Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Antarctic ozone hole modifies iodine geochemistry on the Antarctic Plateau

  • Andrea Spolaor,
  • François Burgay,
  • Rafael P. Fernandez,
  • Clara Turetta,
  • Carlos A. Cuevas,
  • Kitae Kim,
  • Douglas E. Kinnison,
  • Jean-François Lamarque,
  • Fabrizio de Blasi,
  • Elena Barbaro,
  • Juan Pablo Corella,
  • Paul Vallelonga,
  • Massimo Frezzotti,
  • Carlo Barbante,
  • Alfonso Saiz-Lopez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26109-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The Antarctic ozone hole has had far-reaching impacts, but effects on geochemical cycles in polar regions is still unknown. Iodine records from the interior of Antarctica provide evidence for human alteration of the natural geochemical cycle of this essential element.