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Red Dog and Subsistence: Analysis of Reports on Elevated Levels of Heavy Metals in Plants Used for Subsistence Near Red Dog Mine, Alaska
(Released June 9, 2004)
EPA CITES ALASKA, RED DOG MINE AS NATION'S BIGGEST POLLUTER: Mining Industry Tops List of Polluters, Red Dog is Biggest Source of Toxic Waste (PDF 102KB)
Media Release June 9, 2004--NEW REPORT POINTS TO RED DOG MINE AS SOURCE OF LEAD AND OTHER TOXINS IN SUBSISTENCE FOODS: Report Faults State for Falsely Assuring Villagers About Food Safety (PDF)
Red Dog Report (Section 1) - Contents / Acknowledgments (PDF) 188.2KB
Red Dog Report (Section 2) - Main Body of Report (PDF) 361KB
Red Dog Report (Section 3) - End Notes (PDF) 120KB
Red Dog Report (Section 4) - Appendix / A Comparative Analysis of Data Regarding Heavy Metals Found in Subsistence Foods Near Red Dog Mine, Alaska. By Fred Youngs, PhD. University of Massachusetts (PDF) 170KB
Important Updates
6 Tips for a Less Toxic Holiday
NEW! Triclosan Fact Sheet (PDF 58K)
Good Clean Fun: Green Cleaning Guide and Recipe Book (PDF 249K)
NEW REPORT! Lindane: Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Alternatives—April 2009 For the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (PDF 505K)
NEW REPORT! Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Arctic: A Report for the Delegates of the 4th Conference of the Parties Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (PDF 687K)
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