Since the first explorers reached Antarctica, their activities have quickly impacted both land
and sea and thus, together with the long-range transport, hazardous chemicals began to …

Climate warming has become indisputable, and it is now crucial to increase our
understanding of both the mechanisms and consequences of climate change. The Antarctic …

Despite being one of the most remote areas on the planet, the Antarctic continent is subject
to anthropogenic influences. The presence of various groups of contaminants, including …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are synthetic compounds that were intentionally
produced in large quantities and have been distributed in the global environment …

We report the levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) in seawater and air, and the air-sea dynamics through diffusive exchange analysis in …

Abstract Activities at the Brazilian Antarctic Station (EACF) may cause damage to
surrounding environment. Meiofauna was used to evaluate this impact. One area possibly …

In this study, the occurrence and diffusive air-water exchange of POPs in Panguipulli Lake
(39° 42′ S-72° 13′ W), an oligotrophic lake located in northern Patagonia (Chile), were …

The elemental composition and carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes of sedimentary organic
matter (OM) are vital geochemical tools for understanding environments, physical and …

Considering that phytoplankton assemblages are good bioindicators of environmental
conditions, the sensitivity of the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) to climate change, and …

The protobranch Aequiyoldia eightsii is one of the most common bivalves in Antarctica and
for the first time, its population structure was studied in Admiralty Bay, an Antarctic Specially …