Human activities in Antarctica were increasing before the COVID-19 pandemic, and tourism
was not an exception. The growth and diversification of Antarctic tourism over the last few …

Bioremediation of hydrocarbons has received much attention in recent decades, particularly
relating to fuel and other oils. While of great relevance globally, there has recently been …

Polar regions are fragile ecosystems threatened by both long-range pollution and local
human contamination. In this context, the environmental distribution of the Personal Care …

Lakes are important paleoenvironmental archives retaining abundant information due to
their typical high sedimentation rates and susceptibility to environmental changes. Here, we …

Organic contamination in freshwater samples has never been investigated at the western
shore of Admiralty Bay. Therefore, the presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) …

A combined assessment on the levels and distribution profiles of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) and trace elements in soils from Pyramiden (Central Spitsbergen …

Hydrocarbon pollution is widespread around the globe and, even in the remoteness of
Antarctica, the impacts of hydrocarbons from anthropogenic sources are still apparent …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemically recalcitrant carcinogenic and
mutagenic compounds with primarily anthropogenic origin. The investigation of the effects of …

Abstract In 2020, more than 21,000 tons of diesel oil were released accidently into the
environment with most of it contaminating water bodies. There is an urgent need for …

Paleobiological reconstructions based on molecular fossils may be limited by degradation
processes causing differential preservation of biomolecules, the distinct taxonomic …