Browsing Brage by Author "Barregard, Lars"

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    • Biomarkers of inflammation in workers exposed to compost and sewage dust 

      Heldal, Kari Emilie; Barregard, Lars; Ellingsen, Dag (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Purpose: The association between exposure during handling of sewage and compost and the serum concentration of inflammatory biomarkers was studied. Methods: A total of 44 workers exposed to sewage dust, 47 workers exposed ...

    • Normal variability of 22 elements in 24-hour urine samples. Results from a biobank from healthy non-smoking adults 

      Barregard, Lars; Ellingsen, Dag; Berlinger, Balazs; Weinbruch, Stephan; Harari, Florencia; Sallsten, Gerd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Urine is often used for biomonitoring the exposure to elements. However, most studies report concentrations in spot urine samples, which may not accurately mirror the “gold standard” of complete 24-h (24 h) urine ...

    • Pneumoproteins in offshore drill floor workers 

      Kirkhus, Niels Einar; Ulvestad, Bente; Barregard, Lars; Skare, Øivind; Olsen, Raymond; Thomassen, Yngvar; Ellingsen, Dag (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Introduction There is a need to evaluate whether, and to what degree, labour inspections or other regulatory tools have the desired effects on psychosocial, organisational and mechanical work environment, and employee ...

    • Serum pneumoproteins in tunnel construction workers 

      Ellingsen, Dag; Ulvestad, Bente; Bakke, Berit; Seljeflot, Ingebjørg; Barregard, Lars; Thomassen, Yngvar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Purpose: The aim was to study inflammatory biomarkers in tunnel construction workers (TCW). Methods: Surfactant protein D (SP-D), Clara cell protein 16 (CC-16) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were studied in serum of 90 TCW ...

    • Variability of lead in urine and blood in healthy individuals 

      Sallsten, Gerd; Ellingsen, Dag; Berlinger, Balazs; Weinbruch, Stephan; Barregard, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Lead is a non-essential toxic trace element. Lead in blood (BPb) is the most common biomarker of lead exposure but lead in urine (UPb) has also been used. There is, however, limited data on the variability of ...