AMAP Assessment 2002: Human Health in the Arctic

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dc.contributor.authorArctic Council
dc.contributor.otherAyotte, Pierre
dc.contributor.otherBerner, James E.
dc.contributor.otherBjerregaard, Peter
dc.contributor.otherBonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva
dc.contributor.otherBurkow, Ivan C.
dc.contributor.otherDeutch, Bente
dc.contributor.otherDewailly, Eric
dc.contributor.otherGilman, Andy
dc.contributor.otherHansen, Jens C.
dc.contributor.otherKlopov, Valery
dc.contributor.otherOdland, Jon Øyvind
dc.contributor.otherTremblay, Neil
dc.contributor.otherVan Oostdam, Jay
dc.contributor.otherWeber, Jean-Philippe
dc.contributor.otherWeihe, Pál
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:07:06Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:07:06Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.descriptionThe Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) was established in 1991 to monitor identified pollution risks and their impacts on Arctic ecosystem. This human health assessment considered the health risks associated with the exposure to contaminants in relation to other lifestyle factors that affect health. It established that in the Arctic region, the Inuit population in Greenland and Canada face the highest exposures levels to various POPs and mercury. These levels are linked to consumption of marine food sources as part of their traditional diets. It therefore recommends that monitoring of Hunan exposure to mercury, relevant POPs, including dioxin and dioxin-like compounds and other chemicals of concern, be continued in order to estimate risks, and further elaborate the geographical trends, in order to establish time trends of exposure.en
dc.identifier.isbn82-7971-016-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8658
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number139 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjecthuman health
dc.subjectenvironmental pollution
dc.subjectpollution effect
dc.subjectpollution prevention
dc.subjectpollutant exposure
dc.subjectpollutant monitoring
dc.subjectpollution risk
dc.titleAMAP Assessment 2002: Human Health in the Arcticen
dc.typeCommunication or other resource

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