Temporal trends of contaminants in Arctic human populations

Levels and trends of new contaminants, temporal trends of legacy contaminants and effects of contaminants in the Arctic: preface.

Levels and trends of contaminants in humans of the Arctic

The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) is one of the six working groups established under the Arctic Council. AMAP is tasked with monitoring the levels of contaminants present in the Arctic environment and people as well as assessing their effects on a continuous basis, and reporting these results regularly. Most of the presented data have been collected over the last 20 years an...

Temporal Trends in Bordetella pertussis Populations, Denmark, 1949–2010

We used multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis and multiple antigen sequence typing to characterize isolates of Bordetella pertussis strains circulating in Denmark during periods with and without pertussis vaccination coverage. Our results show substantial shifts in the B. pertussis population over time and a reduction in genetic diversity. These changes might have resulted from the ...

Vulnerable populations in the Arctic

E arth’s average surface temperature is rising unusually fast. This global warming process is deemed by international scientific assessment to be predominantly due to human economic activities (1). Recent research indicates that, globally, the rate of emission of greenhouse gases is increasing (2), as is the rise in sea level and the loss of summer Arctic sea ice (3). Currently, the warming tre...

Vulnerable populations in the Arctic

I nterest in the Arctic has grown significantly in recent years. The Arctic environment is unique and highly sensitive to disturbances. Temperatures have already risen twice as quickly in the Arctic as elsewhere on Earth. Glaciers and sea ice are melting more extensively than in the past. This is already putting a great strain on communities and ecosystems. As ice withdraws, technological advan...