The result of slow degradation

Monday, April 14, 2014 - 11:32 in Earth & Climate

Why do environmental pollutants accumulate in the cold polar regions? This may not only be due to the fact that many substances are less volatile at low temperatures, as has been long suspected, but also to their extremely slow natural degradation.

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