POPs in the Antarctic: Any toxaphene? Chlordane?
Posted by Mel on October 1st, 2007When speaking on POPs, I am frequently asked if the Antarctic is as contaminated as the Arctic. I answer that POPs travel in a hemispheric ecosystem and distribute towards the poles according to their volatility.
With much less land area, the southern hemisphere has less agriculture and industry. Its pole also has high mountains, lots of […]
