Rachel Becker https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/rachel-becker/rss en Environment Northern People & Health Thu, 10 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Rachel Becker https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/03/10/toxins-slip-into-the-alaska-food-chain https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/03/10/toxins-slip-into-the-alaska-food-chain An algal toxin usually associated with warmer water has been detected for the first time in Alaska’s marine mammals. The health risk from eating the marine mammals is probably low, but what does the unexpected finding mean for food security in the North?