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 …

Abstract The SoilPRO®(SP) is an assembly designed to acquire soil reflectance information
in the field without disturbing the soil surface, and regardless of atmospheric and solar …

Extensive areas of penguins' nesting (Pygoscelis sp.), on ice-free areas, account for vast
deposits of organic matter-rich guano in maritime Antarctica. One such area, at Harmony …

We evaluated the diversity and distribution of viable fungi present in permafrost and active
layers obtained from three islands of Maritime Antarctica. A total of 213 fungal isolates were …

Large amounts of organic matter deposited by marine birds, especially penguins,
accumulate on ice-free areas of maritime Antarctica during the short austral summer. The …

Coastal areas of Antarctica are subjected to anthropic contamination from around the world
by trace metals biotransported and accumulated by seabird excrements. To explore this …

Soils and landforms of Nelson Island remain one of the least studied in the South Shetlands
Archipelago, despite that it is one of the oldest ice-free areas and is strongly vegetated. In …

Hydrocarbon spills in cold climates are a prominent and enduring form of anthropogenic
contamination. Bioremediation is one of a suite of remediation tools that has emerged as a …

James Ross Island (JRI) offers the exceptional opportunity to study microbial-driven
pedogenesis without the influence of vascular plants or faunal activities (eg, penguin …

A diesel spill occurring at Carlini Station (King George Island (Isla 25 de Mayo), South
Shetland Islands) in 2009 started the study of the fate of the hydrocarbons and their effect on …