Researchers collect blood, hair samples to study contaminants in northwestern Canada
Caribou is a dietary staple for people in Old Crow, northern Yukon, and that’s prompted researchers to take a closer
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Scientists find hundreds of new toxins in blood of Canadian polar bears
Hundreds of previously unknown contaminants were found in a new study of polar bear blood, published in a German chemical
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Treaty banning dangerous chemicals helped Arctic wildlife, study shows
A new study shows that an international treaty has led to a decrease of some pollutants in Arctic wildlife. It
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Polar bears greatly exposed to toxic chemicals in eastern Barents Sea
Polar bears following the sea ice in hunt for seals have a 30-35% higher concentration of perfluoroalkyl substances compared to
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Contaminants in animals provide clues about the health of the North
FAIRBANKS — An environmental mystery lies in the remote Aleutian chain, the archipelago that stretches to Asia: Why do endangered Steller
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Tackling Alaska’s $100-million plastic pollution problem
WASHINGTON — Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan turned the focus of a congressional committee toward the mounting problems of marine debris
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