The influence of global climate change on the environmental fate of anthropogenic pollution released from the permafrost Part I. Case study of Antarctica
KING-GEORGE ISLAND
; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS
; SOUTH-SHETLAND ISLANDS
; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS
; PENINSULA LIVINGSTON ISLAND
; ACTIVE-LAYER DYNAMICS
; LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT
; WINTER QUARTERS BAY
; JAMES-ROSS-ISLAND
WOS学科分类:
Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向:
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
英文摘要:
This article presents a review of information related to the influence of potential permafrost degradation on the environmental fate of chemical species which are released and stored, classified as potential influence in future Antarctic environment. Considering all data regarding climate change prediction, this topic may prove important issue for the future state of the Antarctic environment. A detailed survey on soil and permafrost data permitted the assumption that this medium may constitute a sink for organic and inorganic pollution (especially for persistent organic pollution, POPs, and heavy metals). The analysis of the environmental fate and potential consequences of the presence of pollutants for the existence of the Antarctic fauna leads to a conclusion that they may cause numerous negative effects (e.g. Endocrine disruptions, DNA damage, cancerogenicity). In the case of temperature increase and enhanced remobilisation processes, this effect may be even stronger, and may disturb natural balance in the environment. Therefore, regular research on the environmental fate of pollution is required, especially in terms of processes of remobilisation from the permafrost reserves. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
1.Gdansk Univ Technol, Fac Chem, Dept Analyt Chem, 11-12 Narutowicza St, PL-80233 Gdansk, Poland 2.Kazimierz Wielki Univ, Inst Geog, Koscielecki Sq 8, PL-85033 Bydgoszcz, Poland 3.Gdansk Univ Technol, Fac Civil & Environm Engn, Dept Water & Waste Water Technol, 11-12 Narutowicza St, PL-80233 Gdansk, Poland
Recommended Citation:
Potapowicz, Joanna,Szuminska, Danuta,Szopinska, Malgorzata,et al. The influence of global climate change on the environmental fate of anthropogenic pollution released from the permafrost Part I. Case study of Antarctica[J]. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,2019-01-01,651:1534-1548