• Maternal Blood Levels of Toxic and Essential Elements and Birth Outcomes in Argentina: The EMASAR Study 

      Xu, Shanshan; Hansen, Solrunn; Sripada, Kam; Aarsland, Torbjørn; Horvat, Milena; Mazej, Darja; Álvarez, Marisa V.; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-18)
      Pregnant women’s levels of toxic and essential minerals have been linked to birth outcomes yet have not been adequately investigated in South America. In Argentina, n = 696 maternal whole blood samples from Ushuaia (n = 198) and Salta (n = 498) were collected in 2011–2012 among singleton women at 36 ± 12 h postpartum and analyzed for blood concentrations of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), ...
    • Variations in serum concentrations of selected organochlorines among delivering women in Argentina. The EMASAR study 

      Hansen, Solrunn; Nieboer, Evert; Bravo, Natalia; Økland, Inger; Matiocevich, Silvina; Álvarez, Marisa V.; Nilsen, Stein Tore; Grimalt, Joan O.; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-29)
      The EMASAR study is the first study to describe the body burden of OCs in Argentinian women after delivery. In total, 698 maternal serum samples from Salta (n ¼ 498) and Ushuaia (n ¼ 200) were collected in 2011–2012 and analyzed for a total of 7 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 12 pesticide-related compounds. Only 11 of the compounds had detection rates above 60% in one or both places. Compared ...