Non-invasive imaging of hydrocarbon contamination in permafrost soils at Marble Point, McMurdo Sound region, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Nobes, D.C., Pettersson, J.K.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: University of Canterbury. Geological Sciences 2012
• Subjects: Field of Research::05 - Environmental Sciences::0503 - Soil Sciences; Field of Research::05 - Environmental Sciences::0502 - Environmental Science and Management::050206 - Environmental Monitoring; Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4005 - Civil engineering::400502 - Civil geotechnical engineering; Antarctic; Marble Point; McMurdo Sound; Antarc*; Antarctica; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7626

Summary: Hydrocarbon spills can cause extensive environmental damage and can last a long time in dry permafrost environments like that in Antarctica. Intrusive sampling and attempts at remediation can cause more harm to a site already damaged, particularly in the harsh yet fragile Antarctic environm...