Publications

Publication • Published year 2025

European harmonization of asbestos exposure assessment: comparing PCM, SEM, and TEM to derive conversion factors

After the European ban on the use of asbestos, exposure assessment of asbestos became imperative for ensuring compliance with safety stan...

Remy Franken; Peter Tromp; Torunn Kringlen Ervik; James Staff; Keld Alstrup Jensen; Céline Eypert-Blaison; Anders Brostrøm; Annapaola Cannizzaro; Maria Teresa Sanchez Cabo; Maria Rosaria Bruno; Ana Sofia Fonseca ...

Publication • Published year 2025

Benzene exposure and risk of colorectal cancer by anatomical subsite in the Norwegian offshore petroleum workers cohort

Objective: To investigate the association between low levels of benzene exposure (≤0.879 parts per million [ppm]-years) and risk of color...

Ronnie Babigumira; Marit Bragelien Veierød; Inger Kristin Larsen; Leon Alexander Mclaren Berge; Nita Kaupang Shala; Niki Marjerrison; Sven Ove Samuelsen; Magne Bråtveit; Jorunn Kirkeleit; Karl-Christian Nordby; H. Dean Hosgood ...

Publication • Published year 2025

The prevalence of childhood bullying and violence victimization and subsequent risk of adult revictimization in the Norwegian population: A cross-sectional study

Revictimization research has largely ignored bullying victimization, and knowledge of the association between childhood bullying and adul...

Ida Frugård Strøm; Helene Flood Aakvaag; Alexander Nissen; Anja Duun Skauge; Louisa Cheng Seifert; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Maria Teresa Grønning Dale

Publication • Published year 2025

A quantitative solar ultraviolet radiation job-exposure matrix for Europe

Introduction: Outdoor workers are exposed to high levels of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR). UVR causes skin cancer and is a risk facto...

Else T. Würtz; Kirsten Pugdahl; Morten Fenger-Grøn; Ina A. Berglind; Mark P.C. Cherrie; Anna Dahlman-Höglund; Kasper Grandahl; Jelena Macan; Alberto Modenese; Hilde Pettersen Notø; Svetlana E. Solovieva ...

Publication • Published year 2025

Validation of the Norwegian version of the Munich ChronoType Questionnaire for shift workers (MCTQShift)

Chronotype may play a role in the association between shift work and health risks. An important and widely used questionnaire for measuri...

Line Victoria Moen; Tarjei Langseth Rysstad; Jenny-Anne Sigstad Lie; Fred Haugen; Dagfinn Matre

Publication • Published year 2025

Inflammatory responses of inhalable aerosols from powder food industry in THP-1 cells

Background: Occupational exposure to inhalable aerosols and airborne particles in the food production industry is associated with an incr...

Christine Darbakk; Raymond Olsen; Solveig Krapf; Pål Graff

Publication • Published year 2025

Contamination of firefighters' merino wool and mixed fibre sweater and hood undergarments with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Background: Several authors have studied contamination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found on the outer gears of firefighter...

Cecilie Rosting; Hilde Pettersen Notø; Dag Ellingsen; Thea Haugsten Johansen; Raymond Olsen

Publication • Published year 2025

Respiratory symptoms, sensitisation and occupational exposure in the shrimp processing industry

Introduction: Shellfish processing workers are highly susceptible to respiratory illnesses such as allergies and asthma. This study exami...

Fikirte Debebe Zegeye; Pål Graff; Miriam Grgic; Steen Kristen Mollerup; Komlavi Anani Afanou; Berit Bang; Karl-Christian Nordby; Anne Straumfors; Johanna Maria Samulin-Erdem

Publication • Published year 2025

Does Attending Work When Ill Vary Across Different Office Concepts? A Bayesian Analysis of Differences in Sickness Presenteeism using Nationally Representative Data

Several studies have examined how sickness absence varies across different office concepts, but the potential role of sickness presenteei...

Randi Hovden Borge; Håkon Andre Johannessen; Knut Inge Fostervold; Morten Birkeland Nielsen

Publication • Published year 2025

Work ability and risk of turnover for bystanders to workplace bullying

We investigated two possible outcomes for bystanders to workplace bullying: sickness absence and turnover. Specifically, we examined the ...

Michael Rosander; Morten Birkeland Nielsen