Themed collection POPs and Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern: Influence of Climate Change
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Influences of climate change on long-term time series of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Arctic and Antarctic biota
Time series of contaminants in the Arctic are an important instrument to detect emerging issues and to monitor the effectiveness of chemicals regulation. Climate change can affect the link between primary emissions and concentrations in Arctic wildlife.
Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2022,24, 1643-1660
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EM00134A
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POPs in Antarctic ecosystems: is climate change affecting their temporal trends?
Climate change is affecting Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and effects have been already reported for the abiotic compartments of the ecosystems, e.g. ice loss and iceberg calving.
Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2022,24, 1631-1642
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EM00273F
Impact of global warming on regional cycling of mercury and persistent organic pollutants on the Tibetan Plateau: current progress and future prospects
Global warming profoundly affects not only mountainous and polar environments, but also the global and regional cycling of pollutants.
Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2022,24, 1616-1630
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EM00550B
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Climate change influence on the levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and chemicals of emerging Arctic concern (CEACs) in the Arctic physical environment – a review
Direct and indirect effects of climate change influence contaminant sources, transport, re-distribution and circulation in the physical environment of the Arctic. Linkages of such observations to Arctic ecosystem exposure and effects are needed.
Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2022,24, 1577-1615
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EM00485A
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The influence of global climate change on accumulation and toxicity of persistent organic pollutants and chemicals of emerging concern in Arctic food webs
Global climate change-driven shifts in physical and ecological processes may alter POPs concentrations in Arctic food webs.
Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2022,24, 1544-1576
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EM00469G
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Influence of climate change on persistent organic pollutants and chemicals of emerging concern in the Arctic: state of knowledge and recommendations for future research
Future climate change in the Arctic will lead to loss of ice, snow and permafrost, increasing human activity and development, and changes in wind and ocean circulation patterns, that could alter the pathways, distribution and fate of contaminants.
Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2022,24, 1530-1543
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EM00531F
About this collection
This themed collection of Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts presents a series of reviews on the influence of climate change on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern (CEACs) in the Arctic. Several of the reviews originate from chapters in an assessment report prepared by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) in 2019–2020 and published in 2021. They address observed and predicted changes in levels and trends of POPs and CEACs in the Arctic environment resulting from physical and ecological changes that are occurring in a warming Arctic, with some additional information from other cold climate regions.
The collection is Guest Edited by Derek Muir (Environment & Climate Change Canada), Cynthia de Wit (Stockholm University), Katrin Vorkamp (Aarhus University) and Simon Wilson (Stockholm University).