Hydrocarbons in benthic marine algae of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

Journal Article · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1987 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01606680· OSTI ID:6279073

Dhargalkar, V K; Bhosle, N B

Recently, Antarctic continent has been the center for diverse research activities. This has resulted in a large number of research and supply vessels visiting Antarctica, which may lead to the contamination of Antarctic environment due to unintentional release of petroleum products. It is, therefore, essential to monitor the concentration of various pollutants in water, sediment, flora and fauna of this region which may also serve as a baseline data for future comparison. With this in view, total hydrocarbon concentration in some marine benthic algae collected from the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica was studied using fluorescence spectroscopy.

• Research Organization: National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India
• OSTI ID: 6279073
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 38:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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