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- Hagmar, Lars, et al.
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Tidstrender för exponering för persistenta organohalogena miljögifter (POP) hos unga svenska män : Resultat från basundersökningen
- 2003
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- I en undersökning av 304 mönstrande män (medianålder 18 år) var medianvärdet 65 ng/g blodfett för CB-153 i serum och det fanns en variationsbredd mellan 23 och 248 ng/g fett. Medianhalten av p,p´-DDE var för 223 av de unga männen 88 ng/g fett (variationsbredd ca 10 till 1270 ng/g fett). Halterna var lägre än de man finner hos medelålders och äldre män. Den aktuella studien är en basundersökning, som om man några år senare gör om motsvarande undersökning på en ny kull mönstrande unga män, kan användas som grund för tidstrendsanalyser av human exponering för olika persistenta organohalogena miljögifter.
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- Hagmar, Lars, et al.
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Tidstrender för halter av persistenta klororganiska miljögifter i blod hos vuxna svenska män i relation till konsumtion av fet östersjöfisk
- 2004
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Det har skett en signifikant genomsnittlig minskning med 34 till 55 % av serumhalterna av CB-153, p,p´-DDE och HCB under perioden 1991 till 2001 bland 39 medelålders svenska män, varav en del med hög konsumtion av fet östersjöfisk. Detta kunde inte förklaras med förändrad fiskkonsumtion över tiden. Däremot förklarade en ökad kroppsvikt en del av minskningen, genom en ”utspädningseffekt” (större distributionsvolym). Det är sannolikt att en minskad förorening av animaliska livsmedel med dessa POPs under senare år bidragit till de sjunkande halterna i serum. I motsats till resultaten för CB-153, p,p´-DDE och HCB förelåg det inte någon signifikant tidstrend för TEQ för PCDD eller PCDF I serum bland 26 medelålders svenska män, trots en längre uppföljningsperiod (1987 till 2002). För enskilda PCDD/F kongeners noterades såväl minskningar som ökningar över tiden. Resultaten ger vid handen att dioxinbelastningen varit oförändrad under den senaste 15 års perioden.
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- Jakobsson, Kristina, et al.
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Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and tetrabromobisphenol A among computer technicians.
- 2002
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Ingår i: Chemosphere. - 1879-1298. ; 46:5, s. 709-716
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study investigates exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), which are used as flame retardants in electronic equipment, in a group of technicians with intense computer work. Thirteen PBDE congeners and TBBPA were quantified in serum from 19 computer technicians. Previously investigated groups of hospital cleaners with no computer experience, and clerks working full-time at computer screens were used for comparison. The computer technicians had serum concentrations of BDE-153, BDE-183 and BDE-209 that were five times higher than those reported among hospital cleaners and computer clerks. The median levels observed among the computer technicians were 4.1, 1.3, and 1.6 pmol/g lipid weight, respectively. In contrast, for BDE-47 there was no difference between the computer technicians and the others. BDE-100, BDE-203, and three structurally unidentified octa-BDEs and three nona-BDEs, were present in almost all samples from the computer technicians. Further, TBBPA was detected in 8 out of 10 samples. The levels of BDE-153, BDE-183, and one of the octa-BDEs were positively correlated with duration of computer work among technicians. On a group level an exposure gradient was observed, from the least exposed cleaners to the clerks, and to the highest exposed group of computer technicians. A dose (duration of computer work)-response relationship among computer technicians was demonstrated for some higher brominated PBDE congeners. Thus, it is evident that PBDEs used in computers and electronics, including the fully brominated BDE-209, contaminate the work environment and accumulate in the workers tissues.
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- Malmqvist, Ebba, et al.
