Now showing items 1-8 of 8

    • Abstracts from The Cold Weather Operations Conference 2021 

      Norheim, Arne Johan; Rannestad, Bård Stian; Howes, Richard; Rein, Erling Bekkestad; Jørum, Ellen; Friedl, Karl; Havenith, George; Teien, Hilde Kristin; Mercer, James; Melau, Jørgen; de Weerd, Louis; Smith, Michael; Taylor, Natalie; Voie, Øyvind Albert; Bergan-Skar, Pål; Andrews, Steve; Næsheim, Torvind; Steinberg, Tuva (2022-03-11)
      A common effort for both military and civil healthcare is to achieve knowledge-based health care in cold weather injuries and fatal accidents in harsh arctic environment. The Cold Weather Operations Conference in November ...
    • Assessment of intake of copper and lead by sheep grazing on a shooting range for small arms: a case study. 

      Johnsen, Ida Vaa; Mariussen, Espen; Voie, Øyvind Albert (2018-04-11)
      The Norwegian Armed Forces’ shooting ranges contain contamination by metals such as lead (Pb) and copper (Cu) and are often used as grazing pastures for livestock. To determine whether the sheep were at risk from grazing ...
    • Glioblastoma microenvironment contains multiple hormonal and non-hormonal growth-stimulating factors 

      Dahlberg, Daniel; Rummel, Jutta; Distante, Sonia; De Souza, Gustavo Antonio; Stensland, Maria; Mariussen, Espen; Rootwelt, Helge; Voie, Øyvind Albert; Hassel, Bjørnar (2022-06-04)
      Background The growth of malignant tumors is influenced by their microenvironment. Glioblastoma, an aggressive primary brain tumor, may have cysts containing fluid that represents the tumor microenvironment. The aim of ...
    • Health effects after firing small arms comparing leaded and unleaded ammunition 

      Voie, Øyvind Albert; Borander, Anne Katrine; Sikkeland, Liv Ingunn Bjoner; Grahnstedt, Svein; Johnsen, Arnt Magne; Danielsen, Tor ERik; Longva, Kjetil Sager; Kongerud, Johny (2014)
      A number of Norwegian soldiers have reported health problems after live-fire training using the HK416 rifle. The objective of this study was to characterize gaseous and particulate emissions from three different types of ...
    • Military small arms fire in association with acute decrements in lung function 

      Borander, Anne Katrine; Voie, Øyvind Albert; Longva, Kjetil Sager; Danielsen, Tor ERik; Grahnstedt, Svein; Sandvik, Leiv; Kongerud, Johny; Sikkeland, Liv Ingunn Bjoner (2017)
      Objective After introduction of unleaded ammunition, Norwegian Armed Forces received reports of acute respiratory symptoms in soldiers after exposure to fumes from firing the standard weapon, HK416. The aim of the present ...
    • Risk Assessment of Sea Dumped Conventional Munitions 

      Voie, Øyvind Albert; Mariussen, Espen (2016)
      Energetic compounds from dumped ammunition are toxic to aquatic organisms. Leakage of ammunition residues will occur when the bombshells are broken and the energetic compounds come into contact with water. The munitions ...
    • Systemic and Airway Inflammation After Exposure to Fumes from Military Small Arms 

      Sikkeland, Liv Ingunn Bjoner; Borander, Anne Katrine; Voie, Øyvind Albert; Aass, Hans Christian Dalsbotten; Øvstebø, Reidun; Aukrust, Pål; Longva, Kjetil Sager; Alexis, Neil E.; Kongerud, Johny; Ueland, Thor (2017)
    • Toxic effects of gunshot fumes from different ammunitions for small arms on lung cells exposed at the air liquid interface 

      Mariussen, Espen; Fjellbø, Lise Marie; Frømyr, Tomas Roll; Johnsen, Ida Vaa; Karsrud, Tove Engen; Voie, Øyvind Albert (2021-01-14)
      Concerns have been raised as to whether gunshot fumes induce prolonged reduced lung capacity or even cancer due to inhalation. Gunshot fumes from three different types of ammunition calibre 5.56 mm × 45 NATO were investigated. ...