Health in the Arctic and climate change

The Arctic environment is like a magnifying glass. Many of the hazards stemming from industrial activity in the South tend to concentrate in the North. This is true for DDT, PCB, heavy metals and many other substances that may endanger human health. Climate change is yet another example of how the n...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Author: Sloth Pedersen, Henning
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2007
Subjects:
Arctic
Climate change
Human health
Polar Research
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2017
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v26i2.6224
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Summary:The Arctic environment is like a magnifying glass. Many of the hazards stemming from industrial activity in the South tend to concentrate in the North. This is true for DDT, PCB, heavy metals and many other substances that may endanger human health. Climate change is yet another example of how the negative impact of industrial activity may be magnified in the Arctic region.

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