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标题：Level and temporal trend of perfluoroalkyl acids in Greenlandic Inuit
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作者：Manhai Long ; Rossana Bossi ; Eva C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Circumpolar Health
印刷版ISSN：1239-9736
电子版ISSN：2242-3982
出版年度：2012
卷号：71
DOI：10.3402/ijch.v71i0.17998
语种：English
摘要：Objectives: Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) have been detected in human blood, breast milk and umbilical cord blood across the globe. PFAAs do accumulate in the marine food chain in Arctic regions. In Greenland, increasing PFAA concentrations were observed during 1982-2006 in ringed seals and polar bears. However, until now, no data have been reported for PFAAs in Greenlandic Inuit. This study assesses the level and temporal trend of serum PFAAs in Greenlandic Inuit. Study design: Cross-section and temporal time trend survey. Methods: Serum PFAA levels were determined in 284 Inuit from different Greenlandic districts using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization. The temporal time trend of serum PFAAs in Nuuk Inuit during 1998-2005 and the correlation between serum PFAAs and legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were explored. Results: Serum PFAA levels were higher in Nuuk Inuit than in non-Nuuk Inuit. Within the same district, higher PFAA levels were observed for males. An age-dependent, increasing trend of serum PFAA levels in the period from 1998-2005 was observed for Nuuk Inuit. For the pooled gender data, no significant association between PFAAs and legacy POPs was observed for Nuuk Inuit while for non-Nuuk Inuit this correlation was significant. No correlation between PFAAs and legacy POPs was found for male Inuit, whereas significant correlation was observed both for pooled female Inuit and for non-Nuuk Inuit females. Conclusions: We suggest that sources other than seafood intake might contribute to the observed higher PFAA levels in Nuuk Inuit compared to the pooled non-Nuuk Inuit.Keywords: Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs); Greenlandic Inuit; persistent organic pollutants (POPs); time trend(Published: 19 March 2012)Citation: Int J Circumpolar Health 2012, 71: 17998 - DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v71i0.17998To access the supplementary material to this article please see Supplementary files in the column to the right (under Article Tools)
关键词：Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), Greenlandic Inuit, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), time trend