AMAP Assessment 2009: Human Health in the Arctic

Publisher: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Publication date: 2009 , Published in series: AMAP Assessments

A comparison of lipid results for two laboratories A comparison of lipid results for two laboratories
Administrative areas of the northern Russian Federation Administrative areas of the northern Russian Federation
Age-gender population structure of Arctic countries and regions Age-gender population structure of Arctic countries and regions
Age-gender population structure of Russia and Canada in comparison to their Arctic regions Age-gender population structure of Russia and Canada in comparison to their Arctic regions
Age-gender population structure of Sweden and Finland in comparison to their Arctic regions Age-gender population structure of Sweden and Finland in comparison to their Arctic regions
An individual participant’s performance using RSZs An individual participant’s performance using RSZs
Annual consumption of traditional food in and Kanchalan Annual consumption of traditional food in (a) Uelen (coastal Chukchi and Inuit) and (b) Kanchalan (inland Chukchi), on the Chukotka Peninsula, north-east Russia
Calculation of total lipids in serum from enzymatic data Calculation of total lipids in serum from enzymatic data
Circumpolar age-standardized mortality rates by cause per 100 000 persons Circumpolar age-standardized mortality rates by cause per 100 000 persons; standardized to European Standard Population
Common causes of death in some Arctic populations, 2000 – 2004 Common causes of death in some Arctic populations, 2000 – 2004
Comparison of concentrations of sum of PBDEs in two Quebec populations Comparison of concentrations of sum of PBDEs in two Quebec populations
Comparison of precision and accuracy Comparison of precision and accuracy
Comparison of total lipid results obtained from gravimetric and enzymatic methods Comparison of total lipid results obtained from gravimetric and enzymatic methods
Daily intake of POPs in 90 daily food portions as a function of seafood types present in the diet Daily intake of POPs in 90 daily food portions as a function of seafood types present in the diet
DDE concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries DDE (p,p’-DDE) concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries
DDE concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries DDE (p,p’-DDE) concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries
DDE concentrations in breast milk from various regions of Finland and northern Russia DDE concentrations in breast milk from various regions of Finland and northern Russia
Definitions of the Arctic region Definitions of the Arctic region
Different types of biomarker in the pathogenic sequence between exposure and disease Different types of biomarker in the pathogenic sequence between exposure and disease
Effect of mercury and dioxin-like compounds on the pathogenesis of diabetes and its complications Effect of mercury and dioxin-like compounds on the pathogenesis of diabetes and its complications
Effects of PPAR- α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ in various tissues Effects of PPAR- α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ in various tissues
Exceedance of blood guideline values for mercury and lead in mothers and women of child-bearing age (a) Exceedance of blood guideline values for (total) mercury and lead in mothers and women of child-bearing age in different populations around the Arctic (comparable data were not available from Norway, [..]
Exceedance of blood guideline values for mercury and lead in mothers and women of child-bearing age (b) Exceedance of blood guideline values for (total) mercury and lead in mothers and women of child-bearing age in different populations around the Arctic (comparable data were not available from Norway, [..]
Exceedance of blood guideline values for PCB in mothers and women of child-bearing age in different populations around the Arctic Exceedance of blood guideline values for PCB (measured as Aroclor) in mothers and women of child-bearing age in different populations around the Arctic (comparable data were not available from Norway, [..]
Genes, macronutrients, and contaminants may have synergistic effects on the development of diseases Genes, macronutrients, and contaminants may have synergistic effects on the development of diseases. The probability for illness is increased when several pre-disposing factors are simultaneously [..]
Genetic and environmental factors increase in concert the susceptibility of an individual for public health problems such as, type II diabetes and metabolic syndrome Genetic and environmental factors increase in concert the susceptibility of an individual for public health problems such as, type II diabetes and metabolic syndrome. All these conditions may have [..]
Genetic variability in susceptibility to toxicants Genetic variability in susceptibility to toxicants
Individual PCB congener performance over time Individual PCB congener performance over time.
