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Effects of hydrocarbon spills on the temperature and moisture regimes of Cryosols in the Ross Sea region

Balks, Megan R.; Paetzold, Ron F.; Kimble, John M.; Aislabie, Jackie M.; Campbell, Iain B. (Antarctic Science Ltd, 2002)

Hydrocarbon spills have occurred on Antarctic soils where fuel oils are utilized, moved or stored. We investigated the effects of hydrocarbon spills on soil temperature and moisture regimes by comparing the properties of ...
Environmental pollutants from the Scott and Shackleton expeditions during the ‘Heroic Age’ of Antarctic exploration

Blanchette, Robert A.; Held, Benjamin W.; Jurgens, Joel Allan; Aislabie, Jackie M.; Duncan, Shona Margaret; Farrell, Roberta L. (Cambridge University Press, 2004)

Early explorers to Antarctica built wooden huts and brought huge quantities of supplies and equipment to support their geographical and scientific studies for several years. When the expeditions ended and relief ships ...