Publications

Eksponering for allergener fra rotte og mus. Forekomst av og determinanter for luftbårne allergener i norske forsøksdyravdelinger

Arbeid med laboratoriedyr er en velkjent risikofaktor for flere allergiske lidelser. Typiske luftveissymptomer inkluderer allergisk beten...

Anne Straumfors; Wijnand Eduard; Knut Andresen; Ann Kristin Sjaastad

Eksponering i norske sagbruk

Denne rapporten er resultatet av eksponeringsmålinger ved 11 ulike norske sagbruk foretatt gjennom vinter- og sommersesongene i 2013 og 2...

Anne Straumfors; Wijnand Eduard; Helle Laier Johnsen; Bente Ulvestad; Raymond Olsen; Hanne Line Daae; Kristin E. Halgard; Syvert Thorud; Lene Madsø; Komlavi Anani Afanou; Grete Friisk ...

Biologisk monitorering av ovnstappere eksponert for mangan i manganlegeringsindustrien

Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt har i samarbeid med ERAMET (Norge) undersøkt om bestemmelse av konsentrasjonen av mangan (Mn) i urinen (U-M...

Dag G. Ellingsen; Balazs Berlinger; Kari Dahl; Yngvar Thomassen

Evaluating Measuring Techniques for Occupational Exposure during Additive Manufacturing of Metals: A Pilot Study

Summary Additive manufacturing that creates three‐dimensional objects by adding layer upon layer of material is a new technique that has ...

Pål Graff; Bengt Ståhlbom; Eva Nordenberg; Andreas Graichen; Pontus Johansson; Helen Karlsson

Respiratory and Ocular Symptoms Among Employees at Swedish Indoor Swimming Pools

Håkan Löfstedt; Jessica Westerlund; Pål Graff; Ing-Liss Bryngelsson; Göte Mölleby; Anna-Carin Olin; Kåre Eriksson; Håkan Westberg

Particle size distribution of workplace aerosols in manganese alloy smelters applying a personal sampling strategy

Air samples were collected by personal sampling with five stage Sioutas cascade impactors and respirable cyclones in parallel among tappe...

Balazs Berlinger; Merete Drevvatne Bugge; Bente Ulvestad; Helge Kjuus; K Kandler; Dag Ellingsen

Maintenance of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) in young CFS patients is associated with the 5-HTTLPR and SNP rs25531 A > G Genotype

Earlier studies have shown that genetic variability in the SLC6A4 gene encoding the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) may be important for t...

Benedicte Meyer; Chinh Bkrong Thi Thuy Nguyen; Aurora Moen; Frode Even Fagermoen; Dag Sulheim; Hilde Nilsen; Vegard Bruun Wyller; Johannes Gjerstad

Links between genetic groups, indole alkaloid profiles and ecology within the grass-parasitic Claviceps purpurea species complex

The grass parasitic fungus Claviceps purpurea sensu lato produces sclerotia with toxic indole alkaloids. It constitutes several genetic g...

Mariell Negård; Silvio Uhlig; Håvard Kauserud; Tom Andersen; Klaus Høiland; Trude Vrålstad

Low back pain and physical activity. A 6.5 year follow-up among young adults in their transition from school to working life

Background: The association between leisure time physical activity and low back pain in young adults is unclear and is in the need of pr...

Lars-Kristian Lunde; Markus Koch; Therese Nordberg Hanvold; Morten Wærsted; Kaj Bo Veiersted

Morphology, chemical composition and nanostructure of single carbon-rich particles studied by transmission electron microscopy: Source apportionment in workroom air of aluminium smelters

Sources of C-rich particles at work places in two aluminium smelters in Norway were studied by transmission electron microscopy and energ...

Stephan Weinbruch; Nathalie Benker; Konrad Kandler; Martin Ebert; Dag Ellingsen; Balazs Berlinger; Yngvar Thomassen