Chemical sensitivity in the Arctic

by | Mar 16, 2011 | Chemical Sensitivity News, Featured, NEWS | 1 comment


The first meeting of the new MCS group in Greenland.

The first meeting of the new MCS group in Greenland


Chemical intolerance is not just a problem in heavily populated areas of the globe, but can also strike in the Arctic.

A new MCS support group for people in Greenland was created November 25, 2009 at a meeting in the capital of Nuuk. The meeting was held at the Qorsussuaq school, spearheaded by Rikke Østergaard Olsen, Apate Sandgren and Hanne Kleinschmidt.

The new organization has already been quoted in the local media and met with politicians about limiting fragrances in public spaces. The group intends to develop educational materials in the Greenlandic language to educate the public.

source: The March 2010 issue of MCSinfo, a publication of the Danish MCS organization “MCS Foreningen” (mcsforeningen.dk).

1 Comment

  1. maría

    If they keep using toxic materials for building, cleaning etc, it can be expected that more people will be sick with MCS. But they do have a great advantage in the form of all that clean arctic air.

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