Chromium (Cr) compounds are usually toxins and exist abundantly in two different forms, Cr
(VI) and Cr (III), in nature. Their contamination in any environment is a major problem. Many …

The term “Antarctica” is used to define both the Antarctica continent itself as well as the
Southern Ocean that surrounds the continent and the islands of this ocean. Antarctica is the …

Fildes Peninsula, with a high density of scientific stations, has been significantly impacted by
anthropogenic activities. However, the contamination from penguins, a biovector that …

The Antarctic continent is considered a low-impact environment; however, there is a
tendency to increase the contaminants' levels due to human activities in the research …

Antarctica is considered pristine despite the gradual emergence of certain pollutants (trace
elements and PAHs) from various sources. Environmental matrices viz, soil, lichen …

Abstract Knowledge of the metals behaviour in the Antarctic environment is important for
conserving this continent, which can be impacted by local activities, such as research …

The Ardley Cove area (located on the Maxwell Bay shoreline, Fildes Peninsula, King
George Island, Antarctica) is characterized not only by its high biodiversity, but also by a …

This study proposes a new methodology to study contamination, bioavailability and mobility
of metals (Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) using chemical and geostatistics approaches in marine …

Data about the concentration, accumulation and transfer of potentially toxic elements in
Antarctic marine food webs are essential for understanding the impacts of these elements …

Heavy metal contaminants in Mirror Peninsula, East Antarctica, have rarely been studied
and the source and influencing factors are poorly understood. We sampled a grid of 189 …