AMAP Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1997-2001
Location
and year
Partici-
pants
Mercury
>4.4
US-EPA
Mercury
>20.
WHO
Lead
>100
Aroclor
>5, (Ca)
level of
corcern,
Pregnant
aroclor
>20
level of
concern
(Ca)
aroclor
>100. level
of action
(Ca)
Disko bay
1994-96
Pregnant
n=175
93%
25%
2%
93%
37%
0%
Disko bay
1997
Pregnant
n=95
95
17
0
Ilulissat
1999
Pregnant
n=30
80
31
7
52
7
0
Nuuk
1999
Pregnant
n=34
44
44
0
81
0
0
Ittoqqort.
1999
Pregnant
n=8
63
12.5
0
100
62.5
12.5
Tasiilaq
2001
Pregnant
n=8
100
50
0
100
74
0
Iittoqqort.
1999
Women
n=42
93
45
10
100
90
50
Tasiilaq
2001
Women
n=40
100
73
4
98
60
0
Denmark
1998
Women
n=67
10
0
0
Iittoqqort.
1997
Men
n=15
100
93
60
Greenland,
W, 1997
Men
n=46
100
60
2
Uummanaq
1999
Men
n=48
100
96
14
100
94
0
Ittoqqort.
2000
Men
n=52
94
27
10
100
94
43
Tasiilaq
2001
Men
n=40
98
70
2
97
81
2
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