Environmental Monitoring around Indian Stations

Anthropogenic noise in terrestrial Antarctica: a short review of background information, challenges and opportunities

“…The primary sources of human-generated noise in Antarctic settings consist of aircraft, water and land vehicles, and diesel generators (Tin et al 2009;Tiwari 2017). Additional sources include noise generated during construction and repair activities using electric tools, as well as sounds produced by footsteps and human voices (Ziegler, unpubl.…”

“…Most of the articles reviewed by Acosta (2021) share a common view that there is a significant lack of scientific data on the impacts of noise on Antarctic wildlife and allowable noise thresholds, which does not allow working under a common standard (e.g. Tiwari 2017;Brooks et al 2018). Most of the assessments and studies on the subject have been carried out in ice-free areas and during the austral summer.…”

Retrospective modelling of air pollution due to the operation of scientific stations in Antarctica: an experience of reanalysis

“…These studies demonstrate an increase in the content of pollutants at station sites. For example, in Tiwari (2017) and Khan et al (2019), increases in air concentrations of suspended particles of various fractions near scientific stations were demonstrated.…”

Effect of heavy metals and other xenobiotics on biodegradation of waste canola oil by cold-adapted Rhodococcus sp. strain AQ5-07

“…Over the last 200 years, human activities in Antarctica have changed focus from initial exploration towards scientific research and, more recently, tourism. Since the International Geophysical Year of 1957/1958, scientific research programmes have developed to a level where now approximately 5000 researchers and support staff work in Antarctica annually (Tiwari, 2017;COMNAP, 2012). A further surge in activity took place with the International Polar Year of 2007/2008 (Convey et al, 2012).…”