This work draws together current research on the origins and effects of pollutants in the Artic area and the implications for arctic ecology and fauna as well as more far-reaching global change. Topics discussed include: toxic substances in the food chain; acids and heavy metals in snow and ice and the possible consequences to arctic ecology following snow melt; the Antarctic ozone hole; climate change and its effect on the northern hemisphere; climate and global sea levels; exploitation of minerals and fossil fuels; and future impacts from industrialization of the North.
| Author: W. T. Sturges |
| Publisher: Springer |
| Publication Date: Nov 30, 1991 |
| Number of Pages: 334 pages |
| Binding: Hardback or Cased Book |
| ISBN-10: 1851666192 |
| ISBN-13: 9781851666195 |
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