Previous Press Releases

Previous Press Releases Environmental chemicals are transferred from the mother to her childUsing an extensive set of samples collected from Cohort 3, analyses of 87 environmental chemicals showed that they almost without exception are transferred from the mother’s...

Previous Articles and Publications

Previous Articles and Publications Publications on CHEF projects through 2007: If you have difficulty downloading any of these files, you can request assistance here Grandjean P, Weihe P, Jørgensen PJ, Clarkson T, Cernichiari E, Viderø T. Impact of maternal seafood...

Participants

Coordinators Professor Philippe GrandjeanUniversity of Southern DenmarkInstitute of Public HealthDepartment of Environmental MedicineWinsloewparken 17DK-5000 Odense CDenmarkTel : +45 65503769Fax: +45 65911458Email: pgrandjean@health.sdu.dkHome page:University of...

Objectives

Objectives: The focus of the CHEF research projects are the health of children and adults in the Faroe Islands with emphasis on the impact of their seafood diet and exposure to marine contaminants. The overall aims are: to improve and apply methods for assessment of...

Marine Contaminants

MARINE CONTAMINANTS Methylmercury Methylmercury is present throughout the world in seafood and freshwater fish. Environmental methylmercury derives almost solely from methylation of inorganic mercury. The major natural source of atmospheric mercury is degassing from...