Environmental contamination of the Yupik people of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

• Main Authors: Carpenter, David O., Miller, Pamela K.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Utah State University 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; Lawrence Island; St Lawrence Island; Yupik; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.26077/avh6-a986; https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/kicjir/vol1/iss1/1

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...