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Item Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in breast milk and associated health risks to nursing infants in Northern Tanzania(Elsevier) Müller, M. B.; Polder, A.; Brynildsrud, O. B.; Lie, E.; Løken, K. B.; Manyilizu, W. B.; Mdegela, R. H.; Mokiti, F.; Murtadha, M.; Nonga, H. E.; Skaare, J. U.; Lyche, J. L.Item Cyanobacteria and cyanobacterial toxins in the alkaline-saline Lakes Natron and Momela, Tanzania(African Journal Online) Nonga, H. E.; Mdegela, R. H.; Sandvik, M.; Lie, E.; Miles, C. O.; Skaare, J. U.Item Dioxins, PCBs, chlorinated pesticides and brominated flame retardants in free-range chicken eggs from peri-urban areas in Arusha, Tanzania: Levels and implications for human health(Elsevier) Polder, A.; Müller, M. B.; Brynildsrud, O.B.; de Boer, J.; Hamers, T.; Kamstra, J. H.; Lie, E.; Mdegela, R. H.; Moberg, H.; Nonga, H. E.; Sandvik, M.; Skaare, J. U.; Lyche, J. L.Item Influence of 17a-ethynylestradiol on CYP1A, GST and biliary FACs responses in male African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) exposed to waterborne Benzo[a]Pyrene(Springer Science+Business Media,) Mdegela, R. H.; Braathen, M.; Correia, D.; Mosha, R. D.; Skaare, J. U.; Sandvik, J.Item Levels and patterns of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) from four different lakes in Tanzania: Geographical differences and implications for human health(Elsevier) Lie, Elisabeth; Polder, A.; Müller, M. B.; Lyche, J. L.; Mdegela, R. H.; Nonga, H. E.; Mabiki, F.; Mbise, T. J.; Skaare, J. U.; Sandvik, M.; Skjerve, E.; Lie, E.Item Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in human breast milk and associated health risks to nursing infants in northern Tanzania(Elsevier) Müller, M. B.; Polder, A.; Brynildsrud, O. B.; Karimi, M.; Lie, E.; Manyilizu, W. B.; Mdegela, R. H.; Mokiti, F.; Murtadha, M.; Nonga, H. E.; Skaare, J. U.; Lyche, J. L.Item Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in human breast milk and associated health risks to nursing infants in northern Tanzania(Elsevier, 2017-01-25) Müller, M. B.; Polder, A.; Brynildsrud, O. B.; Karimi, M.; Lie, E.; Manyilizu, W. B.; Mdegela, R. H.; Mokiti, F.; Murtadha, M.; Nonga, H. E.; Skaare, J. U.; Lyche, J. L.This is the first study to report organochlorines (OCs), including chlorinated pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in human milk from Tanzania. The main aims of this study were to assess the level of contamination and the possible health risks related to OC exposure in nursing infants from the Northern parts of Tanzania. Ninety-five healthy mother-infant couples attending Mount Meru Regional Referral Hospital (MMRRH), Arusha, Tanzania, were assessed for associations between maternal/infant characteristics, i.e. mother's age, BMI, gestational weight gain, occupation, residence and fetal growth parameters and breast milk levels of OCPs, such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolites, dieldrin and PCBs. p,p′-DDE and p,p′-DDT were detected in 100% and 75% of the breast milk samples, respectively, and ranged between 24 and 2400 ng/g lipid weight (lw) and < LOD and 133 ng/g lw, respectively. Dieldrin was detected in 66% of the samples in levels up to 937 ng/g lw. Σ7PCBs ranged between < LOD and 157 ng/g lw. Other OCPs were detected in low levels. For assessment of health risks, the Hazard Quotient (HQ) was calculated by comparing estimated daily intakes of OCPs and PCBs with health based guidance values. The estimated daily intake (ng/kg body weight/day) of ΣDDTs, dieldrin and nondioxin-like PCBs (Σ6PCBs) exceeded the provisional tolerable daily intake (PTDI) in two, six and forty-eight of the nursing infants, respectively, suggesting potential health risks. In addition, head circumference were negatively associated with p,p´-DDE in female infants, suggesting that OC exposure during pregnancy may influence fetal growth.Item Socio-economic values of wetland resources around lake Manyara, Tanzania: assessment of environmental threats and local community awareness on environmental degradation and their effects(Journal of Wetlands Ecology) Nonga, H. E.; Mdegela, R. H.; Lie, E.; Sandvik, M.; Skaare, J. U.