Bibliograph

Silent snow, the slow poisoning of the Arctic, Marla Cone

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Silent snow, the slow poisoning of the Arctic, Marla Cone

Language

eng

Bibliography note

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

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Silent snow

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

57201334

Responsibility statement

Marla Cone

Sub title

the slow poisoning of the Arctic

Summary

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

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

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1st ed

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