Open AccessParts of Antarctica's King George Island are littered with trash
Author(s) -
Kumar Mohi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo090003
Subject(s) - george (robot) , archaeology , environmental ethics , geography , oceanography , art history , art , geology , philosophy
A report released 7 February by ecologists from Germany's Friedrich Schiller University Jena reveals that parts of King George Island, a logistical hub for international research in Antarctica, are home to open pits of trash, decaying field huts, and other forms of pollution.
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