Antarctica is the most isolated continent on Earth, but it has not escaped the negative
impacts of human activity. The unique marine ecosystems of Antarctica and their endemic …

A decade has yielded much progress in understanding polar disturbance and community
recovery—mainly through quantifying ice scour rates, other disturbance levels, larval …

We review the scientific literature, especially from the past decade, on the impacts of human
activities on the Antarctic environment. A range of impacts has been identified at a variety of …

This paper investigates the natural and anthropogenic processes controlling sediment
chemistry in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica, emphasizing the area affected by …

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 …

This paper describes the first results of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and
spheroidal carbonaceous particles (SCPs) in sediment cores of Admiralty Bay, Antarctica …

Abstract Babitonga Bay is a South Atlantic estuary with significant ecological function; it is
part of the last remaining areas of mangrove communities in the Southern Hemisphere. The …

Faecal samples from humans, herbivores, carnivores and birds as well as samples from
septic tanks and effluents from a sewage treatment plant (STP) were extracted and analyzed …

Aliphatic (AHs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentrations were
measured in marine surface sediments around the Brazilian station in Admiralty Bay, during …

The Patos Lagoon, the largest coastal lagoon in the world, has long been receiving
considerable anthropogenic input resulting from urban, rural and industrial activities. Thus …