• The Argentinian mother-and-child contaminant study: a cross-sectional study among delivering women in the cities of Ushuaia and Salta 

      Økland, Inger; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Matiocevich, Silvinia; Alvarez, Marisa Viviana; Aarsland, Torbjørn; Nieboer, Evert; Hansen, Solrunn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-28)
      Several ongoing international multidisciplinary projects have examined linkages between environmental chemicals and health. In contrast to Arctic regions, information for the Southern Hemisphere is scarce. Because of the inherent practice of pesticide utilisation and mismanagement, food security is potentially threatened. The most vulnerable period in human life occurs during pregnancy and early ...
    • 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 ...