Cancer incidence in Arkhangelskaja Oblast in northwestern Russia. The Arkhangelsk Cancer Registry

BACKGROUND: Data concerning incidence and prevalence of cancer in the different regions of Russia have traditionally not been provided on a basis that facilitated comparison with data from countries in western parts of Europe. The oncological hospital in Arkhangelsk, in co-operation with Universitetet i Tromsø (Norway), has established a population based cancer registry for Arkhangelskaja Oblast (AO). AO is an administrative unit with 1.3 million inhabitants in northwestern Russia. The aim of this investigation was to assess the content and quality of the AO cancer registry (AKR), and to present the site-specific cancer-incidence rates in AO in the period 1993–2001. METHODS: The population in this study consisted of all individuals registered as residents of AO. All new cancer cases in the period 1993 – 2001, registered the AKR, were included in the study (ICD-10: C00-C95, except for C77-78). The annual gender and age-group-specific population figures were obtained from the AO statistics office. RESULTS: A total of 34 697 cases of primary cancers were included. The age-adjusted (world standard) incidence rate for all sites combined was 164/100 000 for women and 281/100 000 for men. The highest incidence was for cancer of the trachea, bronchus and lung (16.3% of all cases), whereof 88.6 % of the cases were among men. Among women, cancer of the breast constituted 15.9 percent of all cases. The age-adjusted incidences of the most frequent cancer sites among men were: lung (77.4/100 000); stomach (45.9); rectum (13.4); oesophagus (13.0); colon (12.2); bladder (11.6); and prostate cancer (11.1). Among women they were: breast (28.5); stomach (19.7); colon (12.2); and ovary cancer (9.0). CONCLUSION: Our findings confirm and strengthen the indication that the incidences of stomach, larynx, liver, pancreas, prostate, colon, bladder and melanoma cancer are quite different in male populations in Russia compared to many other European countries. Among women, most major cancer types, except stomach, appear to be relatively low in Russian populations. The AKR provides quality data for estimations and insight to the cancer incidence in a northern Russian population, and we consider the reported incidence rates to reflect the cancer situation in AO well

Geospatially distributed (gridded) global mercury emissions to air from anthropogenic sources in 2015

Mercury emissions to air from anthropogenic sources in 2015, globally gridded (0.25 by 0.25 degrees in both kg per grid cell and g per km2), with component data for three mercury species classes (Hg0, Hg(II) and particulate bound HgP) and for three emission height classes (0-50, 50-150 and >150m) in four emission sector groups: energy production (POWERGEN), industrial sectors (INDS), waste from intentional use (INTWASTE) and artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). Work performed by a joint AMAP/UNEP expert group as part of the (UN-Environment) Global Mercury Assessment (GMA) 2018 included the preparation of a global inventory of mercury emissions to air from anthropogenic sources in 2015 (AMAP/UN-Environment, 2019). This inventory was geospatially distributed by Steenhuisen and Wilson (2019) for use by, e.g., modelling groups. Methods employed to the produce the inventory and conduct the geospatial distribution are detailed in the related publications

Geospatially distributed (gridded) global mercury emissions to air from anthropogenic sources in 2010.v2

Mercury emissions to air from anthropogenic sources in 2010, globally gridded (0.25 by 0.25 degrees in both kg per grid cell and g per km2), with component data for three mercury species classes (Hg0, Hg(II) and particulate bound HgP) and for three emission height classes (0-50, 50-150 and >150m) in four emission sector groups: energy production (POWERGEN), industrial sectors (INDS), waste from intentional use (INTWASTE) and artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). During the preparation of the AMAP/UNEP inventory of mercury emissions to air from anthropogenic sources in 2015, the 2010 inventory, originally compiled in 2013 as part of the work undertaken in connection with the UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 (AMAP/UNEP, 2013) was updated. This update took account of new information and include additional sectors introduced in the 2015 inventory (see AMAP/UN Environment, 2019). This revised 2010 inventory was spatially distributed to produce the 2010 v2 dataset which is the subject of this documentation. The 2010 v2 inventory is considered more complete than the 2010 v1 inventory (available from AMAP (https://www.amap.no/work-area/document/862). It was geo- spatially distributed using the methodology applied to the 2015 inventory. However, it is necessary to note that, while point source information for 2010 was applied, this is not directly compatible with the point source information available for 2015; and 2010 diffuse emissions were distributed using the surrogate distributions applicable in 2015. More information on the comparison between the 2010 v1 and 2010 v2 spatially distributed inventories can be found in AMAP/UN Environment, 2019