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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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102003001433 2024-03-03T08:38:52+00:00 Polar Ecotoxicology – a missing link RIDDLE, MARTIN J. CHAPMAN, PETER M. 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102003001433 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102003001433 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 15, issue 3, page 317-317 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography journal-article 2003 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102003001433 2024-02-08T08:26:21Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Arctic Cambridge University Press Arctic Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Science 15 3 317 317 |
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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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