Persistent organic pollutant exposures among Greenlandic adults in relation to lifestyle and diet:New data from the ACCEPT cohort

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Wielsøe, Maria, Long, Manhai, Bossi, Rossana, Vorkamp, Katrin, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva Cecilie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Organochlorine pesticides; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Halogenated flame retardants (HFRs); Greenland; Nuuk; Sisimiut; Ilulissat; greenlandic
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/persistent-organic-pollutant-exposures-among-greenlandic-adults-in-relation-to-lifestyle-and-diet(c8750bbb-b9cf-4b1e-bef4-764927138acd).html; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154270; https://pure.au.dk/ws/files/339866005/1-s2.0-S0048969722013626-main.pdf

High concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in blood of the Greenlandic population are well known. The exposure is mainly through traditional food intake, including marine mammals and seabirds. The present study aimed to follow up on POP concentrations (organochlorine pesticides, pol...