Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Thomassen, Yngvar"
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Geographic and Ethnic Variations in Serum Concentrations of Legacy Persistent Organic Pollutants among Men in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic Russia
Varakina, Yulia; Aksenov, Andrey; Lakhmanov, Dmitry; Trofimova, Anna; Korobitsyna, Rimma; Belova, Natalia; Kotsur, Dmitry; Sorokina, Tatiana; Grjibovski, Andrei M.; Popova, Ludmila; Chashchin, Valery; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Thomassen, Yngvar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The overwhelming majority of Arctic biomonitoring studies in humans include either pregnant or non-pregnant women of reproductive age while little attention is paid to toxic compounds concentrations in men. This study ... -
Health risk modifiers of exposure to persistent pollutants among indigenous peoples of Chukotka
Chashchin, Valery; Kovshov, Aleksandr A.; Thomassen, Yngvar; Sorokina, Tatiana; Gorbanev, Sergey A.; Morgunov, Boris; Gudkov, Andrey B.; Chashchin, Maxim; Sturlis, Natalia V.; Trofimova, Anna; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Nieboer, Evert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The aim of the study was to assess temporal trends in health risks related to most common persistent contaminants, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethanes (DDTs), lead (Pb), as well ... -
The impact of iron status and smoking on blood divalent metal concentrations in Norwegian women in the HUNT2 Study
Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Alexander, Jan; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Borch-Iohnsen, Berit; Ellingsen, Dag G.; Thomassen, Yngvar; Holmen, Jostein; Ydersbond, Trond A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Low iron (Fe) stores may result in increased absorption of divalent metals, in particular cadmium (Cd). We have previously shown that in non-smoking women participating in the Norwegian HUNT2 cohort study this also included ... -
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Human Serum Samples of Selected Populations from Ghana
Dartey, Emmanuel; Ellingsen, Dag; Berlinger, Balazs; Thomassen, Yngvar; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Brox, Jan; Nartey, Vincent K.; Yeboah, Francis A.; Huber, Sandra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The aims of this study were to assess serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in selected populations from Ghana, including workers engaged in the repair of electronic equipment (ERWs), and to ...