Implications and Consequences of Anthropogenic Pollution in Polar Environments

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Background....Pages 1-4
Research and Monitoring of Atmospheric Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Polar Atmosphere....Pages 5-19
Atmospheric Pollution Research on Greenland....Pages 21-39
Photochemistry of Organic Pollutants in/on Snow and Ice....Pages 41-58
Aeolian and Ice Transport of Matter (Including Pollutants) in the Arctic....Pages 59-73
Schools Taking Part in a Research Project Investigating Dioxins in Fish....Pages 75-86
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)—IPY Meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada (June 2009), and AMAP Human Health Assessment 2009....Pages 87-115
The Role of Estrogens and Estrogenic Metabolites and Male Reproductive Health Disorders....Pages 117-156
Indigenous People of the North and the Globalized World....Pages 157-179
Human Security in the Arctic: The IPY GAPS Project....Pages 181-201
IPY BearHealth: Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Circumpolar Health Assessment in Relation to Persistent Pollutants and Climate Change....Pages 203-227
A Circumarctic Review of Contaminants in Ringed Seals....Pages 229-251
Concluding Remarks....Pages 253-254
Back Matter....Pages 255-259