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The Committee for Information and Research in Geomedicine was established in 1984 on the initiative of Professor Jul Låg, of the Norwegian College of Agriculture. At that time he was the preses (president) of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The members of the Committee are listed below. The Committee is multidisciplinary and has representatives from professional fields such as medicine, veterinary medicine, chemistry, geology, and soil science. The Committee also constitutes the Board of the Fund for Geomedicine under the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.


Members of the Committee for Information and Research in Geomedicine and the Board of the Fund for Geomedicine as of 30 January 2007.

Dr.med. Harald Siem, chair, Shdir Tel.: +47 2416 3563 has@shdir.no
Prof Espen Bjertness, vice chair, UiO Tel.: +47 2285 0636 espen.bjertness@medisin.uio.no
Prof. Eiliv Steinnes, NTNU Tel.: +47 7359 6237 eiliv.steinnes@chem.ntnu.no
Prof. Bjørn Bølviken, NGU Tel.: +47 6116 4709 bjorn.bolviken@ngu.no
Dr.med Frøydis Langmark, Kreftr. Tel.: +47 2245 4300 froydis.langmark@kreftregisteret.no
Dr. Eva Holmsen, MD Tel.: +47 6684 6488 rsholmsen@online.no
Dr. Jan O. Aaseth, MD Tel.: +47 6288 7000 jan.aaseth@sykehuset-innlandet.no
Prof. Kaare Norum, UiO Tel.: +47 2285 1511 krnorum@gmail.com
Prof. Trond P. Flaten, NTNU Tel.: +47 7359 1806 trond.flaten@chem.ntnu.no
Dr. Aksel Bernhoft, Vetinst. Tel.: +47 2321 6260 aksel.bernhoft@vetinst.no
Prof. Bal Ram Singh, UMB Tel.: +47 6494 8223 balram.singh@umb.no
Prof. Helle M. Meltzer, secr, FHI Tel.: +47 2204 2200 helle.margrete.melzer@fhi.no