Publikasjoner

Faktabok om arbeidsmiljø og helse 2021. Status og utviklingstrekk

I rapporten Faktabok om arbeidsmiljø og helse gir STAMI en samlet oversikt over arbeidsmiljø- og arbeidshelsetilstanden blant sysselsatte...

Bakke, Berit; Degerud, Eirik Magnus Meek; Gravseth, Hans Magne Ulrik; Hanvold, Therese Nordberg; Løvseth, Eva Kristin; Mjaaland, Beate; Sterud, Tom; Øygardslia, Helene

Long-Term Exposure to Nanosized TiO2 Triggers Stress Responses and Cell Death Pathways in Pulmonary Epithelial Cells

There is little in vitro data available on long-term effects of TiO2 exposure. Such data are important for improving the understanding of...

Alswady-Hoff, Mayes; Erdem, Johanna Maria Samulin; Phuyal, Santosh; Knittelfelder, Oskar; Sharma, Animesh; Fonseca, Davi de Miranda; Skare, Øivind; Slupphaug, Geir; Zienolddiny, Shanbeh

Perinatal exposure to a human relevant mixture of persistent organic pollutants: Effects on mammary gland development, ovarian folliculogenesis and liver in CD-1 mice

The ability of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with endocrine disrupting properties to interfere with the developing reproductive sy...

Johanson, Silje Modahl; Ropstad, Erik; Østby, Gunn Charlotte; Aleksandersen, Mona; Zamaratskaia, Galia; Boge, Gudrun Seeberg; Halsne, Ruth; Trangerud, Cathrine; Lyche, Jan Ludvig; Berntsen, Hanne Friis; Zimmer, Karin Elisabeth ...

Review of biological risks associated with the collection of municipal wastes

In many countries, the management of household waste has recently changed with an increased focus upon waste sorting resulting in lower c...

Madsen, Anne Mette; Raulf, Monika; Duquenne, Philippe; Graff, Pål; Cyprowski, Marcin; Beswick, Alan; Laitinen, Sirpa; Rasmussen, Pil Uthaug; Hinker, Manfred; Kolk, Annette; Górny, Rafał L. ...

Effects of Defined Mixtures of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) on Pre-lethal Cytotoxicity in the Human A-498 Kidney Cell Line In Vitro

A total mixture of 29 persistent organic pollutants (POPs) modelled from Scandinavian blood concentrations was used to expose human A-498...

Amber, Mazia; Xie, Yuling; Berntsen, Hanne Friis; Zimmer, Karin Elisabeth; Ropstad, Erik; Verhaegen, Steven; Connolly, Lisa

Silica Dust Exposure Increases Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis A Swedish National Registry Case–Control Study

Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease with unknown etiology. This study examines if silica dust exposure increa...

Wrangel, Oscar; Graff, Pål; Bryngelsson, Ing-Liss; Fornander, Louise; Wiebert, Pernilla; Vihlborg, Per

In vitro-in vivo correlations of pulmonary inflammogenicity and genotoxicity of MWCNT

Background Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) have received attention due to extraordinary properties, resulting in concerns for occup...

Di Ianni, Emilio; Samulin-Erdem, Johanna Maria; Møller, Peter; Sahlgren, Nicklas Mønster; Poulsen, Sarah Søs; Knudsen, Kristina Bram; Zienolddiny, Shanbeh; Saber, Anne Thoustrup; Wallin, Håkan; Vogel, Ulla; Jacobsen, Nicklas Raun

Safe-by-design strategies for lowering the genotoxicity and pulmonary inflammation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes: Reduction of length and the introduction of COOH groups

Potentially, the toxicity of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) can be reduced in a safe-by-design strategy. We investigated if genoto...

Hadrup, Niels; Knudsen, Kristina Bram; Carriere, Marie; Mayne-L'Hermite, Martine; Bobyk, Laure; Allard, Soline; Miserque, Frédéric; Pibaleau, Baptiste; Pinault, Mathieu; Wallin, Håkan; Vogel, Ulla

Lipogenic Potency of Individual Perfuorinated Alkyl Acids (PFAAs) and Persistent Organic Pollutant (POP) Mixtures at Human Blood‑Based Exposure Levels on Adipogenesis in 3T3‑L1 Cells

In recent decades, the incidence of metabolic disorders has increased internationally. This increase has been linked to exposure to persi...

Xie, Y.; Berntsen, Hanne Friis; Zimmer, Karin Elisabeth; Ropstad, Erik; Verhaegen, Steven; Connolly, L.

Challenge with a personal cascade impactor sampler in a silicon metal smelter

Cascade impactors are useful tools in the measurement of particle size mass distribution of workplace aerosols. The application of cascad...

Berlinger, Balázs; Ervik, Torunn K.; Kandler, Konrad; Ulvestad, Bente; Benker, Nathalie; Ellingsen, Dag; Bugge, Merete D.

Metal exposure from additive manufacturing and its effect on the nasal lavage fluid proteome - a pilot study

The use of metal additive manufacturing (AM) is steadily increasing and is an emerging concern regarding occupational exposure. In this s...

Assenhöj, Maria; Ward, Liam J.; Ghafour, Bijar; Graff, Pål; Ljunggren, Stefan A.

Occupational Exposure to Metalworking Fluid and the Effect on Health Symptoms—An Intervention Study

Exposure to metalworking fluid has been shown to cause health problems among workers. The aim of this study was to compare health outcome...

