The Arctic cryosphere is collapsing, posing overlapping environmental risks. In particular,
thawing permafrost threatens to release biological, chemical and radioactive materials that …

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 …

Plastic pollution is fast becoming one of the most pressing global issues that we currently
face. Remote areas, such as the polar regions and the Tibetan Plateau, are now also …

Climate change brings about significant changes in the physical environment in the Arctic.
Increasing temperatures, sea ice retreat, slumping permafrost, changing sea ice regimes …

While there is a lack of information about the trophic transfer of short-chain per-and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the terrestrial ecosystem, this study focused on the …

Commonly known as the Asian Water Tower, glaciers in the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and its
surrounding regions are vital to the regional water cycle and water resources in the …

Scavenging of gas-and aerosol-phase organic pollutants by rain is an efficient wet
deposition mechanism of organic pollutants. However, whereas snow has been identified as …

The spatial distribution of 29 per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in seawater was
investigated along a sampling transect from Europe to the Arctic and two transects within …

Mt. Everest, one of the most coveted climbing mountains on earth, also contains the highest
altitude chemical contamination on land. For the first time, meltwater and snow samples from …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminated compost materials have been
applied over the last few decades to agricultural fields in Germany, resulting in large-scale …