Indigenous peoples (IPs) worldwide are confronted by the increasing threat of pollution.
Based on a comprehensive review of the literature (n= 686 studies), we present the current …

The North faces significant health disparities, especially among its many Indigenous
peoples. In this article we discuss historical, environmental, and cultural variables that …

Mushrooms are a complementary foodstuff and considered to be consumed locally. The
demand for mushrooms has increased in recent years, and the mushroom trade is becoming …

Glacier mice are peculiar rolling or stationary moss balls found on the surface of some
glaciers. They may harbour an ecological habitat for cold-adapted invertebrates and …

This paper studies the activity of natural and technogenic radionuclides in bottom sediments
and surface water of the Pechora River estuary, which is the largest Arctic river within the …

This paper presents a detailed survey of the activities of selected man-made radionuclides
in peat deposits located in SW Spitsbergen. Peat cores from the High Arctic (SW …

Abstract Natural 210 Pb and artificial 137 Cs were applied for estimation of sedimentation
rates for 14 cores collected in the White Sea, Franz Victoria and Novaya Zemlya troughs …

Mineral extraction activities, such as those conducted by oil, gas and coal industries, are
widespread throughout the Arctic region. Waste products of these activities can result in …

The radioactivity concentrations of 40K, 238U, 232Th and 137Cs in eighteen species of
foodstuffs in the oil and gas producing areas in Delta State, Nigeria have been measured …

Radionuclide levels in vegetation from a High Arctic location were studied and compared to
in situ soil concentrations. Levels of the anthropogenic radionuclide 137Cs and the natural …