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_aDozens of Words for Snow, None for Pollution. _cMarla Cone. |
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_bMother Jones, _c2005. |
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_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2006. _nArticle 46, _pEnvironment, _x1522-3205; |
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500 | _aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. | ||
500 | _aOriginally Published: Dozens of Words for Snow, None for Pollution, Jan./Feb. 2005; pp. 60-67. | ||
520 | _a"The Arctic has been transformed into the planet's chemical trash can, the final destination for toxic waste that originates thousands of miles away. Atmospheric and oceanic currents conspire to send industrial chemicals, pesticides, and power-plant emissions on a journey to the Far North. Many airborne chemicals tend to migrate to, and precipitate in, cold climates, where they then endure for decades, perhaps centuries, slow to break down in the frigid temperatures and low sunlight. The Arctic Ocean is a deep-freeze archive, holding the memories of the world's past and present mistakes. Its wildlife, too, are archives, as poisonous chemicals accumulate in the fat that Arctic animals need to survive....Perched at the top of the Arctic food chain, eating a diet similar to a polar bear's, the Inuit also play unwilling host to some 200 toxic pesticides and industrial compounds." (MOTHER JONES) This article reveals that Arctic people are being "exposed to dangerous concentrations of contaminants," including mercury and PCBs through their marine diets and "face an impossible choice: abandon their traditional foods, or ingest the rest of the world's poisons with every bite." | ||
599 | _aRecords created from non-MARC resource. | ||
650 | _aDDT (Insecticide) | ||
650 | _aDiet | ||
650 | _aHealth risk assessment | ||
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_aIndigenous peoples _zGreenland |
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650 | _aInuit | ||
650 | _aMercury in the body | ||
650 | _aPoisons | ||
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_aPollution _zArctic regions |
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650 | _aPolychlorinated biphenyls | ||
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_aProQuest Information and Learning Company _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2006, _pEnvironment. _x1522-3205; |
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