Environmental Contamination in Antarctica
Contributors: S. Caroli (Editor); P. Cescon (Editor); D.W.H. Walton (Editor)
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Published: July 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780080431994
Subjects: Analytical chemistry; Environmental & ecological science; Science; Environmental Chemistry; Analytic Chemistry; Environmental Studies; Pollution; Science/Mathematics; Antarctica; Environmental Science; Chemistry - Analytic; Science / Environmental Science; Chemistry - General; Environmental monitoring
First sentence: The twentieth century has witnessed a dramatic increase in the exploration of the Antarctic continent by many countries, partly as a consequence of genuine scientific interest, but also prompted, to a significant extent, by the alluring perspectives of exploiting the natural - and so far intact - resources of this land.