Marine Organic Pollutants in Polar Regions
An Ecological Perspective
- 1st Edition - January 23, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Simonetta Corsolini
- Language: English
Contamination of Marine Ecosystems in Polar Regions: Basics and Applications provides an illustrative account of ecology and ecotoxicology of the Arctic and Antarctic Regions,… Read more
Contamination of Marine Ecosystems in Polar Regions: Basics and Applications provides an illustrative account of ecology and ecotoxicology of the Arctic and Antarctic Regions, both suffering from multiple stresses with environmental consequences for the marine ecosystems. This book is based on the author’s lectures and research over the past more than 30 years and guides the reader through the emerging problems of the contamination in broad, topical ecological perspectives. The topics discussed include the fate of persistent organic pollutants in marine trophic webs, the human impacts and related consequences, the effects of global changes on the contaminant distribution, and case studies are presented.
- Features case studies, explaining how conclusions could and can be drawn, and how polar ecology can help to disentangle contaminant fate
- Includes numerous photos of Polar regions and marine organisms captured by the author in the field
- Presents definitions throughout the chapters including of e.g. bioaccumulation processes, persistent organic pollutants, persistent plastic materials, ontogenetic transfer
Post grads and academics (researchers and professors) in the areas of Marine Ecology, Aquatic Ecologists, Marine Biologists, oceanographers, Environmental Toxicology
1. Polar Regions
2. Global Change and pollution in the Polar Region Oceans
3. Contaminants
4. Global dispersion of POPs
5. Contaminants in polar marine ecosystems
2. Global Change and pollution in the Polar Region Oceans
3. Contaminants
4. Global dispersion of POPs
5. Contaminants in polar marine ecosystems
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 23, 2026
- Language: English
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Simonetta Corsolini
Simonetta Corsolini is a marine biologist with a PhD in Environmental Biology; she is a researcher and teaches Ecotoxicology of Remote Regions and Marine Ecology at the Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Italy. She has studied Antarctic marine organisms since 1992 and has participated in expeditions of the Italian National Programme of Research in Antarctica (PNRA) since 1994. In 2002 she joined the international TUNU Programme led by the University of Tromsø (Norway), and since 2010 she has regularly participated in expeditions to NE Greenland.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ecotoxicology and Remote Regions, University of Siena, Siena, Italy