , Sandanger , T M , Dudarev , A A , Bergdahl , I A , Wennberg , M , Berner , J & Ayotte , P 2021 , ' MercuNorth - monitoring mercury in pregnant women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 80 , no. 1 , 1881345 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1881345 |
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