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Arctic monitoring Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2003. AMAP Assessment 2002: Human Health in the Arctic.
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by GRID-Arendal
PCBs in the blood of Arctic residents
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2005
Author:
Philippe Rekacewicz, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Description:
Many POPs (persistent organic pollutants) and heavy metals from emissions further south are accumulated in Arctic food chains and ultimately in indigenous peoples. While fear of these compounds sometimes has resulted in abandonment of traditional foods, this has also led to more unhealthy food habits acquired from non-indigenous peoples. Most indigenous peoples in smaller communities still supply a large share of their household foods from natural resources.
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