Persistent Organic Pollutant - Slow Degradation Of The Arctic And Antarctic

Global warming may be a topic of debate and arguments about measurements and models, but some things are measurable right now, like environmental pollutants.  Although persistent environmental pollutants are released worldwide, the Arctic and Antarctic regions are significantly more contaminated with persistent organic pollutants than elsewhere; marine animals living there have some of the highest levels of persistent organic pollutant (POP) contamination of any creatures and the Inuit people of the Arctic, who rely on a diet of fish, seals and whales, have also been shown to have higher POP concentrations than people living in our latitudes. read more

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