Detection of human commensals in the area around an Antarctic research station

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Upton, M., Pennington, T.H., Haston, W., Forbes, K.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 1997
• Subjects: Antarctic; Halley Research Station; Antarc*; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514747/; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102097000205

Human contamination of Antarctic environments is a sensitive issue and has been the focus of many research articles over the past 35 years. The majority of these studies have targeted waste materials and various hydrocarbons, with assessment of microbial contaminants being largely restricted to sewa...