Post-Depositional Biodegradation Processes of Pollutants on Glacier Surfaces
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Accumulation of Pollutants and Microbiological Response in Cryoconite
3. Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Acknowledgements
Conflicts of Interest
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Geographic Area | Contaminants | Matrices | Reference |
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Italian Alps | Chlorpyrifos (CPF) | cryoconite | Ferrario et al., 2017 [41] |
Antarctica | Synthetic oil | surface ice and sediments | Jarula et al., 2009 [38] |
Greenland | 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid | surface ice | Stibal et al., 2012 [40] |
Svalbard | Mercury | snow (above soil) | Larose et al., 2013 [35] |
Austrian Alps | PCBs | cryoconite | Weiland-Bräuer et al., 2017 [39] |
Greenland | PAHs, PCBs, mercury, lead | cryoconite | Hauptmann et al., 2017 [44] |
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Pittino, F.; Ambrosini, R.; Azzoni, R.S.; Diolaiuti, G.A.; Villa, S.; Gandolfi, I.; Franzetti, A. Post-Depositional Biodegradation Processes of Pollutants on Glacier Surfaces. Condens. Matter 2018, 3, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat3030024
Pittino F, Ambrosini R, Azzoni RS, Diolaiuti GA, Villa S, Gandolfi I, Franzetti A. Post-Depositional Biodegradation Processes of Pollutants on Glacier Surfaces. Condensed Matter. 2018; 3(3):24. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat3030024
Chicago/Turabian StylePittino, Francesca, Roberto Ambrosini, Roberto S. Azzoni, Guglielmina A. Diolaiuti, Sara Villa, Isabella Gandolfi, and Andrea Franzetti. 2018. "Post-Depositional Biodegradation Processes of Pollutants on Glacier Surfaces" Condensed Matter 3, no. 3: 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat3030024