Pollution resulting from burning fossil fuels reaches the open ocean via the atmosphere
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 10:01
in Earth & Climate
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are pollutants which come from burning fossil fuels, fires, oil spillages, and other anthropogenic and natural sources. They are transported from continental land masses to the open ocean via the atmosphere. Scientists from the Malaspina expedition, led by the Spanish National Research Institute, have highlighted the importance of knowing about the dynamics of these contaminants in order to understand their effects on both oceanic ecosystems and the global carbon cycle.