• Climate change and environmental impacts on maternal and newborn health with focus on Arctic populations. 

      Rylander, Charlotta; Odland, jon Øyvind; Sandanger, Torkjel Manning (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented a report on global warming and the impact of human activities on global warming. Later the Lancet commission identified six ways human health could be affected. Among these were not environmental factors which are also believed to be important for human health. In this paper we therefore focus on environmental factors, climate ...
    • Indications of decreasing human PTS concentrations in North West Russia 

      Rylander, Charlotta; Sandanger, Torkjel Manning; Petrenya, Natalia Nikolaevna; Konoplev, AV; Bojko, E; Odland, jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      The Russian Arctic covers an enormous landmass with diverse environments. It inhabits more than 20 different ethnic groups, all of them with various living conditions and food traditions. Indigenous populations with a traditional way of living are exposed to a large number of anthropogenic pollutants, such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and toxic metals, mainly through the diet. Human ...