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Long Range Pollution Affects Inuit [1]

"If you think the pollution in New York, Los Angeles or Detroit is scary, consider this: Arctic indigenous peoples often have levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in their blood and breast milk that are 10 times higher than the residents of major American cities. Global warming is only going to make the danger worse. Here's why."  Jeanne Roberts reports for SolveClimate June 9, 2009. [2]

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Source: SolveClimate [2], 06/10/2009
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/long-range-pollution-affects-inuit [2] http://solveclimate.com/blog/20090609/arctic-indigenous-peoples-being-poisoned-industry-thousands-miles-away [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81