Infant mortality components in Nunavut 1999 – 2004 Infant mortality components in Nunavut 1999 – 2004
Interactions between the uric acid formation pathway and dietary and environmental factors Interactions between the uric acid formation pathway and dietary and environmental factors
Lipid analysis performance over time Lipid analysis performance over time. Data from all participants are plotted
Local food percentage, contaminant and nutrient content measured in duplicate meal portions from Greenland Local food percentage, contaminant and nutrient content measured in duplicate meal portions from Uummannaq, Greenland in 1976 and 2004 and Narsaq, Greenland in 2006
Location of Arctic indigenous peoples Location of Arctic indigenous peoples
Locations and ethnicity of populations included in AMAP human health studies Locations and ethnicity of populations included in AMAP human health studies
Locations and ethnicity of populations included in AMAP human health studies Locations and ethnicity of populations included in AMAP human health studies
Metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids Metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids
North American circumpolar region showing schematically possible source and migration routes North American circumpolar region showing schematically possible source and migration routes of three Arctic cultures and frequency of mtDNA subcluster in Arctic and North American populations.
Oxychlordane concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries Oxychlordane concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries
Oxychlordane concentrations in breast milk from various regions of Finland and northern Russia Oxychlordane concentrations in breast milk from various regions of Finland and northern Russia
PBDE concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries PBDE (sum of BDE47, BDE99, BDE100 and BDE153) concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries
PCB (CB153) concentrations in breast milk from various regions of Finland and northern Russia PCB (CB153) concentrations in breast milk from various regions of Finland and northern Russia
PCB concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries PCB (CB153) concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries
Performance trends for individual analytes: CB138 Performance trends for individual analytes: CB138. Data from all participants are plotted
Performance trends for individual analytes: CB28 Performance trends for individual analytes: CB28. Data from all participants are plotted
Performance trends for POPs 2002 to 2006 Performance trends for POPs 2002 to 2006
PFOS concentrations in blood of mothers,pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries PFOS concentrations in blood of mothers,pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries
POPs related xenobiotic serum activities in Inuit and combined European study groups (a) POPs related xenobiotic serum activities in Inuit and combined European study groups (a) agonistic serum xenoestrogenic activity. * indicates significant difference vs Europeans at p < 0.05.
POPs related xenobiotic serum activities in Inuit and combined European study groups (b) POPs related xenobiotic serum activities in Inuit and combined European study groups (b) agonistic serum xenoandrogenic activity. * indicates significant difference vs Europeans at p < 0.05.
POPs related xenobiotic serum activities in Inuit and combined European study groups (c) POPs related xenobiotic serum activities in Inuit and combined European study groups (c) serum AhR activity. * indicates significant difference vs Europeans at p < 0.05.
POPs related xenobiotic serum activities in Inuit and combined European study groups (d) POPs related xenobiotic serum activities in Inuit and combined European study groups (d) sperm DNA damage. * indicates significant difference vs Europeans at p < 0.05.
POPs related xenobiotic serum activities in Inuit and combined European study groups (e) POPs related xenobiotic serum activities in Inuit and combined European study groups (e) sperm DNA fragmentation index. * indicates significant difference vs Europeans at p < 0.05.
Potential methods for improving public health Potential methods for improving public health
Relationship between genetic diversity and population numbers Relationship between genetic diversity and population numbers
Representative comet images for a healthy donor, benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide treated cells from a healthy donor, a participant with low DNA damage and a participant with some DNA damage Representative comet images for (a) a healthy donor (%DNA in tail = 0.67); (b) benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide treated cells from a healthy donor (%DNA in tail = 32.9); (c) a participant with low DNA [..]
Schematic illustration of the pathways of steroid hormone biosynthesis Schematic illustration of the pathways of steroid hormone biosynthesis
Self-reported level of traditional food consumption Self-reported level of traditional food consumption (low, medium, and high). Comparison between baseline (1998/1999) and MOMs study (2005/2006)
Temporal trends of POPs and metals in maternal blood samples from Nunavik, Canada Temporal trends of POPs and metals in maternal blood samples from Nunavik, Canada
Temporal trends of POPs and metals in maternal blood samples from Nuuk and Disko Bay, Greenland Temporal trends of POPs and metals in maternal blood samples from Nuuk and Disko Bay, Greenland
The paradigm of interactions between genes and environment and development of a clinical phenotype The paradigm of interactions between genes and environment and development of a clinical phenotype
The various elements of the risk assessment process The various elements of the risk assessment process
Total mercury concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries Total mercury concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries
Toxaphene concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries Toxaphene (parlar-50) concentrations in blood of mothers, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the circumpolar countries
Trend in participation in the AMAP Ring-tests Trend in participation in the AMAP Ring-tests
Trends in infant mortality rate among Inuit in different circumpolar regions in comparison with the general population of the respective countries Trends in infant mortality rate among Inuit in different circumpolar regions in comparison with the general population of the respective countries.