PMID- 27379884
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20171122
LR  - 20240109
IS  - 1937-6995 (Electronic)
IS  - 1556-9039 (Print)
IS  - 1556-9039 (Linking)
VI  - 12
IP  - 3
DP  - 2016 Sep
TI  - Medical Toxicology and Public Health-Update on Research and Activities at the 
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances 
      and Disease Registry : Environmental Exposures among Arctic Populations: The 
      Maternal Organics Monitoring Study in Alaska.
PG  - 315-7
LID - 10.1007/s13181-016-0562-8 [doi]
AB  - Evidence suggests that in-utero exposure to environmental chemicals, such as 
      persistent organic pollutants (POPs), heavy metals, and radionuclides, that might 
      bioaccumulate in the mother may increase a newborn's risk of adverse 
      developmental, neurological, and immunologic effects. Chemical contamination of 
      bodies of water and strong ocean currents worldwide can drive these chemicals 
      from lower latitudes to Arctic waters where they accumulate in common traditional 
      subsistence foods. In response to concerns of the people from Alaska of the 
      effects of bio-accumulated chemicals on their children, the Maternal Organics 
      Monitoring Study(MOMS) was developed. The objective of the study was to assess 
      the risks and benefits associated with the population's subsistence diet. Data 
      analysis of biological samples at the CDC's NCEH laboratory and maternal 
      questionnaires is ongoing. Results will be provided to Alaska Native communities 
      to help support public health actions and inform future interventions and 
      research.
FAU - Anwar, Mehruba
AU  - Anwar M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3551-2749
AD  - Health Studies Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, 
      National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), 4770 Buford Highway, Chamblee, 
      GA, 30341, USA. yju2@cdc.gov.
FAU - Ridpath, Alison
AU  - Ridpath A
AD  - Health Studies Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, 
      National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), 4770 Buford Highway, Chamblee, 
      GA, 30341, USA.
FAU - Berner, James
AU  - Berner J
AD  - Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC), 4000 Ambassador Drive, Anchorage, 
      AK, 99508, USA.
FAU - Schier, Joshua G
AU  - Schier JG
AD  - Health Studies Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, 
      National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), 4770 Buford Highway, Chamblee, 
      GA, 30341, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
DEP - 20160705
PL  - United States
TA  - J Med Toxicol
JT  - Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of 
      Medical Toxicology
JID - 101284598
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Alaska
MH  - Alaska Natives
MH  - Arctic Regions
MH  - Biomedical Research/*methods/trends
MH  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
MH  - Child
MH  - Environmental Exposure/*adverse effects/prevention & control
MH  - Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Environmental Pollutants/*toxicity
MH  - Female
MH  - *Food Contamination/prevention & control
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Male
MH  - Maternal Exposure/*adverse effects/prevention & control
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Public Health/*methods/trends
MH  - Registries
MH  - Toxicology/*methods/trends
MH  - United States
MH  - United States Dept. of Health and Human Services
PMC - PMC4996793
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Arctic populations
OT  - In-utero toxicity
OT  - Persistent organic pollutants
OT  - Subsistence diet
OT  - The maternal organics monitoring study
COIS- Compliance with Ethical Standards Sources of Funding No funding source. Conflict 
      of Interest No conflict of interest to disclose.
EDAT- 2016/07/06 06:00
MHDA- 2017/11/29 06:00
PMCR- 2017/09/01
CRDT- 2016/07/06 06:00
PHST- 2016/05/10 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2016/06/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2016/07/06 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/07/06 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/11/29 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2017/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1007/s13181-016-0562-8 [pii]
AID - 562 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s13181-016-0562-8 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Med Toxicol. 2016 Sep;12(3):315-7. doi: 10.1007/s13181-016-0562-8. Epub 2016 
      Jul 5.