Health effects associated with measured levels of contaminants in the Arctic

Published version. Source at http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.33805 The Human Health Assessment Group has over the past decade recommended that effect studies be conducted in the circumpolar area. Such studies examine the association between contaminant exposure in the Arctic populations and healt...

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Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Weihe, Pál, Debes, Frodi, Halling, Jónrit, Petersen, Maria Skaalum, Muckle, Gina, Odland, Jon Øyvind, Dudarev, Alexey, Ayotte, Pierre, Dewailly, Éric, Grandjean, Philippe, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
Subjects:
VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine
Social medicine: 801
VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin
sosialmedisin: 801
Arctic
Circumpolar Health
Human health
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10037/10682
https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.33805
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Summary:Published version. Source at http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.33805 The Human Health Assessment Group has over the past decade recommended that effect studies be conducted in the circumpolar area. Such studies examine the association between contaminant exposure in the Arctic populations and health effects. Because foetuses and young children are the most vulnerable, effect studies are often prospective child cohort studies. The emphasis in this article is on a description of the effects associated with contaminant exposure in the Arctic. The main topics addressed are neurobehavioural, immunological, reproductive, cardiovascular, endocrine and carcinogenic effect. For each topic, the association between exposure and effects is described, and some results are reported for similar studies outside the Arctic.

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