Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ have infiltrated Antarctic waters: Study

‘Forever Chemicals’ Endangering Antarctic Waters

Scientific researchers have discovered a range of what are known as "forever chemicals" polluting the once pristine waters near the Antarctic Peninsula. The peninsula is the northern extension of the frigid continent of Antarctica. It is the closest point to the southern tip of South America, almost 700 miles away. The Hill reported that scientists investigated the presence of long-lasting chemicals in the area after earlier studies did not indi…

Accumulation of perfluoroalkyl acids as forever chemicals in Antarctic waters

Perfluoroalkyl acids have been widely used during the last fifty years in a myriad of industrial and consumer applications, and are a paradigm of persistent “forever chemicals”. Earlier studies suggested a limited occurrence in the Southern Ocean as a consequence of the Antarctic circumpolar current preventing their oceanic transport southwards. Here we show perfluoroalkyl acids in the Bransfield Strait and Bellingshausen Sea (west of Antarctic …

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ have infiltrated Antarctic waters: Study

The frigid waters that surround Antarctica may be inhospitable to human inhabitance, but they are churning with the manmade relics of toxic chemical production, a new study has found. Certain types of “forever chemicals” are present in ocean areas west of the Antarctic Peninsula at levels comparable to those in the North Atlantic, according to…

Behavioural response thresholds for the assessment of noise impact on Antarctic marine mammal species

Increasing levels of anthropogenic noise in our oceans is concerning, especially in Antarctic waters where marine mammals are more naïve to sound sour…