Influence of climate change on persistent organic pollutants and chemicals of emerging concern in the Arctic: state of knowledge and recommendations for future research

Future climate change in the Arctic will lead to loss of ice, snow and permafrost, increasing human activity and development, and changes in wind and ocean circulation patterns, that could alter the pathways, distribution and fate of contaminants.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts
Main Authors: de Wit, Cynthia A., Vorkamp, Katrin, Muir, Derek
Other Authors: Stockholms Universitet, Miljøstyrelsen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2022
Subjects:
Ice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1em00531f
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2022/EM/D1EM00531F
Description
Summary:Future climate change in the Arctic will lead to loss of ice, snow and permafrost, increasing human activity and development, and changes in wind and ocean circulation patterns, that could alter the pathways, distribution and fate of contaminants.