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Articles by Merete Åse Eggesbø
Tore Midtvedt
- Jørgen Valeur,
- Elisabeth (Lissa) Norin,
- Peter Benno,
- Merete Åse Eggesbø,
- Henrik Rasmussen,
- Marius Trøseid,
- Johannes Espolin Roksund Hov
08.01.2026:
Tore Midtvedt died on 2 December 2025 at the age of 91. It is hard to grasp that the grand old man of gut microbiota research, whose work spanned three generations, is now gone. Tore studied medicine in Oslo and Bergen, specialising in medical microbiology. He obtained his doctorate from the...
Lead from ammunition harmful to public health
- Jon M. Arnemo,
- Maria Averina,
- Anne-Lise Bjørke-Monsen,
- Bjørn J. Bolann,
- Jan Brox,
- Merete Åse Eggesbø,
- Ingrid Hokstad,
- Sandra Huber
24.03.2025:
All ingestion of lead, regardless of the amount, is harmful to health. It is therefore paradoxical that the use of lead-based ammunition is still allowed. Lead exposure is ranked as the worst chemical threat to humanity (1). The presence of lead in the environment is now 1000 times higher than the...
Alarmingly high levels of environmental pollutants in Norwegian children
- Maria Averina,
- Sandra Huber,
- Anne-Lise Bjørke-Monsen,
- Merete Åse Eggesbø,
- Azemira Sabaredzovic,
- Bjørn J. Bolann
02.12.2024:
Most Norwegian children have blood concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that exceed the threshold values set for adults. This may have serious health implications. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been produced by industry since the 1950s, and it is estimated that...