1999
DOI: 10.1017/s0032247400015655
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Identification and assessment of contaminated sites at Casey Station, Wilkes Land, Antarctica

Abstract: In December 1993 a study of contaminated sites at Casey Station, Wilkes Land, Antarctica, was undertaken. The preliminary assessment of these contaminated sites is presented here. A register of contaminated sites for Casey Station was developed, based on a survey of past Antarctic expeditioners, relevant literature, and in-house reports relating to site usage and history. On this basis a sampling strategy was devised for the highest priority, potentially contaminated sites at Casey Station. Samples were collec… Show more

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“…Remediation in the Antarctic and Arctic has traditionally relied upon ex situ remediation strategies which require the removal of contaminated material by excavation with subsequent treatment or off-site storage (Deprez et al 1999;Martin & Ruby 2004;Harms & Wick 2006;Camenzuli et al 2013). Ex situ remediation approaches can be advantageous in the presence of severe contamination of highly hazardous compounds (Tomei & Daugulis 2013).…”
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“…Remediation in the Antarctic and Arctic has traditionally relied upon ex situ remediation strategies which require the removal of contaminated material by excavation with subsequent treatment or off-site storage (Deprez et al 1999;Martin & Ruby 2004;Harms & Wick 2006;Camenzuli et al 2013). Ex situ remediation approaches can be advantageous in the presence of severe contamination of highly hazardous compounds (Tomei & Daugulis 2013).…”
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“…Snape et al (2001) identified petroleum-derived contamination as the most significant environmental pollution issue in the Antarctic. In recent years, several studies describing the distribution and environmental effects of petroleum-derived contamination at Antarctic research sites have addressed localized contamination at the US McMurdo Station, Australia's Casey Station, the British Rothera Station and New Zealand's Scott Base (Deprez et al 1999;Snape et al 2001;Poland et al 2003;Saul et al 2005;Stark et al 2006;Klein et al 2012).…”
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“…mobilising contaminants and redistributing them into the receiving near-shore 100 environment and coastal waters [39].…”
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“…Investigations of hydrocarbon contamination and degradation under polar conditions commenced more than 30 years ago, and have mostly been limited to the Arctic region [4,5]. However, Snape and colleagues [6] estimated up to 10 million cubic meters of hydrocarbon contaminated soils in the Antarctic, with concentrations up to 59,000 mg/kg hydrocarbons reported in soils at Casey's Station [7]. In contrast to the relatively rapid recovery of oil spills in tropical climates [8,9], cold climates have a number of characteristics that reduce the natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons to negligible rates.…”
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