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Environmental contaminants

When chemicals are released in nature, they can reappear in food, water and consumer products. Many different substances are found in food and water.

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NIPH is participating in a big European research partnership to improve risk assessment of chemicals

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) is participating in the new EU research partnership on chemical risk assessment, called PARC.

Published 02.06.2022

Fact sheet

Breast milk and environmental pollutants in Norway - fact sheet

The amount of environmental pollutants in breast milk has decreased significantly in recent years.

Updated 18.04.2016

Article

Energy-efficient light bulbs or fluorescent tubes: what to do if they break

Energy-efficient light bulbs and fluorescent tubes contain small amounts of mercury. If they break, mercury is released. This causes a minimal health risk, but dispose of all the glass and mercury car...

Updated 19.10.2021

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Research findings

Dietary habits contribute to environmental contaminant levels in the body

In a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, researchers studied how diet affects the levels of environmental contaminants in pregnant women and children.

Published 28.11.2019

Research findings

Children exposed to many environmental contaminants

Children across Europe are exposed to a wide range of contaminants in foetal life and childhood but their exposure varies by country and compound, according to a recent study.

Published 30.10.2018

Research findings

Infant growth affected by exposure to environmental pollutants

Even though the levels of two environmental pollutants have declined over the last 20 years, they may still have adverse effects on children’s development.

Updated 18.04.2016

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Methods and tools for assessing chemical exposure in humans: protocol for a systematic scoping review

The vision of ONTOX is to provide a functional and sustainable solution for advancing human risk assessment of chemicals without the use of animals in line with the principles of 21st century toxicity...

Updated 17.03.2022

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Ontology-driven and artificial intelligence-based repeated dose toxicity testing of chemicals for next generation risk assessment (ONTOX)

ONTOX will deliver a generic strategy to create innovative new approach methodologies (NAMs) in order to predict systemic repeated dose toxicity effects that, upon combination with tailored exposure a...

Updated 26.01.2022

Project

Miljøfaktorer og helseutfall i populasjonsbaserte helseundersøkelser (HEALS)

Mennesker utsettes for påvirkning fra omgivelsene under hele livsløpet. Alt fra miljøgifter og luftforurensing til eksponering i fosterlivet kan ha betydning for senere helse.

Published 25.02.2021

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Risks of microplastic and nanoplastic particles (POLYRISK)

Understanding human exposure and health hazard of micro- and nanoplastic contaminants in our environment

Updated 26.01.2022

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EXIMIOUS - Mapping Exposure-Induced Immune Effects: Connecting the Exposome and the Immunome

We will build a multifaceted toolbox to help assess the impact of the exposome on the immune system at the level of individuals and populations.

Updated 22.04.2020

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Reliability of Free and Total BPA analyte measures in MoBa

We propose a reliability study of BPA biomarkers over the course of pregnancy that separates total and free BPA, using the reliability substudy urine samples collected in MoBa.

Published 21.01.2019

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Prenatal exposure to toxicants and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and cognitive functions (NeuroTox)

Do maternal blood levels of perfluoroalkyl substances and different metals (e.g. mercury, lead, and arsenic) during pregnancy have negative effects on neurodevelopment in children?

Published 21.11.2018

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Intrauterine environmental exposures and pregnancy outcomes

This project will investigate whether various intrauterine environmental factors have a causal effect on pregnancy complications by using genetic markers as instrumental variables.

Updated 26.01.2022

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NON-PROTECTED. The impact of perfluorinated toxicants and the gut microbiome on vaccine responses in children.

The project will investigate whether PFAS, even at lower levels, is of importance for the vaccine response, as well as investigating the role of the gut microbiota for vaccine responses.

Updated 01.02.2021

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Articles

NIPH is participating in a big European research partnership to improve risk assessment of chemicals

Breast milk and environmental pollutants in Norway - fact sheet

Energy-efficient light bulbs or fluorescent tubes: what to do if they break

News and research findings

Dietary habits contribute to environmental contaminant levels in the body

Children exposed to many environmental contaminants

Infant growth affected by exposure to environmental pollutants

Projects

Methods and tools for assessing chemical exposure in humans: protocol for a systematic scoping review

Ontology-driven and artificial intelligence-based repeated dose toxicity testing of chemicals for next generation risk assessment (ONTOX)

Miljøfaktorer og helseutfall i populasjonsbaserte helseundersøkelser (HEALS)

Risks of microplastic and nanoplastic particles (POLYRISK)

EXIMIOUS - Mapping Exposure-Induced Immune Effects: Connecting the Exposome and the Immunome

Reliability of Free and Total BPA analyte measures in MoBa

Prenatal exposure to toxicants and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and cognitive functions (NeuroTox)

Intrauterine environmental exposures and pregnancy outcomes

NON-PROTECTED. The impact of perfluorinated toxicants and the gut microbiome on vaccine responses in children.

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Interlaboratory Comparison of Persistent Organic Pollutants in food (ILC POPs)