ᎠᏰᎵ ᏚᎾᏙᏢᏩᏗᏒ Ꮎ ᎤᎾᏕᏘᏱᏍᎬ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏲᎯᎲ ᎾᎿ ᎤᏍᎩᏱ 25 ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏩᎫᏔᏅ ᎢᎦ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏲᎯᎲ ᏒᎯᏰ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎭ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᏚᎾᏙᎥ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎦ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏲᎯᎲ. ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ Netherlands, ᎠᏂᏛᏥ, Scandinavia, Lithuania ᎠᎴ Poland, ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏲᎯᎲ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏗᏒ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏯᏅᎲ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏲᎯᎲ ᎢᎦ. ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᏳᎳᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎦᏯᎭ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏚᎾᏙᏢᏩᏗᏒ, ᎯᎠ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎬᏙᏗ-ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏲᎯᎲ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏩᏎᎸᎯ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᎡᏗᏱ ᎢᎦ. ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Finland, Ireland, ᎢᏔᎵ, ᎶᎹᏂᏯ, Austria, ᎠᎴ Catalonia (Spain), ᎯᎠ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎦᏅᎾ Stephen ᎤᏤᎵ ᎢᎦ. ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Quebec, ᎯᎠ ᎤᏍᎩᏱ 26th ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏩᏎᎸᎯ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ Lendemain ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᎦᏘᏯ Noël (""ᎯᎠ ᎢᎦ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏲᎯᎲ"").

Lincoln initially ᎤᏁᏨᎩ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎤᏒᎧᎵ ᎤᏰᎸᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᏋ ᎯᎠ preservation ᎯᎠ ᏗᏌᏊ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ emancipation. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏰᎲ Ꮭ ᎠᏚᎳᏗ ᎠᏓᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎯᎠ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᏯᎦᏴᎵ slaveholders ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᏗᏌᏊ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ ᎠᏟᎶᏛ ᎬᎪᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᎭ. ᎯᎠ ᎦᏅᎯᏓ ᏓᏄᏩ, ᏱᏂᎬᏛᎾ, ᎠᏰᎲ radicalizing ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᎿ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏧᎾᎳᏏᏙᏗ. ᎬᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ Emancipation Proclamation, ᏚᏃᏣᎳᏅ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏚᎵᏍᏗ 1862 ᎠᎴ ᏩᏗᏱ ᎾᎾᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏅᎩ ᎢᏯᏅᏓ ᎣᏂᏯᎨᏍᏙᏗ, Lincoln ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎯᎠ abolition ᎯᎠ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎤᎳᏂᎬᎬ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏓ—Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏗᎨᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎨᏒ ᎾᎥᎢ rebels ᎠᏰᎲ ᎾᏍᏋ ᎠᎩᏒᎯ ᎤᏣᏘᎾ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎠᏂ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎᏊᎢ.

ᏴᏩᏚᏫᏛ 220, ᎯᎠ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ Tertullian ᎤᏁᏨᎩ Ꮎ ᏥᏌ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᎾᎿ ᎠᎾᏱᎵᏒ 25, ᏂᏓᏙᎳᎬᎾ 29. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏒ ᎢᏳ ᎢᎪᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎡᎯᏍᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏛᏁ ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏙᏗ Ꮎ ᎠᎾᏱᎵᏒ 25 ᎠᏰᎲ ᎦᏛᎬᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᏍᏗ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎤᏓᎷᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᎴᏅᏙᏗ ᎠᏎᏍᏗᏱ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏲᎯᎲ. ᎪᎯᏊ ᎢᏴ ᏥᎩ ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ ᎠᏑᏰᏍᏗ ᎡᎯᏍᏛ ᎢᏳ ᎢᎪᎯ ᎫᏬᏂ 3rd, ᏂᏓᏙᎳᎬᎾ 33 (ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏳ ᎢᎪᎯ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᏂᎪᏗᏗ). (ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎴ ᎫᎵᎠᏂ ᏅᏙᏗᏎᏗ ᏕᎪᏪᎸ ᎢᏳ ᎢᎪᎯ. ᎠᎦᏲᎳᏗᏍᏗ ᏔᎵ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏅᏙ ᏗᏎᏗ ᎢᏳ ᎢᎪᎯ.)

ᎯᎠ ᏗᎦᎶᎪᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏯ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏙᎯ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏍᏓᏅᏅ ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᏪᏴᎢ ᎦᏂᏟ. ᎯᎠ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏯ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎢᏯᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏴᏢ ᎢᏗᏢ ᎤᏔᏂᏗ ᎦᏙᎯ ᎤᎭ ᏭᏪᏙᎢ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎹ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎪᏢᎯᏐᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᏴᏫ ᎾᎿ, ᎥᎪᏩᏘᏍᎬ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎯᎠ downed ᏕᏡᎬ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᏱᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᎢᎦᏰᎵᏍᏗ Ꮎ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏫᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎲ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎿᏗᏢ. ᏙᏯ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ecosystem ᎾᎥᎢ creating wetlands Ꮎ ᎠᎴ utilized ᎾᎥᎢ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᏐᎢ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ. ᎯᎠ ᏅᏏᎾᏒ ᏙᏯ ᏂᎬᎢ ᎠᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᎩ ᎦᏙᎯ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅ ᎨᏒᎢ amazing. ᏐᎢ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ, Ꮭ ᏐᎢ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ ᎦᏂᏝᎢ ᎾᏛᏁ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᏙᏢᏒᎢ Ꮝ ᎦᏙᎯ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅ. ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏩᏁᎸ ᎡᏍᎦᏂ ᏄᏠᏯᏍᏛᎾ Ꮝ ᏂᎬᏩᏍᏛ predators, ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Tierra del Fuego, ᏙᏯ ᎤᎭ flooded ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᎢᏧᏟᎶᏛ ᎦᏙᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅ unstoppable ᎤᏢᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬ.

ᏎᎼᏂ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏂᎸᏉᏗ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎤᏍᏆᎸᎲ Ꮝ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏤᎵ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏍᏛ-3 ᎦᎵᏦᎯᏛ ᏧᏄᏦᏍᏔ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᎴ Ꮝ overall ᎡᎳᏗ ᎦᎵᏦᎯᏓ ᎤᏩᎾᏕᏍᎩ. ᎧᎵ ᏗᏙᎳᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏗᎬᏁᎸ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᏕᎪᏪᎸ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ, ᏱᏂᎬᏛᎾ, farmed ᏎᎼᏂ ᎠᎾᏍᎬᏘ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎤᏩᎾᏕᏍᎩ dioxin. PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) ᎤᏩᎾᏕᏍᎩ ᎠᎾᏍᎬᏘ ᎾᏍᏋ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ 8 ᎢᏧᏩᎪᏗ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᎨᏍᏙᏗ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ farmed ᏎᎼᏂ ᎤᏠᏱᎭᎢ ᎨᏯᏔᎯ ᏎᎼᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏍᏛ-3 ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᎾᏍᎬᏘ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎾᏍᏋ ᎡᎳᏗᎨ ᎬᎾᏬᏍᎬ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎨᏯᏔᎯ ᎦᏂᏴᏛ ᏗᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ. ᎨᏯᏔᎯ ᏎᎼᏂ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎧᎵ ᏗᏙᎳᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎩᎵᏏ FSA (ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᏰᎵᏊ ᏗᏙᎳᎩ ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ) ᎯᎠ ᎤᎭᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎬ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ farmed ᏎᎼᏂ ᏙᎢ ᎤᏂᎪᏗᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏁᎸᏙᏗ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏛ ᎠᏓᏚᎬ ᎪᏪᎵ Ꮎ ᏎᎼᏂ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏂᎦᎥᏊ ᏌᏊ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᎦᏲᎵ ᎤᏲᎢ ᎾᎥᎢ methylmercury ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏣᏗ.

ᎾᎥᎢ ᎪᎯ ᏩᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᎿ, ᎯᎠ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏕᎦᏚᎲ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎣᎾᏛ ᎨᏒᎩ ᎤᏂᎷᏨ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Mesopotamia, ᏯᏛᎿ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ Ur, ᎠᎴ ᎨᎳᏛᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ Nile, ᎯᎠ Indus ᎤᎨᏓᎵᏴ ᎠᏓᏅᏘᏐᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᎾᏫᏗᏍᎩ. ᎤᏓᎷᎸ ᎪᎯ iyuwakodi ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏗᏓᏙᎳᏤᎸ ᎠᏙᏯᏅᎯᏗᏍᏗ ᎦᏛᎬᎢ ᏂᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎨᏒᎩ ᏗᎦᏘᎸᏓ ᏯᏛᎿ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ Jericho, Çatalhöyük ᎠᎴ Mehrgarh. Harappa ᎠᎴ Mohenjo-daro (ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ Indus ᎤᎨᏓᎵᏴ ᎠᏓᏅᏘᏐᏗ) ᎨᏒᎩ ᏄᎾᏛᏅ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏔᏂᎢᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏕᎦᏚᎲ, ᎬᏙᏗ ᎦᏟᏌᏅ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏴᏫ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ ᎬᏩᏚᏫᏛ 80,000.