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A 5 yr field experiment was carried out comparing the effects of Special Antarctic Blend (SAB) diesel, synthetic lubricant (Mobil 0W40), used synthetic lubricant (used Mobil 0W40) and a biodegradable lubricant (Titan GT1) on Antarctic benthic microbial communities.
Geisz et al. report an unexpected consequence of climate … change, implicating glacier meltwater as a source for DDT … in coastal Antarctic seas (1). Hypothetically, glaciers may … act as secondary sources for DDT and there may be a link … to climate change. However, their data are sparse, variable…
In 2001 a unique field experiment was established to compare the longevity and effects of four different oils on the Antarctic benthic ecosystem. Clean sediment was collected, spiked with one of the oils: Special Antarctic Blend (SAB) diesel, synthetic lubricant (Mobil 0W-40)…
In January 2005, members of a Chinese expedition team … were the first humans to visit Dome A on the Antarctic plateau, a site … predicted to be one of the very best astronomical sites on earth. In 2006, the Chinese Center for Antarctic Astronomy (CCAA)…
PLATO is a fully-robotic observatory designed for operation … in Antarctica. It generates its own electricity (about 1kW), heat … (sufficient to keep two 10-foot shipping containers comfortably above … 0◦C when the outside temperature is at −70◦C)…