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Silent Snow The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic

by: Cone, Marla

Silent Snow The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic

by: Cone, Marla

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0802142591
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/12/2006
Publisher: Grove Press

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Summary

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.

Introduction: A Moral Compass in a Vast, Lonely Land	p. 1
The Arctic Paradox
Blowing in the Wind: A Contaminant's Long Journey North	p. 17
Unexpected Poisons: Serendipity at the Top of the World	p. 24
The World's Unfortunate Laboratory	p. 42
Plight of the Ice Bear: Top of the World, Top of the Food Web	p. 52
Ties that Bind in Greenland	p. 71
A Fish Can't Feed a Village: Alaska's Communal Hunts	p. 90
Scientists Seeking Order Out of Chaos
Fear Is Toxic, Too: Communicating Risk to Canada's Inuit	p. 111
Into the Brains of Babes: Searching for Clues in Faroese Children	p. 127
Beyond Silent Spring: A Global Assault on Sex Hormones and Immune Systems	p. 144
The Arctic in Flux: Global Conspirators and the Whims of Climate	p. 160
Islands of Sudden Change: The Evolution of the Aleutians	p. 175
Solutions and Predictions
The Diagnosis: Scientists Write a Prescription	p. 191
POPs and Politics: Taking the First Step Toward a Solution	p. 199
The Chain of Evil Continues Unbroken: The Arctic's New Toxic Legacies	p. 207
Epilogue: Survival of the Fittest: Walking in the Inuit's Footsteps	p. 215
Acknowledgments	p. 223
Bibliography	p. 227
Index	p. 233
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Silent Snow The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic

Silent Snow The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic

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