Organochlorine residues in moss and lichen samples from two Antarctic areas

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Focardi, S., Gaggi, C., Chemello, G., Bacci, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1991
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Ross Sea; Kay; Kay Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740001264x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224740001264X

Abstract Levels of some chlorinated hydrocarbon residues (HCB, HCH isomers, p,p'-DDT and related compounds, PBC congeners) in lichen and moss from Kay Island, Ross Sea, Antarctica, are reported and compared with data from similar species collected on Antarctic Peninsula. The role of the cold remote areas in the global circulation of these contaminants is briefly discussed.