Arctic Medical Research 1996; vol 55(suppl 1)


Proceedings from the International Conference on Human Health and Pollutants in the Arctic Environment
Tromsø, Norway, September 22 - 24, 1995

Preface
Leena Soininen

Statement

Water-borne pollutants
Niklas Johansson

Weighing contaminant risks and nutrient benefits of country food in Nunavik
Éric Dewailly, Pierre Ayotte, Carole Blanchet, Jacques Grondin, Suzanne Bruneau, Bruce Holub and Gaétan Cartier

The Inuit diet. Fatty acids and antioxidants, their role in ischemic heart disease, and exposure to organochlorines and heavy metals. An international study
G. Mulvad, H.S. Pedersen, J. C. Hansen, É. Dewailly, E. Jul, M. Pedersen, Y Deguchi, W. P. Newman, G. T. Malcom, R. E Tracy, J. P. Middaugh and P. Bjerregaard

Cardiovascular disease and environmental pollutants: The arctic aspect
Peter Bjerregaard

Radioecology and the health of the indigenous inhabitants in Chukotka
A.A. Doudarev, G. I. Miretsky and A. O. Popov

Fertility and environmental pollutants with reference to male fecundity
Jens Peder Bonde

Preliminary report of trace elements in mothers and newborns living in the Kola Peninsula and Arkhangelsk region of Russia compared to Norwegian populations
Jon Øyvind Odland, Natalya Romanova, Gunhild Sand, Yngvar Thomasen, Jan Brox, Elvira Khotova, Alexander Duriagin, Eiliv Lund and Ever Nieboer

Panel discussion: Preventive measures
Kajsa Åberg


Arctic Medical Research 1996; vol 55(suppl 1).