Silent snow : the slow poisoning of the Arctic / Marla Cone.
Silent snow : the slow poisoning of the Arctic / Marla Cone.
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New York : Grove Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N363.7384/55
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English
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Physical content
ix, 246 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction : a moral compass in a vast, lonely land -- 1. Blowing in the wind : a contaminant's long journey north -- 2. Unexpected poisons : serendipity at the top of the world -- 3. The world's unfortunate laboratory -- 4. Plight of the ice bear : top of the world, top of the food web -- 5. Ties...
Epilogue : survival of the fittest : walking in the Inuit's footsteps.
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New York : Grove Press, 2005.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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"Traditionally thought of as the last great unspoiled territory on Earth, the Arctic is in reality home to some of the most contaminated people and animals on the planet. Los Angeles Times environmental reporter Marla Cone traveled across the Far North, from Greenland to the Aleutian Islands, to find out why the Arctic is toxic.".
"What she discovered was shocking: Tons of dangerous chemicals and pesticides from North America, Europe, and Asia are being carried to the Arctic by northbound winds and waves, and amplified in the ocean's food web. As a result, Inuit women who eat seal and whale meat have far higher concentrations of PCBs and mercury in their breast milk than wom...
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Silent snow : the slow poisoning of the Arctic / Marla Cone.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-234) and index.
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N363.7384/55
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080211797X
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363.738409113
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991020051809702626
