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Environmental chemical exposures among Greenlandic children in relation to diet and residence

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Author	Timmermann, Clara Amalie Gade Pedersen, Henning Sloth Budtz-Jørgensen, Esben Bjerregaard, Peter Oulhote, Youssef Weihe, Pál Nielsen, Flemming Grandjean, Philippe
Copyright Year	2019
Description	Journal: International Journal of Circumpolar Health The objective of this study was to identify geographic, dietary, and other predictors for childhood exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and methylmercury in Greenlandic children. The study includes cross-sectional data from 367 Greenlandic children aged 7 to 12 years examined during 2012–2015. A parent or guardian participated in a structured interview, and a blood sample from the child was analysed for PFASs, PCBs and total mercury. Predictors for the environmental exposures were identified using linear regression. Area of residence was found to have the strongest explanatory power, accounting for 24% to 68% of the variance in the serum concentrations. Information about diet was available for two-thirds of the children, and among these, consumption of traditional Greenlandic food accounted for 2% to 10% of the variance in the biomarker concentrations. Models including all predictors associated with at least one of the environmental chemicals explained 19% to 54% of the total variance. In conclusion, area is a likely proxy for a traditional marine diet, and together area and diet constitute the most important predictors of exposure to methylmercury, PCBs and PFASs among Greenlandic children.
Related Links	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/22423982.2019.1642090?needAccess=true https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6711189/pdf
ISSN	12399736
e-ISSN	1797237X
DOI	10.1080/22423982.2019.1642090
Journal	International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	78
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2019-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: International Journal of Circumpolar Health Contaminants Polychlorinated Biphenyl (pcb) Perfluoroalkyl Substance (pfas)
Content Type	Text
Subject	Health (social science) Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Epidemiology

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