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Coauneiitt Preaeoled oo behalf of the Alaski's Noith Slapt Borough during the U.S. Smut 

 Select Commlttae oo Intnlllgenoe Heving 'lUdioactive and other Environmental Threats to the 

 United Slates and the Aretic resulting ftom past Soviet activities." Hearing held August 15, 

 1992 on tbe canqras of the University of Alaska PalitMnks in Fairbanks. Alaska. 



Comments presented by: 



Tliomas P. Albert V.M.D., Ph.D. 



Senior Scientist 



Dqurtment of WildUfe Management 



Nonh Skjpe Borough 



B(k69 

 Bairow, AK 99723 



The comments noted bdow were presented at the August IS hearing. Theoommeatsare 

 organized into 4 sections. 



Thanks are due to Senator Piuk Murkowsld ibr holding the hearing in Alaska 

 and for his kngtime siqiport of arctic leaeorch. Thanks are also due lo Assistant 

 Secretary of State Curtis Bohlen and Dliector of the Central Intelligence Agency Robert 

 M. dates for coining to Alaska to piesent their oonuneats. 



It is a pleasure for me to present these comments to the Committee on behalf of 

 Alaska's North Sbpe Borough. Mayor JeslieKaleak is not able to be here but has asked 

 me to present comments. Mayor Kaleak will provide a letter to the Committee. 



By way of background let me reanind you that Ae North Slope Borou^jh is a 

 County-like municipality, occupying approximaidy the northern 1/6 of the State of 

 Alaska. Moat of the people of dte Borongh ue Bsldmo who depend iqjon land and sea 

 craduns for most of their food. As might be eaqwcied these peo|de are vary coooened 

 about the general topic of environmental pollution and have q)ecial faUercst in pollution 

 from activities of ttte former Soviet Umon. 



2. M^or cone*gM wywHny aivfanninental pQllnmna . 



The two m^or ooncerni tliat peofde of the North Slope Borough have regarding 

 cnvinaunenlal pollutants are: 



(1) impacts thtt the polhitants may have on peofde, and 



(2) impacts that the poUutants may have on dwwildUfe upon which the people 

 depend. 



