This article presents a review of information related to the influence of potential permafrost
degradation on the environmental fate of chemical species which are released and stored …

Fractionation of the metals Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in sediments was performed for
samples collected from eight locations in the Poxim river estuary of Sergipe State, northeast …

A comprehensive study was presented on the ecological risk, distribution, and quantitative
source apportionment of heavy metals in the selected lacustrine systems of Schirmacher …

Chemical fractionation of seven heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) was studied
using a modified three-step sequential procedure to assess their impacts in the sediments of …

Sediments are the particulate matter that are transported by the flow of water and eventually
get deposited at the bottom of water bodies, such as oceans, rivers, lagoons, and so forth …

The isolation of soil bacteria from extreme environments represents a major challenge, but
also an opportunity to characterize the metabolic potential of soil bacteria that could promote …

Global warming has a strong impact on polar regions. Particularly, the Antarctic Peninsula
and nearby islands have experienced a marked warming trend in the past 50 years …

Abstract King George Island, situated in the South Shetland Islands archipelago, is one of
the most visited sites in Antarctica. This has contributed to a high density of scientific stations …

Lakes are important paleoenvironmental archives retaining abundant information due to
their typical high sedimentation rates and susceptibility to environmental changes. Here, we …

Fildes Peninsula, with a high density of scientific stations, has been significantly impacted by
anthropogenic activities. However, the contamination from penguins, a biovector that …