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February 10, 2009

Report Examines Exposure to Metals in Small Mammals, Birds in Cape Krusenstern National Monument

 

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Park Service has released a report on heavy metals exposure on a small sample of wildlife in Cape Krusenstern National Monument in Northwest Alaska.
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USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5211 website.
Image of the beach ridges of Cape Krusenstern as seen from the air  

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The beach ridges of Cape Krusenstern National Monument record the changing shorelines of the Chukchi Sea? They also record in time sequence an estimated 4,000 years of prehistoric human use of the coastline.
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Last Updated: February 10, 2009 at 21:17 EST