Archive for November 2012
Contaminants at Arctic formerly used defense sites
This study found elevated levels of contaminants from the military site at Northeast Cape in sediments and plants, including mercury, mirex and other pesticides, and PCBs. Through congener-specific analysis, we were able to distinguish contaminants from the military sites in the region from those accumulated through long-range transport.
Read MorePollution from Pesticides: How Transnational Chemical Corporations Violate Basic Human Rights
http://akaction.org/Tackling_Toxics/Alaska/CHE-AK_Info_Pages/2012/11_26_2012.html
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