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Assessing ozone exposure for epidemiological studies in Malmo and Umea, Sweden
- 2014
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Ingår i: Atmospheric Environment. - : Elsevier BV. - 1352-2310 .- 1873-2844. ; 94, s. 241-248
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Ground level ozone [ozone] is considered a harmful air pollutant but there is a knowledge gap regarding its long term health effects. The main aim of this study is to develop local Land Use Regression [LUR] models that can be used to study long term health effects of ozone. The specific aim is to develop spatial LUR models for two Swedish cities, Umea and Malmo, as well as a temporal model for Malmo in order to assess ozone exposure for long term epidemiological studies. For the spatial model we measured ozone, using Ogawa passive samplers, as weekly averages at 40 sites in each study area, during three seasons. This data was then inserted in the LUR-model with data on traffic, land use, population density and altitude to develop explanatory models of ozone variation. To develop the temporal model for Malmo, hourly ozone data was aggregated into daily means for two measurement stations in Malmo and one in a rural area outside Malmo. Using regression analyses we inserted meteorological variables into different temporal models and the one that performed best for all three stations was chosen. For Malmo the LUR-model had an adjusted model R-2 of 0.40 and cross validation R-2 of 0.17. For Umea the model had an adjusted model R-2 of 0.67 and cross validation adjusted R-2 of 0.48. When restricting the model to only including measuring sites from urban areas, the Malmo model had adjusted model R-2 of 0.51 (cross validation adjusted R-2 0.33) and the Umea model had adjusted model R-2 of 0.81 (validation adjusted R-2 of 0.73). The temporal model had adjusted model R-2 0.54 and 0.61 for the two Malmo sites, the cross validation adjusted R-2 was 0.42. In conclusion, we can with moderate accuracy, at least for Umea, predict the spatial variability, and in Malmo the temporal variability in ozone variation. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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- Rylander, Lars, et al.
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A simplified precise method for adjusting serum levels of persistent organohalogen pollutants to total serum lipids.
- 2006
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Ingår i: Chemosphere. - : Elsevier BV. - 1879-1298 .- 0045-6535. ; 62:3, s. 333-336
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In order to obtain biomarker values that reflect body burden of persistent organohalogen pollutants (POP), concentrations of lipophilic POP in serum or plasma are generally expressed on a lipid weight basis, and not on a fresh weight basis. There are two different approaches to determine the lipid content in serum and plasma. The gravimetric determination is more expensive, and longer experience is needed as compared with the preferable enzymatic determination. Clinical chemistry laboratories at most hospitals perform enzymatic determinations of cholesterol and triglycerides on a routine basis, whereas analysis of phospholipids is not part of these analyses. In the present study, therefore, we evaluated the association between the sum of measured triglyceride, cholesterol, and phospholipid levels in serum among 617 individuals with the sum of only triglyceride and cholesterol levels. There was a very strong linear association between the sums of serum concentrations of triglycerides and cholesterols and the total lipid concentrations. As much as 97.2% of the variation in total lipid concentrations was explained by the sum of the triglyceride and cholesterol concentrations, with the following regression: Total lipid = 0.9 + 1.3 * (Cholesterol + Triglycerides). Almost identical relationships were recorded in subgroups with men, women and subjects of different age. Thus, total lipid concentrations in blood serum can be accurately estimated by analyzing only cholesterol and triglycerides in the matrix. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Rylander, Lars, et al.
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Associations between CB-153 and p,p'-DDE and hormone levels in serum in middle-aged and elderly men.
