Constraints on transport and weathering of petroleum contamination at Casey Station, Antarctica

• Published in: Cold Regions Science and Technology
• Main Authors: Revill, AT, Snape, I, Lucieer, A, Guille, D
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2007
• Subjects: 291004 Spatial Information Systems; Antarctica; Casey; Hydrocarbons; Weathering; GIS; Antarctic; Casey Station; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/4518/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/4518/1/4518.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.01.001

There is a common perception that terrestrial fuel spills in Antarctica are long lived and that plumes naturally degrade very slowly. However, previous studies have isolated hydrocarbon degrading microbes from many Antarctic soils and biodegradation has been documented at low temperatures in the lab...