Anthropogenic and biogenic hydrocarbons in soils and vegetation from the South Shetland Islands (Antarctica)

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Cabrerizo, Ana, Tejedo, Pablo, Dachs, Jordi, Benayas, Javier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; Barrientos; South Shetland Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65157; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.240

Producción Científica Two Antarctic expeditions (in 2009 and 2011) were carried out to assess the local and remote anthropogenic sources of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, as well as potential biogenic hydrocarbons. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), n-alkanes, biomarkers such as phytane...