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We do not yet understand why fuel spills can cause greater … damage in polar soils than in temperate soils. The role of water … in the freezing environment may partly be responsible for … why polar soils are more sensitive to pollution.
Australia’s Antarctic territory contains several hydrocarbon-contaminated sites of varying size and severity as a result of fifty years of human activities in the region. Contaminated site remediation in Antarctica is more challenging than in Australia.
Sub-Antarctic islands have been subjected to petroleum hydrocarbon spills, yet no information is available regarding … the toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons to these subpolar soils.
Human activities in the Antarctic have resulted in … hydrocarbon contamination of these fragile polar soils. Bioremediation is one of the options for remediation of these sites. However…