The EU-UNEP co-funded Arctic Pollution Monitoring Project (APMP) was launched on March 27, focusing on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in beluga and narwhal whales. Preliminary data show that concentrations of POPs in the Arctic have reached 10 times the global average, and that some beluga whale populations have suffered a 20% decline in reproduction rates due to thyroid hormone disruption.
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