Environmental contamination in Antarctica : a challenge to analytical chemistry

Contributors Preface 1. Environmental chemistry in Antarctica: the quest for accuracy S. Caroli 2. A scientific framework for environmental monitoring in Antarctica D. W. H. Walton, G. Scarponi, P. Cescon 3. Trace element determination in polar snow and ice. An overview of the analytical process and application in environmental and paleoclimatic studies C. Barbante, C. Turetta, G. Capodaglio, P. Cescon, S. Hong, J.-P. Candelone, K. Van de Velde, C.F. Boutron 4. Natural isotopic variations in lead in polar snow and ice as indicators of source regions K. J. R. Rosman 5. Trace metals in Antarctic sea water G. Capodaglio, C. Barbante, P. Cescon 6. Trace metals monitoring as a tool for characterization of Antarctic ecosystems and environmental management. The Argentine programme at Jubany Station C. Vodopivez, P. Smichowski, J. Marcovecchio 7. Biomethylation in the Southern Ocean and its contribution to the geochemical cycle of trace elements in Antarctica K. G. Heumann 8. Trace metals in particulate and sediments R. Frache, M. L. Abelmoschi, F. Baffi, C. Ianni, E. Magi, F. Soggia 9. Polychlorobiphenyls in Antarctic matrices R. Fuoco, A. Ceccarini 10. Certified reference materials in Antarctic matrices: development and use S. Caimi, O. Senofonte, S. Caroli 11. Preparation and production control of certified reference material of Antarctic sediment J. Pauwels, G. N. Kramer, K. H. Grobecker 12. Antarctic Environmental Specimen Bank F. Soggia, C. Ianni, E. Magi, R. Frache ix xiii 33 55 87 107 155 181 219 237 275 293 305 viii Contents 13. The future role of quality assurance in monitoring and research in the Antarctic M. A. Champ, A. Y. Cantillo, G. G. Lauenstein 14. The Italian environmental policy of research in Antarctica, with special regard to the Antarctic Treaty and the Madrid Protocol P. Giuliani, M. Kuneshka, L. Testa 15. The duty of prior environmental impact assessment of Antarctic activities under the Madrid Protocol and its implementation in the Italian legal system L. Pineschi Author index 327 337 363 381 Subject index 395