Arctic pollution 2009

Nilsson, Annika. (Author). Huntington, Henry. (Added Author). Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (Added Author). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: "This report is the sixth "State of the Arctic Environment" report addressing environmental contaminants and related matters in the Arctic that has been produced by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP). ... The current report provides new and updated information in three areas: persistent organic pollutants (POPs), human health, and radioactivity. For these subject areas, new AMAP scientific assessments have been conducted, with results being published in AMAP reports or as papers in the scientific literature. The scientific products and publications upon which this report is based have been subject to rigorous peer review to make sure they are accurate, thorough, and up-to-date. From these materials, this plain-language summary has been written to capture the main messages and make them accessible to general readers."

Record details

ISBN: 9788279710509 (print)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 electronic text (83 p.) : col. ill., digital file.
Publisher: Oslo, Norway : Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, 2009

Content descriptions

General Note:	Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface -- Executive summary -- I. Introduction: Climate patterns affect contaminant transport -- II. Persistent organic pollutants: Introduction; Brominated flame retardants; Fluorinated compounds; Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs); High-volume chemicals with POP characteristics; Endosulfan and other current use pesticides; Legacy POPs; Effects in Arctic wildlife; Chapter summary -- III. International treaties and actions to limit the use and emission of POPs and heavy metals -- IV. Contaminants and human health: Factors influencing human exposure to contaminants; Food, diet, nutrition, and contaminants; Levels and trends; Contaminants and metabolism; Effects and public health; Demographic data show different patterns for many Arctic populations; Risk communication; Summary -- V. Radioactivity: Introduction; Sources, update based on actions and climate change; Protection of the Arctic environment; Summary.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.