Marine Organic Pollutants in Polar Regions

Marine Organic Pollutants in Polar Regions: An Ecological Perspective, 1st Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of polar ecotoxicology for university students at all levels, postgraduate scholars, and academic faculty. Written by Simonetta Corsolini, this textbook details how persistent organic pollutants enter, disperse through, and affect Arctic and Antarctic marine ecosystems.

The material synthesizes core thematic areas including global transport dynamics, climate-driven changes in pollutant distribution, and human impacts on marine food webs. Specific analytical frameworks cover bioaccumulation, ontogenetic transfer across organism life cycles, and the physical presence of persistent plastic materials in high-latitude oceans.

The text includes case studies that demonstrate how empirical data lead to ecological conclusions and how polar marine systems help clarify contaminant pathways. Featuring field photographs of polar organisms taken during expedition work, this 1st Edition provides foundational material for courses in environmental toxicology, marine biology, aquatic ecology, and oceanography.