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dc.contributor.authorNalbandyan-Schwarz, Anna
dc.contributor.authorPedersen, Kristine Bondo
dc.contributor.authorEvenset, Anita
dc.contributor.authorHeimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie
dc.contributor.authorSandanger, Torkjel Manning
dc.contributor.authorMyllynen, Päivi
dc.contributor.authorRautio, Arja
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T13:35:15Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T13:35:15Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-08
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents the results of a multidisciplinary study with the aim of assessing the potential combined risk from consuming locally harvested food products in the Euro-Arctic region of Norway, Finland, and Russia. The three important contaminant groups—radioactive substances, heavy metals, and persistent organic pollutants (POPs)—were measured in food samples such as berries, mushrooms, fish, birds, reindeer, and moose; they were sampled in 2013–2015. To assess the combined pollution levels and investigate the trends, similarities, and variations between different contaminant groups, subsequent multivariate statistical analysis was performed. The results showed that, in general, the levels of radioactive substances, toxic elements, and POPs were below the permitted EU maximum content in food products. However, statistical analysis revealed some correlations, similarities, and peculiarities between the accumulation of different contaminants in various species, which allowed for a better understanding of the mechanisms of accumulation and interaction between different contaminant groups. It also gave a better insight into the possible added risks and helped pinpoint species that could serve as reference markers for the accumulation of different contaminants in food. Mushrooms, fish, and reindeer were found to be important markers in the combined risk assessments for the contents of metals and radioactive substances. Further research, as well as the development of methodologies for combined assessments, are recommended.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNalbandyan-Schwarz, Pedersen, Evenset, Heimstad, Sandanger, Myllynen, Rautio. Combined Contaminant Levels from Local Harvested Food Items in the Norwegian–Finnish–Russian Border Region. Resources. 2024;13(4)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2268270
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/resources13040054
dc.identifier.issn2079-9276
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/33784
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalResources
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2024 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleCombined Contaminant Levels from Local Harvested Food Items in the Norwegian–Finnish–Russian Border Regionen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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