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This is called "transboundary
pollution" -- Contaminants (poisoning stuff) enter the
atmosphere or a river system and are carried to the Arctic. |
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Your Garbage Air, river and ocean currents all move in major patterns from the mid latitudes
of our planet up to the Arctic region and then back down. Recently, scientists have
noticed that in these "circulation pathways" you can actually find pollution
pesticides from our cities and farms.
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A pollutant pesticide
(like Chlorin) normally
lasting 8 months in a
warmer climate, lasts 40
years in the freezer
of the Arctic!!!!! |
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Once in the Arctic the sun does not easily burn them off nor do they evaporate as they do
in warmer climates. Instead they are being preserved in "the big freezer" up
there. One contaminant in particular lasts 8 months in warmer climates, but when it gets to
the Arctic it last 40 years!Then
these contaminants enter the food web. They are found in seals, which are eaten by the
polar bear and the Inuit people. Unfortunately, they are now
found at a very high level in mammals and humans. The closest known source of these
contaminants is thousands of miles away from the Arctic. In areas such as India, Europe
and the United States. |
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The team’s garbage is repackaged and carried along
until they return.
Do you know
where your garbage goes when it leaves your house? |
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The typical route has it
collected by a local trash company, taken to a trash station. Here it will be loaded into
a large trailer and hauled to a landfill. Follow your school garbage for a day and
see what happens. Start out by asking who hauls the schools garbage? Contact that
company and follow the trail from there! What do the arctic people do? What about the ground being frozen (permafrost) ...Do you think that is a problem? |
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Recycling is a great idea. To be truly effective recycling is a circle. But
the real truth is most people only complete a portion of this circle. If you separate
glass, paper, plastic and aluminum from the waste stream, you are indeed helping the
environment, but you are not finished. |
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To really make a
difference, the next time you go to the store, buy paper, plastic, glass and aluminum
products, which are marked as being recycled. Although it may be slightly more expensive,
by purchasing these items you will create a bigger market for recycled products, which
means more will be used by manufactures, completing the recycling circle! |
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