Lead pollution beat explorers to South Pole, persists today - - TopicsExpress



          

Lead pollution beat explorers to South Pole, persists today - Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole in December 1911. More than 100 years later, an international team of scientists has proven that air pollution from industrial activities arrived to the planets southern pole long before any human. Using data from 16 ice cores, industrial lead contamination was pervasive throughout Antarctica by the late 19th century. ow.ly/2KREpW
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:12:12 +0000

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