Main Title |
Silent snow : the slow poisoning of the Arctic / |
Author |
Cone, Marla.
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Publisher |
Grove Press, |
Year Published |
2005 |
OCLC Number |
57201334 |
ISBN |
080211797X; 9780802117977; 0802142591; 9780802142597 |
Subjects |
Pollution--Arctic regions ;
Pollution--Environmental aspects--Arctic regions ;
Environmental Pollution--Arctic Regions
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EOAM |
TD190.5.C66 2005 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
07/29/2005 |
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Collation |
ix, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index. |
Contents Notes |
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. 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. |
Place Published |
New York : |
PUB Date Free Form |
c2005. |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2004060707 |
Merged OCLC records |
1022721357 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20050727170724 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01881cam 22002894a 45020 |