Publications

Transverse heated filter atomizer: atomic absorption spectrometric determination of Pb and Cd in whole blood

C Canario; P Ngobeni; D.A.. Katskov; Yngvar Thomassen

Neuropsychological function in manganese alloy plant workers

Objectives The objective was to investigate potential nervous system effects of manganese (Mn) exposure in workers employed in manganese...

Rita Bast-Pettersen; Dag Ellingsen; Siri Hetland; Yngvar Thomassen

Elements in placenta and pregnancy outcome in arctic and subarctic areas

Objectives: This paper describes a comprehensive assessment of the association of concentrations of essential and toxic elements in mater...

Jon Øyvind Odland; Evert Nieboer; Natalya Romanova; Yngvar Thomassen

Employment trends - the impact of chronic disease in childhood and low educational attainment

Background: Our aim was to analyse long-term employment trends among disadvantaged groups on the assumption that they may be more exposed...

Petter Kristensen; Tor Bjerkedal

Incidence of lip cancer in the male Norwegian agricultural population

Objective: To explore lip cancer (LC) associations with work environmental exposures in a record–linkage study of Norwegian farmers. We h...

KC Nordby; A. Andersen; Petter Kristensen

Trichothecene mycotoxins and their determinants in settled dust related to grain products

Karl-Christian Nordby; AS Halstensen; Petter Kristensen

Birthweight and work participation in adulthood

Background In a number of studies, birthweight has been associated with cognition and educational attainment into adult age. However, the...

Petter Kristensen; Tor Bjerkedal; LM Irgens

Ochratoxin A in grain dust - Estimated exposure and relations to agricultural practices in grain production

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a nephrotoxin frequently contaminating grains. OTA inhalation during grain handling may therefore represent a healt...

Anne Straumfors; Karl-Christian Nordby; Oleif Elen; Wijnand Eduard

Multi-component assessment of worker exposures in a copper refinery. Part 1. Enviromental monitoring

The exposure characterisation described in this paper for 135 copper refinery workers (45 females, 90 males) focuses on the concentration...

Y. Thomassen; Evert Nieboer; N. Romanova; A. Nikanov; S. Hetland; EP VanSpronsen; Jon Øyvind Odland; V. Chashchin

Bedriftshelsetjenestens rolle i det inkluderende arbeidsliv

Gjennom en kombinasjon av spørreskjema, dybdeintervjuer og en erfaringskonferanse har vi forsøkt å kartlegge hvordan BHT bidrar til et in...

Arve Lie; Inger Helene Gudding; Odd Johan Bjørnstad; Steinar Aasnæss