Silent snow : the slow poisoning of the Arctic / Marla Cone.

Author/creator Cone, Marla
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Grove Press, 2005.
Descriptionix, 246 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subjects

Portion of title 1st ed.
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 227-234) and index.
LCCN 2004060707
ISBN080211797X
ISBN0802142591
ISBN9780802142597

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks TD190.5 .C66 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold