This study analyses the levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCB) from banked samples of breast milk from mothers living in Stockholm, Sweden and compares different time periods between 1972 and 2011....

We present the first bryological inventory of Linnaeus' Hammarby outside Uppsala, SE Sweden, carried out in 2005 as part of the project The Linnaean Landscapes. The area investigated is located east of the main building, a grove consisting of elm, ash and maple trees with an abundance of large...

This report constitutes informational documentation for the Public Health Policy Report 2010 "Public health of the future - everyone's responsibility". It provides a detailed picture of the public health objective number 5 Environments and products, and shows how health and well-being are affected...

Feline hyperthyroidism is a new disease and was first described in 1979. Its prevalence has since then increased, and it is now a common endocrinological disease in cats. No single cause of the disease and its increased prevalence has been identified. Epidemiological studies indicate that the...

The Baltic island of Öland is world famous for its high biodiversity and long lists of rare plants, insects and birds associated with calcareous and nutrient-poor dry grasslands (alvar) and wooded meadows. This unique nature yearly attracts thousands of visitors and forms the foundation of the...

Today, tobacco prevention in Sweden consists of broad community efforts involving several strategies and measures, such as legislation, an active pricing policy, information, training, surveillance and tobacco cessation treatment, all of which are important to reducing tobacco use. Policy documents ...

In industrial conditions, the efficacy of surface decontamination for reducing naturally occurring bacterial population on slaughtered cattle in a large commercial plant was evaluated. At the end of the slaughter line, the combination of knife trimming and a steam spot vacuum cleaning system,...

We describe the results of a monitoring programme of the epiphytic moss and lichen flora at 20 sites in Härryda from 1992 to 2009. At each site two or three trees (in total 57 trees) were surveyed for mosses and lichens. Most trees were species with neutral bark: ash, Norway maple and elm. The...

Swedish experts involved in the reconstruction process in Thailand after the 2004 tsunami reported on and discussed the conditions at a conference in Sweden in 2005. Two of the big problems for the fishing industry were pollution of the water from tourist hotels, and over-exploitation of the fish...

The overall objective of this report was to present methods that can be used for quantitative analyses and follow-ups of the public health objectives numbers 5, Environments and products, and 9, Physical activity. The health impact assessments (HIA) done today are usually qualitative. However,...