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Silent snow
the slow poisoning of the Arctic
by Marla Cone
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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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Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic
2007, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
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Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic
January 12, 2006, Grove Press
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Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic
April 10, 2005, Grove Press
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-234) and index.
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