Thorneus, Erik; Graff, Pål; Bryngelsson, Ing-Liss; Nordenberg, Eva; Ghafouri, Bijar; Johansson, Henrik; Fornander, Louise

Changes in Sphingolipid Profile of Benzo[a]pyrene-Transformed Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Are Reflected in the Altered Composition of Sphingolipids in Their Exosomes

Sphingolipids (SLs), glycosphingolipids (GSLs), and eicosanoids are bioactive lipids, which play important roles in the etiology of vario...

Machala, Miroslav; Slavík, Josef; Kováč, Ondrej; Procházková, Jiřina; Pěnčíková, Kateřina; Pařenicová, Martina; Straková, Nicol; Kotouček, Jan; Kulich, Pavel; Mollerup, Steen Kristen; Vondráček, Jan ...

Cancer incidence in agricultural workers. Findings from an international consortium of agricultural cohort studies (AGRICOH)

Background Agricultural work can expose workers to potentially hazardous agents including known and suspected carcinogens. This study aim...

Togawa, Kayo; Leon, Maria E.; Lebailly, Pierre; Freeman, Laura E. Beane; Nordby, Karl-Christian; Baldi, Isabelle; MacFarlane, Ewan; Shin, Aesun; Park, Sue; Greenlee, Robert T.; Sigsgaard, Torben ...

A human relevant mixture of persistent organic pollutants induces reactive oxygen species formation in isolated human leucocytes: Involvement of the β2-adrenergic receptor

Exposure to chlorinated (Cl), brominated (Br) and perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is associated with immu...

Berntsen, Hanne Friis; Bodin, Johanna Eva; Øvrevik, Johan; Berntsen, Christopher Friis; Østby, Gunn Charlotte; Brinchmann, Bendik Christian; Ropstad, Erik; Myhre, Oddvar

Particle characterisation and bioaccessibility of manganese in particulate matter in silico- and ferromanganese smelters

The aim of this study was to characterise particulate matter (PM) collected in the furnace area during SiMn and high carbon (HC)–FeMn pro...

Hammer, Stine Eriksen; Ervik, Torunn Kringlen; Ellingsen, Dag; Thomassen, Yngvar; Weinbruch, Stephan; Benker, Nathalie; Berlinger, Balazs

Bioaerosol Exposure and in vitro Activation of Toll-like Receptors in a Norwegian Waste Sorting Plant

Background The global shift toward greener societies demands new technologies and work operations in the waste-management sector. However...

Eriksen, Elke; Graff, Pål; Pedersen, Ine; Straumfors, Anne; Afanou, Komlavi Anani

Peripherally administered persistent organic pollutants distribute to the brain of developing chicken embryo in concentrations relevant for human exposure

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can reach the fetal brain and contribute to developmental neurotoxicity. To explore the distribution...

Yadav, Ajay; Verhaegen, Steven; Hadera, Mussie Ghezu; Berntsen, Hanne Friis; Berg, Vidar; Lyche, Jan Ludvig; Sabaredzovic, Azemira; Haug, Line Småstuen; Myhre, Oddvar; Zimmer, Karin Elisabeth; Paulsen, Ragnhild Elisabeth ...

Fungal contamination of sawmills

Sawmills represent an occupational environment with high risk of exposure to wood dust and multiple wood-associated chemicals and microbi...

Straumfors, Anne; Afanou, Komlavi Anani

The leukocyte telomere length, single nucleotide polymorphisms near TERC gene and risk of COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by irreversible airflow obstruction and is associated with chronic local an...

Tacheva, Tanya; Zienolddiny, Shanbeh; Dimov, Dimo; Vlaykova, Denitsa; Vlaykova, Tatyana

Parental occupational exposures in wood‑related jobs and risk of testicular germ cell tumours in offspring in NORD‑TEST a registry‑based case–control study in Finland, Norway, and Sweden

Objective We assessed the association between parental prenatal exposures in wood-related jobs and risk of testicular germ cell tumours (...

Corbin, Sara; Togawa, Kayo; Schüz, Joachim; Le Cornet, Charlotte; Fervers, Beatrice; Feychting, Maria; Wiebert, Pernilla; Hansen, Johnni; Dalton, Susanne Oksbjerg; Kjærheim, Kristina; Nordby, Karl-Christian ...

Science forum: A community-led initiative for training in reproducible research

Auer, Susann; Haelterman, Nele A.; Weissgerber, Tracey L.; Erlich, Jeffrey C.; Susilaradeya, Damar; Julkowska, Magdalena; Gazda, Małgorzata A.; Schwessinger, Benjamin; Jadavji, Nafisa M.; Abitua, Angela; Niraulu, Anzela ...

Guidelines for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of hand eczema

Background: Hand eczema is a common inflammatory skin disorder. Health care providers need continuously updated information about the man...

Thyssen, Jacob P.; Schuttelaar, Marie L. A.; Alfonso, Jose Hernan; Andersen, Klaus E.; Angelova-Fischer, Irena; Arents, Bernd W. M.; Bauer, Andrea; Brans, Richard; Cannavo, Alicia; Christoffers, Wianda A.; Crépy, Marie-Noelle ...

Lanthanum

1. Physical and chemical properties 2. Methods and problems of analysis 3. Production and uses 4. Environmental levels and exposure 5. Me...

Aaseth, Jan Olav; Berlinger, Balazs

Characterization and toxicity evaluation of air-borne particles released by grinding from two dental resin composites in vitro

Objective The project aims to evaluate whether inhalation of particles released upon grinding of dental composites may pose a health haza...

Camassa, Laura Maria Azzurra; Ervik, Torunn Kringlen; Zegeye, Fikirte Debebe; Mdala, Ibrahimu; Valen, Håkon; Ansteinsson, Vibeke Elise; Zienolddiny, Shanbeh