Extremophiles are organisms capable of adjust, survive or thrive in hostile habitats that were
previously thought to be adverse or lethal for life. Chile gathers a wide range of extreme …

Due to the toxicity of petroleum compounds, the increasing accidents of marine oil
spills/leakages have had a significant impact on our environment. Recently, different …

With the rapid development of urbanization, heavy metal pollution of soil has received great
attention. Over-enrichment of heavy metals in soil may endanger human health. Assessing …

Industrial contaminants accumulated in Arctic permafrost regions have been largely
neglected in existing climate impact analyses. Here we identify about 4500 industrial sites …

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 …

Construction and operation of research stations present the most pronounced human
impacts on the Antarctic continent across a wide range of environmental values. Despite …

Abstract DDT (1, 1, 1-trichloro-2, 2-bis (4-chlorophenyl) ethane) is probably the best known
and most useful organochlorine insecticide in the world which was used since 1945 for …

Oil spills have become a serious problem in cold environments with the ever-increasing
resource exploitation, transportation, storage, and accidental leakage of oil. Several …

Long-range transport and residence time of elemental Hg (Hg°) in air promote global
dispersion and deposition in remote ecosystems. Many biotic and abiotic factors contribute …

Fundamentals of the Physical Environment has established itself as a well-respected core
introductory book for students of physical geography and the environmental sciences …