- 2006
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Ingår i: Chemosphere. - : Elsevier BV. - 1879-1298 .- 0045-6535. ; 65:3, s. 375-381
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Animal and epidemiologic data indicate that exposure to persistent organochlorine pollutants (POPs) may disrupt the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) and the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axes. We have assessed whether the POP-biomarkers 2,2'4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (CB-153) and 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-ethene (p,p'-DDE) affect thyrotropin (TSH), thyroid hormones, gonadotropins or sex hormone concentrations in men. Methods: Lipid adjusted serum concentrations of CB-153, and p,p'-DDE, were determined in 196 men (median age 59 years, range 48-82). Hormone analyses in serum were performed with immunoassays. The effect of CB-153 and p,p'-DDE (as continuous or categorized variables) were evaluated by linear regression models, adjusting for potential confounders. Results: There was a significant positive association between p,p'-DDE and TSH. An increase of 100 ng/g lipid of p,p'-DDE corresponded to an increase of 0.03 mU/l (95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.01, 0.05) in TSH level. The explanatory value (R 2) of the multi-variate model was only 7%. Moreover, there was a significant negative association between p,p'-DDE and estradiol. An increase of 100 ng/g lipid of p,p'-DDE corresponded to a decrease of 0.57 pmol/l (95% CI -1.0, -0.12) in estradiol level. The R-2-value was only 4%. No associations were observed between any of the POP biomarkers and the other hormones. Conclusions: The positive association between p,p'-DDE and TSH and the negative association between p,p'-DDE and estradiol, among middle-aged and elderly men, were not accompanied by associations between the POP-markers and thyroxin, testosterone, and gonadotropins, respectively. The results gives some additional support for that POP exposure may affect HPT- and HPG-axes also in humans, but the overall epidemiological data are still not coherent enough to allow any firm conclusions. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Rylander, Lars, et al.
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Intra-individual variations and temporal trends in dioxin levels in human blood 1987-2002
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Ingår i: Chemosphere. - Oxford : Pergamon Press. - 0045-6535 .- 1879-1298. ; 76:11, s. 1557-1562
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: In Sweden, an important source for exposure to persistent organochlorine pollutants, such as PCDD and PCDF, is through intake of fatty fish from the Baltic Sea off the Eastern coast of Sweden. The present study assesses temporal trends for human levels of PCDD/F between 1987 and 2002 among 26 men from Sweden. In addition, we investigate the impact of potential determinants (age, relative change in BMI and fish consumption) on the relatively change in individual PCDD/F congener levels between 1987 and 2002. Methods: In 1987, nine of the men did not eat fatty fish from the Baltic Sea, eight had a moderate intake, and nine were high consumers. For the same individuals,blood samples were collected in 1987 as well as in 2002, and the concentrations of seven PCDD and 10 PCDF congeners were analyzed at the same laboratory. Results: The WHO-TEQ levels for PCDD/F did not significantly change over the 15-year period. There were, however, some specific congeners that significantly had changed over time. None of the investigated determinants were associated with the change over time for the specific PCDD/F congeners. Conclusion: The present study may be of importance for risk assessment and setting standards for food contamination with PCDD/F, especially regarding intake of fatty fish from the Baltic Sea.
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- Rylander, Lars, et al.
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Weight and height at 4 and 7 years of age in children born to mothers with a high intake of fish contaminated with persistent organochlorine pollutants.
- 2007
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Ingår i: Chemosphere. - : Elsevier BV. - 1879-1298 .- 0045-6535. ; 67:3, s. 498-504
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In Sweden the main exposure route for persistent organochlorine pollutants (POP) is through consumption of fatty fish from the Baltic Sea (off the eastern coast). The present study aimed to investigate whether intrauterine exposure for POP may have negative impact on children's weight and height at 4 and 7 years of age, respectively. The study included 174 fishermen's wives from the Swedish east coast who had given birth to an infant with either low (n = 55) or normal (n = 119) birth weight, and 88 and 206 corresponding women from the Swedish west coast (where the fish is less polluted). Comparisons between the east and west coast cohorts were performed. In addition, blood samples were collected among the cast coast women and the concentrations of 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (CB-153) in plasma was analyzed and estimated for the year of childbirth. There were no significant differences between the east and west coast cohorts regarding weight and height at 4 and 7 years of age. There were, however, significant negative associations between the estimated plasma concentrations of CB-153 during year of childbirth and weight at 4 and 7 years of age, respectively, among the normal birth weight children. The study gives only very weak support for the hypothesized association.
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