AMAP Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1997-2001

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Title:
AMAP Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1997-2001

Subtitle:
Vol. 1: Human Health

Summary:
The report presents monitoring and assessment of demography, lifestyle
and contaminant levels in Greenland among men and women, Northwest and
East Greenland, and pregnant women in Sothwest Greenland ( AMAP HH
programmes 1997-2001). High bloodlevels of chlordanes, DDTs, hexachlorobenzene, and Hg (Uummannaq), betaHCH, and PCBs (Ittoqqortoormiit) correlate with smoking and diet of high trophic level marine mammals. There has been no tendency of declining contaminant levels since project start. Data from the Faroes show association between maternal contaminant levels and neurodevelopment effects.

Abstract in Danish:
Rapporten præsenterer demografi, livsstil og kontaminant niveauer i Grønland blandt mænd og kvinder i Nordvest og Østgrønland og gravide i Sydvestgrønland analyseret statistisk-epidemiologisk ( AMAP HH programmer1997-2001 ). Høje blodniveauer af, Chlordaner, DDT, hexachlorbenzen og Hg (Uummannaq), samt Beta HCH og PCB (Ittoqqortoormiit) er korreleret med marin føde på højt trofisk niveau og rygning. Der er ikke tendens til faldende humane kontaminant niveauer siden projekt start. Færøske data viser sammenhæng mellem den gravides kontaminant niveauer og neurologiske effekter hos barnet.

Publisher:
Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Performing organization(s):
Centre of Arctic Environmental Medicine, Aarhus University; Danish
Institute of Public Health; National Environmental Research
Institute; National Water Research Institute, Aquatic Ecosystem
Protection Research Branch, Environment Canada; The Faroese
Hospital System; Unit of Environmental Biotechnology (UEB), dept.
Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Aarhus University

Author:
Bjerregaard, p.; Johansen, P.; Asmund, G.;Dietz, R.;Muir, D.; Deutch, B.; Weihe, P.;D

Other contributors:
Forsidefoto: Henning Thing/Dansk Photos

Supplementary notes:
Related publications: "AMAP Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1997-2001 : Vol. 2: The Environment of Greenland" (Danish Environmental Protection Agency, 2003) and "AMAP Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1997-2001 : Vol. 3: The Environment of the Faroe Islands" (Danish Environmental Protection Agency, 2003)

Language:
eng

URL:
http://www.mst.dk/

ISBN:
87-7972-478-7

Digital ISBN:
87-7972-477-9

Version/edition:
06-08-2003

Data formats:
html,htm,jpg,gif,pdf,css,js

Publisher category:
statslig

Key subjects:
Grønland; miljøtilstandsbeskrivelser; AMAP; Færøerne

Copyright:
Miljøstyrelsen