Organochlorine Pollutants within a Polythermal Glacier in the Interior Eastern Alaska Range

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Kimberley R. Miner, Seth Campbell, Christopher Gerbi, Anna Liljedahl, Therese Anderson, L. Brian Perkins, Steven Bernsen, Tiffany Gatesman, Karl J. Kreutz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018
• Subjects: persistent pollutants; glaciers; Arctic; Hydraulic engineering; TC1-978; Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes; TD201-500; Jarvis Glacier; alaska range; glacier; ice core; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w10091157; https://doaj.org/article/2a326ae309d64c218d03ebbebdedf92b

To assess the presence of organochlorine pollutants (OCP) in Alaskan sub-Arctic latitudes, we analyzed ice core and meltwater samples from Jarvis Glacier, a polythermal glacier in Interior Alaska. Jarvis Glacier is receding as atmospheric warming continues throughout the region, increasing opportuni...