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Hannu Kiviranta is affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a specific concentration on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. They have contributed extensively to subfields such as Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Environmental Chemistry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics including Effects and Risks of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Birth, Development, and Health, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Research, Air Quality and Health Impacts, and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment.

Recent papers by Hannu Kiviranta include the following:

  • From cohorts to molecules: Adverse impacts of endocrine disrupting mixtures, 2022, Science
  • Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection on multiple fur farms in the South and Central Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, July 2023, Eurosurveillance
  • Persistent organic pollutants and the size of ovarian reserve in reproductive-aged women, 2021, Environment International
  • Follicular fluid and blood levels of persistent organic pollutants and reproductive outcomes among women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies, 2021, Environmental Research
  • Plasma metabolites associated with exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and risk of type 2 diabetes - A nested case-control study, 2020, Environment International

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hannu Kiviranta include Panu Rantakokko, Christian Lindh, Carl-Gustaf Bornehag, Jani Koponen, and Chris Gennings. This network reflects multidisciplinary cooperation across environmental health and toxicology sectors.

The scientist has published in several recurrent venues, most notably:

  • Environment International
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Research
  • Chemosphere
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts

Best Publications

  • Market basket study on dietary intake of PCDD/Fs, PCBs, and PBDEs in Finland

    Hannu Kiviranta;Marja-Leena Ovaskainen;Terttu Vartiainen

  • Flame retardants in placenta and breast milk and cryptorchidism in newborn boys.

    Katharina Maria Main;Hannu Kiviranta;Helena Eeva Virtanen;Erno Sundqvist

  • Association Between Type 2 Diabetes and Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants

    Riikka Airaksinen;Panu Rantakokko;Johan G. Eriksson;Paul Blomstedt

  • Early prenatal exposure to suspected endocrine disruptor mixtures is associated with lower IQ at age seven.

    Eva M. Tanner;Maria Unenge Hallerbäck;Sverre Wikström;Christian Lindh

  • Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, biphenyls, naphthalenes and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the edible fish caught from the Baltic Sea and lakes in Finland.

    Pirjo Isosaari;Anja Hallikainen;Hannu Kiviranta;Pekka J. Vuorinen

  • Exposure to p,p′-DDE: a risk factor for type 2 diabetes.

    Anna Rignell-Hydbom;Jonas Lidfeldt;Hannu Kiviranta;Panu Rantakokko

  • PCDD/Fs and PCBs in Baltic herring during the 1990s

    Hannu Kiviranta;Terttu Vartiainen;Raimo Parmanne;Anja Hallikainen

  • Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls in the general population in Finland.

    Hannu Kiviranta;Jouni T. Tuomisto;Jouko Tuomisto;Erkki Tukiainen

  • Association of Prenatal Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants with Obesity and Cardiometabolic Traits in Early Childhood: The Rhea Mother-Child Cohort (Crete, Greece)

    Marina Vafeiadi;Vaggelis Georgiou;Georgia Chalkiadaki;Panu Rantakokko

  • Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls in fishermen in Finland

    Hannu Kiviranta;Terttu Vartiainen;Jouko Tuomisto

  • Dietary intakes of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls in Finland.

    Hannu Kiviranta;A Hallikainen;M L Ovaskainen;J Kumpulainen

  • Perfluoroalkyl acids and their precursors in indoor air sampled in children's bedrooms

    Kerstin Winkens;Jani Koponen;Jasmin Schuster;Mahiba Shoeib

  • Dioxin concentrations in sediments of the Baltic Sea--a survey of existing data.

    Matti Verta;Simo Salo;Markku Korhonen;Timo Assmuth

  • Maternal serum persistent organic pollutants in the Finnish Prenatal Study of Autism: A pilot study

    Keely Cheslack-Postava;Panu V. Rantakokko;Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki;Heljä-Marja Surcel

  • Persistent organic pollutants measured in maternal serum and offspring neurodevelopmental outcomes--a prospective study with long-term follow-up

    Marin Strøm;Susanne Hansen;Sjúrður Fróði Olsen;Sjúrður Fróði Olsen;Line Småstuen Haug

  • Perfluoroalkyl acids and their precursors in floor dust of children's bedrooms – Implications for indoor exposure

    Kerstin Winkens;Georgios Giovanoulis;Jani Koponen;Robin Vestergren

  • Concentrations of PCDD/Fs, PCBs and PBDEs in breast milk of women from Catalonia, Spain: a follow-up study.

    Marta Schuhmacher;Hannu Kiviranta;Päivi Ruokojärvi;Martí Nadal

  • Prenatal exposure to PCB-153, p,p '-DDE and birth outcomes in 9000 mother-child pairs : exposure-response relationship and effect modifiers

    Maribel Casas;Mark Nieuwenhuijsen;David Martínez;Ferran Ballester

  • Persistent organic pollutants exposure during pregnancy, maternal gestational weight gain, and birth outcomes in the mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece (RHEA study).

    Marina Vafeiadi;Martine Vrijheid;Eleni Fthenou;Georgia Chalkiadaki

  • Firefighters' exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids and 2-butoxyethanol present in firefighting foams

    Juha Ari Laitinen;Jani Koponen;Janne Koikkalainen;Hannu Kiviranta

  • Fish intake and breastfeeding time are associated with serum concentrations of organochlorines in a Swedish population

    Helena Bjermo;Per Ola Darnerud;Sanna Lignell;Monika Pearson

  • Occurrence of PCDD/F, PCB, PBDE, PFAS, and organotin compounds in fish meal, fish oil and fish feed.

    K. Suominen;A. Hallikainen;P. Ruokojärvi;R. Airaksinen

Frequent Co-Authors

Terttu Vartiainen
Terttu Vartiainen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Matti Verta
Matti Verta Finnish Environment Institute
Jorma Toppari
Jorma Toppari University of Turku
Jouko Tuomisto
Jouko Tuomisto Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Juha Pekkanen
Juha Pekkanen University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Katharina M. Main
Katharina M. Main University of Copenhagen
Niels E. Skakkebæk
Niels E. Skakkebæk University of Copenhagen
Sjurdur F. Olsen
Sjurdur F. Olsen Statens Serum Institut
Domenico Palli
Domenico Palli Institute for the Study and Prevention of Cancer (Istituto per lo Studio, la Prevenzione e la Rete Oncologica)
Jos C. S. Kleinjans
Jos C. S. Kleinjans Maastricht University

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