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1. Remediation of petroleum contaminants in the Antarctic and subantarctic - pyrosequencing genomic DNA extracts from soil [ASAC_1163_pyrosequencing]
This dataset contains information obtained by pyrosequencing genomic DNA extracts from soil with PCR primers targeting the bacterial 16S gene (27F/519R) and fungal ITS region (ITS1/ITS4-B). The data ...


2. Biodiversity and low temperature biology of Antarctic yeasts [ASAC_1002]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 1002 See the link below for public details on this project. Taken from the abstracts of the referenced papers: A morphological and physiological characterization ...


3. Delineation of simple microecosystems associated with the quartz stone habitat in the Vestfold Hills [ASAC_992]
Quartz stone sublithic microbial communities and underlying soil, retrieved from the Vestfold Hills were investigated using a variety of traditional and molecular methods. Although direct epifluorescent ...


4. Cryptobiosis in Terrestrial Antarctic Invertebrates [ASAC_58]
An analysis of bedrock and associated soils was conducted at a series of coastal localities in East Antarctica as well as further inland in the Prince Charles Mountains. Protozoans and micrometazoans ...


5. Structure and Function of Terrestrial Biotic Communities [ASAC_37]
An analysis of bedrock and associated soils was conducted at a series of coastal localities in East Antarctica as well as further inland in the Prince Charles Mountains. Protozoans and micrometazoans ...


6. Distribution of Polychlorinated biphenils (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides in soil from east Antarctic Coast [ECA024]
This dataset reports the concentration of hexachlorobenzene (HCB), ?-, ?- and ?- 41 hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers, o,p'- and p,p'-isomers of DDT and 28 PCB congeners in eleven soil samples and ...


7. Organochlorine pollutants in soil and mosses from Victoria Land (Antarctica) [ECA022]
This data set reports the measures of organo-chlorine pollutants in soils and mosses from Victoria Land. Total PCB concentration in mosses ranges between 23 and 34 ng g-1 dry wt. Previously reported ...


8. Ecological Relationships of Antarctic Tardigrades [ASAC_354]
An analysis of bedrock and associated soils was conducted at a series of coastal localities in East Antarctica as well as further inland in the Prince Charles Mountains. Protozoans and micrometazoans ...


9. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in soil and sediment from James Ross Island, Antarctica [ECA008]
PCBs, OC pesticides and PAHs in sediment samples were determined from James Ross Island. Sediment PCB concentrations ranged from 0.32 to 0.83 ng g-1, while they ranged from 0.14 to 0.76 ng g-1 for ...


10. Characteristics of soil collected on Macquarie Island in 2008. [MI08_soil_properties]
Samples were collected on Macquarie Island from three sites: the main powerhouse, the fuel farm and a reference site on the isthmus by the Bioremediation Project team in January 2008. Soil characteristics ...


11. Data on geomorphology, neotectonics, soils, permafrost and freshwater in the Antarctic Peninsula region. [CNDP-ESP_GEOANT-UAM]   CHILD DIFs
In English: This dataset contains registered data on studies carried out by the research group on Geology from the University Autonoma of Madrid (GEOANT). Data about geomorphology, neotectonics, ...


12. Investigation of evaporation and biodegradation of fuel spills in Antarctica - a chemical approach using GC-FID [fuel_evaporation]
Evaporation Model for hydrocarbon spills. Developed by the Australian Antarctic Division to simulate fractionation of Special Antarctic Blend (SAB) and other diesel range fuels during ...


13. Soil Toxicity Assays for Main Power House (MPH) spill site at Casey during the 2005-2006 summer season. [IHAT_CASEY05_06_MPH_SOIL_ECOTOX]
During the 2005-2006 austral summer, an extensive field season was conducted at the MPH site. Soil from the contaminated site was sampled at regular intervals over the course of the summer and an ...


14. In situ chemical oxidisation (ICO) of petroleum hydrocarbons at old Casey Station [ICO_Casey]
In-situ chemical oxidation (ICO) is a remediation technology that involves the addition of chemicals to the substrate that degrade contaminants through oxidation processes. This series of field experiments ...


15. Macquarie Island Invertebrate Abundance Data [MQ_INVERT-AB]
Analysis of Invertebrate abundance from soils cores on Macquarie Islands. In the summer of 1986-87, total invertebrate abundances were measured quantitatively at eight sites, representing four vegetation ...


16. Mineralisation results using 14C octadecane at a range of temperatures [T_microcosm_results]
Geochemical, microbial and 14C data on remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in Antarctica. This record is part of ASAC project 1163 (ASAC_1163). Microcosm study using Old Casey petroleum hydrocarbon ...


17. Mineralisation results using 14C octadecane at a range of water, nutrient levels and freeze thaw cycles [NW_microcosm_results]
Geochemical, microbial and 14C data on remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in Antarctica. This record is part of ASAC project 1163 (ASAC_1163). Microcosm study using Old Casey petroleum hydrocarbon ...


18. Old Casey Soil temperatures [Casey_Soil_T]
Hourly (raw and averages) soil temperatures in two soil profiles (wet and dry site). Data has been collected over the summer only. Data collection has occured in the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 summers, ...


19. The Soil Inhabiting Nematodes of Macquarie Island [Nematodes_MI_1951]
From the abstract for the referenced paper: The numbers of free living nematodes in more than 40 Macquarie Island soils were recorded at three different times during the year. The principal conditions ...


20. New record of moss and thermophilic bacteria species and physico-chemical properties of geothermal soils on the northwest slope of Mt. Melbourne (Antarctica) in 2002 [Thermophilic_bacteria_Melbourne]
Four samples of surface soils, one with shoots of an unidentified moss species, were collected from a geothermal site on the northwest slope of volcanic Mt. Melbourne (northwest Victoria Land, continental ...


21. The Permafrost in the Antarctic Peninsula [IAA_PREDIF_OO1]
Since 1990, the joint Argentine (Instituto Antarctico Argentino, IAA), Japanese (Institute of Low Temperature Science, ILTS), and, recently, Italian (Third University of Rome) group "Criologia" has ...


22. The Permafrost in the Antarctic Peninsula [CDA_AR_GEO_PREDIF_PERMFROS_DATA]
Since 1990, the joint Argentine (Instituto Antarctico Argentino, IAA), Japanese (Institute of Low Temperature Science, ILTS), and, recently, Italian (Third University of Rome) group "Criologia" has ...


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