Contaminants, diet, plasma fatty acids and smoking in Greenland 1999-2005.

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Deutch, Bente, Pedersen, Henning Sloth, Asmund, Gert, Hansen, Jens C
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Diet; Environmental Pollutants; Fatty Acids; Female; Food Contamination; Greenland; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nutrition Surveys; Phospholipids; Regression Analysis; Smoking; Arctic; Ittoqqortoormiit; East Greenland; greenlandic; Human health; Scoresbysund
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/contaminants-diet-plasma-fatty-acids-and-smoking-in-greenland-19992005(4a648a90-e536-11dc-9afb-000ea68e967b).html; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.10.043

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to monitor and assess human exposure to pollution in the Arctic which presents a potential future health risk for the local populations. Epidemiological studies in Greenland have shown that human blood levels of several organic contaminants are very high, esp...