Microplastics in the Arctic?
The benthic ecosystems are a natural deposit site for a huge variety of potentially pollutant compounds such as heavy metals and plastic. In marine ecosystems, the vast majority of plastics…
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15/09/2019
High Levels of Mercury found in Antarctic Krill confirm that Mercury is a global issue
Mercury is a toxic element for animals and its increasing concentration in the world’s ocean as been acknowledged as a global issue. Though the Southern Ocean presents overall high mercury levels,…
15/01/2019
Mercury in the Southern Ocean
Mercury is one of the most hazardous elements all over the world. During centuries, mercury was used on medicine, as preservative and anti-bacterial agent, and also largely used in industry.…
15/06/2016
Vestigial metals in the Southern Ocean and their global impact
Some metals, as iron, zinc, manganese and cobalt, that are present in extreme low concentrations in the oceans, possess important biological functions, acting like vitamins in the Human body. These…
29/11/2015
Microplastics retained in Artic Ocean ice released by Global Warming
When sea ice forms, eliminates and concentrates particles from the water column, staying retained in the ice until it melts. Small plastics fragments (<5mm of diamenter), known as “microplastics” are…
15/09/2015
Analysis of high-resolution ice core records reveals lead pollution began in 1889 and persists today
Antarctica is an isolated continent but due to the global atmospheric circulation, it keeps a record of the evolution of the terrestrial paleoclimate [1] written in its ice layers. Contaminants…
15/12/2014