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SLIDE SHOW Posted: April 1, 2008   
Eye on Arctic Pollution FLASH VERSION
Researchers are taking a close look at the makeup and movement of pollutants at the Arctic. Learn more about some of their field studies in this slide show.
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Arctic Haze, Arctic haze is caused by the buildup of pollutants at the North Pole that tend to linger through the winter and spring months. These photographs show the Arctic with the haze (top) and without. Two research missions in the spring of 2008, known as ARCTAS and ICEALOT, will study this phenomenon.
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Arctic Haze
Arctic haze is caused by the buildup of pollutants at the North Pole that tend to linger through the winter and spring months. These photographs show the Arctic with the haze (top) and without. Two research missions in the spring of 2008, known as ARCTAS and ICEALOT, will study this phenomenon.
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