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the slow poisoning of the Arctic

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An edition of Silent snow (2005)

Silent snow

the slow poisoning of the Arctic

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In a journey across the Arctic to find out why it is toxic, an environmental journalist reports on the dangers of pollution to fragile ecosystems; how Arctic cultures are adapting to pollution; and what solutions will prevent this crisis from getting worse.

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Publisher
Grove Press
Language
English
Pages
246

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Subjects

Environmental Pollution, Aspect de l'environnement, Pollution, Pollution, government policy, Arctic regions, Hinduism, Conduct of life, Spiritual life, Environmental aspects

Places

Arctique, Arctic regions, Arctic Regions

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Table of Contents

A moral compass in a vast, lonely land
I: The Arctic paradox
Blowing in the wind: a contaminant's long journey north
Unexpected poisons: serendipity at the top of the world
The world's unfortunate laboratory
Plight of the ice bear: top of the world, top of the food web
Ties that bind in Greenland
A fish can't feed a village: Alaska's communal hunts
II: Scientists seeking order out of chaos
Fear is toxic, too: communicating risk to Canada's Inuit
Into the brains of babes: searching for clues in Faroese children
Beyond silent spring: a global assault on sex hormones and immune systems
The Arctic in flux: global conspirators and the whims of climate
Islands of sudden change: the evolution of the Aleutians
III: Solutions and predictions
The diagnosis: scientists write a prescription
POPs and politics: taking the first step toward a solution
The chain of evil continues unbroken: the Arctic's new toxic legacies
Survival of the fittest: walking in the Inuits footsteps.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-234) and index.

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New York
Other Titles
1st ed.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
363.738/4/09113
Library of Congress
TD190.5 .C66 2005, BJ1581.2.R34 1979, BJ1581.2 .R34 1979, TD190.5.C66 2005

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Pagination
ix, 246 p. :
Number of pages
246

Edition Identifiers

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OL24766872M
ISBN 10
080211797X, 0802142591
ISBN 13
9780802117977, 9780802142597
LCCN
2004060707, 79002303
OCLC/WorldCat
57201334

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OL15857955W

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