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At one Antarctic research station, contaminant levels exceeding international guidelines across 18 years have resulted from historic practices that have polluted the local ecosystem

08.09.23 | PLOS

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Contamination of the marine environment by Antarctic research stations: Monitoring marine pollution at Casey station from 1997 to 2015
Pollution in Antarctic marine environments (clockwise from top right): Rubbish on the seafloor adjacent to Casey Station, resulting from historical waste disposal practices (photo Chris Patterson); an abandoned waste disposal site, close to the shoreline near the former Wilkes station, which is a source of contaminants into the local marine environment (photo Ian Snape); wastewater disposal into the sea is common practice at most Antarctic stations and is a source of pollution (photo J. Stark). Credit: Stark et al. & Australian Antarctic Division, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

At one Antarctic research station, contaminant levels exceeding international guidelines across 18 years have resulted from historic practices that have polluted the local ecosystem

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0288485

Article Title: Contamination of the marine environment by Antarctic research stations: Monitoring marine pollution at Casey station from 1997 to 2015

Author Countries: Australia, Canada

Funding: This research was funded by a Australian Antarctic Science research grants to JSS (AAS 2201, 2948, 4127, 4180, 4633) by the Australian Antarctic Division ( https://www.antarctica.gov.au/ ). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0288485

Contamination of the marine environment by Antarctic research stations: Monitoring marine pollution at Casey station from 1997 to 2015

9-Aug-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Australia Environmental Sciences Marine Ecosystems Pollutants Pollution Water Pollution

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0288485
Article Publication Date
2023-08-09
Article Title
Contamination of the marine environment by Antarctic research stations: Monitoring marine pollution at Casey station from 1997 to 2015
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, August 9). At one Antarctic research station, contaminant levels exceeding international guidelines across 18 years have resulted from historic practices that have polluted the local ecosystem. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/86ZRWW98/at-one-antarctic-research-station-contaminant-levels-exceeding-international-guidelines-across-18-years-have-resulted-from-historic-practices-that-have-polluted-the-local-ecosystem.html
MLA:
"At one Antarctic research station, contaminant levels exceeding international guidelines across 18 years have resulted from historic practices that have polluted the local ecosystem." Brightsurf News, Aug. 9 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/86ZRWW98/at-one-antarctic-research-station-contaminant-levels-exceeding-international-guidelines-across-18-years-have-resulted-from-historic-practices-that-have-polluted-the-local-ecosystem.html.