Greenland ice sheet toxicity

Monday, July 10, 2017 - 23:02 in Earth & Climate

The Greenland ice sheet is often seen as a pristine environment, but new research has revealed that may not be the case. Scientists have examined how microbes from the ice sheet have the potential to resist and degrade globally-emitted contaminants such as mercury, lead, PAH and PCB.

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