Antarctic: Persistent Organic Pollutants and Environmental Health in the Region

The geographic isolation and extreme climate of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are responsible for both their late discovery by man and the absence of any human impact (towns, industry, and mining), except for the scientific stations. Unfortunately, many studies have demonstrated that even this r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: CORSOLINI, S.
Other Authors: NRIAGU J.O., Corsolini, S.
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011
Subjects:
Antarctica
Bioaccumulation
Biomagnification
Contamination
Endocrine disruptor
Global change
Global transport
Marine organism
Organism
Penguin
Persistent organic pollutant
Seal
Southern Ocean
Time trend
Toxic equivalents
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11365/15484
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00436-0
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Summary:The geographic isolation and extreme climate of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are responsible for both their late discovery by man and the absence of any human impact (towns, industry, and mining), except for the scientific stations. Unfortunately, many studies have demonstrated that even this remote continent and ocean has been reached by ubiquitous, persistent, and toxic contaminants. The main aim of this article is to review critically the data on the presence of these contaminants in Antarctic organisms, in the framework of the interactions between polar regions and the global changes.

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