[HTML][HTML] Current status and future perspectives of microplastic pollution in typical cryospheric regions

Y Zhang, T Gao, S Kang, H Shi, L Mai, D Allen… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The cryosphere is the term used to describe the frozen areas of the Earth, including all forms
of snow and ice, which are primarily influenced by anthropogenic pollutants through …

Contribution of glaciers to water, energy and food security in mountain regions: current perspectives and future priorities

C Clason, S Rangecroft, PN Owens, E Łokas… - Annals of …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Mountain glaciers are crucial sources of fresh water, contributing directly and indirectly to
water, energy and food supplies for hundreds of millions of people. Assessing the impact of …

[HTML][HTML] Cryoconite–From minerals and organic matter to bioengineered sediments on glacier's surfaces

P Rozwalak, P Podkowa, J Buda, P Niedzielski… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cryoconite is a mixture of mineral and organic material covering glacial ice, playing
important roles in biogeochemical cycles and lowering the albedo of a glacier surface …

Anthropogenic contaminants in glacial environments I: Inputs and accumulation

DB Beard, CC Clason, S Rangecroft… - Progress in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Historically, glaciers have been seen as pristine environments. However, recent research
has shown that glaciers can accumulate and store contaminants over long timescales …

Unveiling the extreme environmental radioactivity of cryoconite from a Norwegian glacier

E Łokas, P Wachniew, G Baccolo, P Gaca… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study is a first survey of the occurrence of artificial (137 Cs, 241 Am, 207 Bi, Pu
isotopes) and natural (210 Pb, 228 Ac, 214 Bi, 40 K) radionuclides in Norwegian cryoconite …

Anthropogenic contaminants in glacial environments II: release and downstream consequences

DB Beard, CC Clason, S Rangecroft… - Progress in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Anthropogenic contamination has been detected in glacial and proglacial environments
around the globe. Through mechanisms of secondary release, these contaminants are …

Spatiotemporal variations in surface albedo during the ablation season and linkages with the annual mass balance on Muz Taw Glacier, Altai Mountains

X Yue, Z Li, F Wang, J Zhao, H Li… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Melt-albedo feedback on glaciers is recognized as important processes for understanding
glacier behavior and its sensitivity to climate change. This study selected the Muz Taw …

[HTML][HTML] Radionuclide activity in cryoconite from glaciers of the Central Caucasus, Russia

E Abakumov, A Gangapshev, A Gezhaev… - Solid Earth Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents the results of a study of radionuclide activity in cryoconite from glacier
and glacial soil of the Central Caucasus. Cryoconite were sampled from the surface of the …