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 …

The biosphere is subjected to low temperatures in both aquatic and terrestrial environments.
Psychrophilic and psychrotolerant bacteria that colonize cold environments, such as …

Historically, glaciers have been seen as pristine environments. However, recent research
has shown that glaciers can accumulate and store contaminants over long timescales …

Threats to Antarctic biodiversity are escalating, despite its remoteness and protection under
the Antarctic Treaty. Increasing human activity, pollution, biological invasions and the …

Evidence of microplastic (MP) pollution in Antarctic terrestrial environments reinforces
concerns about its potential impacts on soil, which plays a major role in ecological …

Bioremediation has been proposed as a means of dealing with oil spills on the continent.
However, the introduction of non-native organisms, including microbes, even for this …

Antarctica is one of the least anthropogenically-impacted areas of the world. Metal sources
to the marine environment include localised activities of research stations and glacial …

Increased human activity on the Antarctic Peninsula has generated microplastic
contamination in marine systems; however, less attention has been paid to soils so far. We …

In recent years, the Antarctic territory has seen a rise in the number of tourists and scientists.
This has led to an increase in the anthropogenic footprint in Antarctic ecosystems, namely in …

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