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'Climate change could give you cancer': UN report warns of deadly pollutants from glaciers
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| Contributor | kal |
| Last Edited | kal Dec 10, 2010 06:38am |
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| Category | General |
| Media | Newspaper - Daily Mail |
| News Date | Friday, December 10, 2010 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Melting glaciers and ice sheets are releasing cancer-causing pollutants into the air and oceans, scientists say.
The long-lasting chemicals get into the food chain and build up in people's bodies - triggering tumours, heart disease and infertility.
The warning comes in new international study into the links between climate change and a class of man-made toxins called persistent organic pollutants.
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