Implications and Consequences of Anthropogenic Pollution in Polar Environments
The first evidence on the adverse effects of organic pollutants on Arctic ecosystems was provided by international research initiatives more than 30 years ago. Today, the indigenous people of the North are considered to be affected by exposure to persiste
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Implications and Consequences of Anthropogenic Pollution in Polar Environments
From Pole to Pole Series editors Roland Kallenborn, Ås, Norway Guido di Prisco, Naples, Italy David Walton, Cambridge, UK Susan Barr, Oslo, Norway
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Editor Roland Kallenborn IKBM Norwegian University of Life Sciences Ås Norway
ISSN 2193-7338 From Pole to Pole ISBN 978-3-642-12314-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-12315-3
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Foreword
The International Polar Year 2007–2008 was the largest joint Polar research activity ever performed. Thousands of scientist participated and thousands of papers have been published, with some still on their way. Although pollution of the Polar regions—the environment and in the Arctic, its indigenous and non-indigenous populations, was not a priority area for the IPY, some projects did cover these important topics and these have provided important new knowledge. This book summarizes some of this new knowledge. Pollution of the Arctic and Antarctic areas by chemicals originating from industrial, agricultural and transport activities in the tropics and at mid-latitudes has been documented since the 1980s; however, huge gaps in knowledge exist about these pollution sources, and related contaminant transport pathways, bioaccumulation, and biological effects on ecosystems, animals and humans. The IPY projects presented in this book address some of these gaps. The atmosphere, rivers and ocean currents are the three main routes for tran
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