Benthic diatom communities as indicators of anthropogenic metal contamination at Casey Station, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Paleolimnology
• Main Authors: Cunningham, Laura, Raymond, B., Snape, I., Riddle, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/core/subjects/geography; Geography; Casey Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-005-0814-0; https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/benthic-diatom-communities-as-indicators-of-anthropogenic-metal-contamination-at-casey-station-antarctica(5af98ef4-9128-4180-9c9b-6715b0703839).html

Prior to environmental legislation in the 1980s, anthropogenic waste in Antarctica was often deposited into landfill sites or into the sea. This resulted in metal contamination in terrestrial and near-shore marine environments. In this study, we assess the feasibility of using both past and present...