Environmental contamination of the Yupik people of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals that originate primarily from industrial areas in temperate climates are ubiquitous in the Arctic. The people of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, have never directly benefited from the industries that made and profited from use of these chemicals. This st...
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ftdatacite:10.26077/avh6-a986 2023-05-15T14:53:51+02:00 Environmental contamination of the Yupik people of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska Carpenter, David O. Miller, Pamela K. 2020 https://dx.doi.org/10.26077/avh6-a986 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/kicjir/vol1/iss1/1 unknown Utah State University Text article-journal ScholarlyArticle 2020 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.26077/avh6-a986 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals that originate primarily from industrial areas in temperate climates are ubiquitous in the Arctic. The people of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, have never directly benefited from the industries that made and profited from use of these chemicals. This striking example of environmental injustice is discussed. Text Arctic St Lawrence Island Yupik Alaska DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic Lawrence Island ENVELOPE(-103.718,-103.718,56.967,56.967) |
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Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals that originate primarily from industrial areas in temperate climates are ubiquitous in the Arctic. The people of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, have never directly benefited from the industries that made and profited from use of these chemicals. This striking example of environmental injustice is discussed. |
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Environmental contamination of the Yupik people of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska |
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Environmental contamination of the Yupik people of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska |
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