Environmental hazard assessment of contaminated soils in Antarctica: Using a structured tier 1 approach to inform decision-making

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Pereira, Joana Luísa, Pereira, Patrícia, Padeiro, Ana, Gonçalves, Fernando, Amaro, Eduardo, Leppe, Marcelo, Verkulich, Sergey, Hughes, Kevin A., Peter, Hans-Ulrich, Canário, João
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Fildes; Fildes peninsula; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515659/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515659/1/Pereira.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.091

Generally, Antarctica is considered to be an untouched area of the planet; however, the region's ecosystems have been subject to increased human pressure for at least the past half-century. This study assessed soils of Fildes Peninsula, where trace element pollution is thought to prevail. Four...