Silent Snow The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic

Afbeeldingen

Artikel vergelijken

  • 9780802117977
  • 01 mei 2005
  • 256 pagina's
Alle productspecificaties

Samenvatting

Traditionally thought of as the last great unpoiled territory on Earth, the Arctic is in reality home to some of the most contaminated people and animals on the planet. Awarded a major grant to conduct an exhaustive study of the deteriorating environment of the Arctic by the Pew Charitable Trusts(the first time Pew has given such a grant to a journalist). Los Angeles Times environmental reporter Marla Cone traveled across the Arctic, from Greenland to the Aleutian Islands, to find out why the Arctic is toxic. What she discovered was shocking: Tons of dangerous chemicals and pesticides from the United States, Europe, and Asia are being carried to the Arctic by northbound winds and waves and amplified in the ocean's food web. As a result, Inuit women who cat scal and whale meat have far higher concentrations of PCDs and mercury in their breast milk women who live in the most industrialized areas of the world. and they pass these poisons to their infants.leaving them susceptible to disease. Polar bears near the North Pole are increaseingly born with altered immune system and sex hormones. Silem snowis not only a scientific journey, but a personal one. Whether hunting giant bowhead whales with native Alaskans who are struggling to protect their livelihood, or tracking endangered polar bears in Norway, Cone reports with an insider's eye on the dangers of pollution to native peoples and ecosystems, how Arctic cultutres are adapting to this pollution. and what solutions will prevent the crisis from getting worse.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
01 mei 2005
Aantal pagina's
256

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur
Marla Cone
Tweede Auteur
Marla Cone
Hoofduitgeverij
Pgw

Vertaling

Originele titel
Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic

Overige kenmerken

Product breedte
140 mm
Product hoogte
25 mm
Product lengte
210 mm
Verpakking breedte
160 mm
Verpakking hoogte
24 mm
Verpakking lengte
229 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
490 g

EAN

EAN
9780802117977

Je vindt dit artikel in

Taal
Engels
Beschikbaarheid
Leverbaar
Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
Boek
Studieboek of algemeen
Algemene boeken
Nog geen reviews

Prijsinformatie en bestellen

De prijs van dit product is 62 euro en 73 cent. Dit is een tweedehands product.
Alleen tweedehands
Als nieuw
1 - 2 weken
  • Bestellen en betalen via bol
  • Prijs inclusief verzendkosten, verstuurd door Bogamo 0 - Boeken outlet
  • 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren

Lijst met gekozen artikelen om te vergelijken

Vergelijk artikelen