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Persistent Organic Pollutants and Emerging Contaminants of Concern; System Input From Local and Distant Contamination Sources BENGTSON NASH, A/Prof. Susan Australia (or home country), Casey

Understanding the sources, transport and fate of toxic compounds such as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and emerging contaminants of concern is central to the protection of the Antarctic environment from human activities.

Investigation of physical and biological processes in the Antarctic sea ice zone during spring using in situ, aircraft and underwater observations WORBY, Dr Anthony (Tony) Marine Science

This work will improve our understanding of the relationship between Antarctic sea ice and Southern Ocean ecosystems, and make use of cutting-edge technology for the calibration and validation of satellite data over Antarctic sea ice.

ICECAP - Casey/Aurora Basin Component ROBERTS, Dr Jason Casey, Davis

The ICECAP Project will conduct a major airborne survey in East Antarctica. The survey will employ multi-frequency ice penetrating radar, laser altimeter, magnetometers and a gravity meter to study a large and relatively unexplored part of the continent.

Understanding the impact of change on Australia's World Heritage subantarctic islands. BERGSTROM, Dr Dana HIMI, Australia (or home country), Macquarie Island

Global warming and the impact of feral animals or weedy plant species are causing changes in terrestrial sub-Antarctic ecosystems. We are examining how sub-Antarctic organisms and ecosystems will respond to this change.

Infectious diseases of Antarctic seals with potential population, zoonotic and quarantine significance MCFARLANE, Dr Rosemary (Ro) Casey

This project builds on previous work with disease in Weddell seals and further investigates bacterial diseases such as zoonotic marine mammal Brucellosis, and seal viral diseases including Phocine Distemper Virus (responsible elsewhere for fatal epidemics) that were identied in that study.

Change in Ice Shelf - Ice Stream systems YOUNG, Mr Neal Australia (or home country)

Ice streams and ice shelves are components of the Antarctic continental ice cover that are likely to respond earliest to changes in the environment.

High resolution studies of cosmogenic beryllium isotopes (10Be and 7Be) at Law Dome SMITH, Dr Andrew Law Dome

10Be and 7Be are naturally-occurring radioactive isotopes produced in the Earth's atmosphere and surface by cosmic rays, at a rate controlled by the activity of the Sun (and other factors). 10Be is long-lived while 7Be 'decays' much more quickly.

Water content and freezing tolerance of Antarctic mosses - indicators of climate change BRYANT, Prof. Gary Casey, Windmill Islands, Australia (or home country)

Water availability constrains plant growth in the Antarctic.

Ecological risks from oil products used in Antarctica: characterising hydrocarbon behaviour and assessing toxicity on sensitive early life stages of Antarctic marine invertebrates HARRISON, Prof. Peter Davis, Australia (or home country), Casey

This project assesses ecological risks of oil contaminants associated with fuel use in Antarctic waters by determining the behaviour and bioavailability of chemical components of fuels, and assessing their toxicity to sensitive early life stages of Antarctic marine invertebrates.

Resilience of Antarctic marine benthic invertebrates and the ecological consequences of environmental change MILLER, Dr Karen Casey, Davis, Australia (or home country)

Environmental change is by far one of the major crises facing our planet in recent times. This project will contribute specifically to understanding the effects of climate change and other human-induced impacts on marine species in Antarctica.

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