Polar Ecotoxicology – a missing link

There is a pressing need for region-specific information on the response of polar species to contaminants. The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty states “…regular and effective monitoring shall take place to allow assessment of the impacts of ongoing activities, including t...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: RIDDLE, MARTIN J., CHAPMAN, PETER M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2003
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Arctic
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102003001433
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102003001433
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Summary:There is a pressing need for region-specific information on the response of polar species to contaminants. The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty states “…regular and effective monitoring shall take place to allow assessment of the impacts of ongoing activities, including the verification of predicted impact…”. Although the Treaty only applies to the Antarctic, similar requirements exist for the Arctic; thus, our comments below apply to both polar regions. Without ecotoxicological information all the effort that is directed towards contaminants monitoring is largely meaningless as it does not tell us whether the levels detected pose an environmental risk.

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