title: Fragrances in the seawater of Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica.
abstract: Personal Care Products are emerging pollutants whose distribution in the Antarctic and remote environments is still largely unknown. Among PCPs, long-lasting and stable Fragrance Materials were selected to perform a first pilot study on their occurrence in the coastal surface seawater of Terra Nova Bay in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Ambrofix, Amyl Salicylate, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Salicylate, Lemonile and Okoumal were detected for the first time in Antarctic natural seawater, and reached total concentrations up to 100ngL-1. Treated discharges from the Italian research station Mario Zucchelli (MZS) contain FMs, however concentrations in nearby Tethys Bay increase during the seasonal melt of the sea ice and its snow cover: variability in emissions and distribution, as well as a contribution from atmospheric (long or short-range) transport were hypothesized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics (DAIS), Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino 155, 30172 Venezia-Mestre, Venice, Italy. Electronic address: vecchiato@unive.it.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vecchiato
authors.affiliation: Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes (IDPA-CNR), Via Torino 155, 30172 Venezia-Mestre, Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gregoris
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics (DAIS), Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino 155, 30172 Venezia-Mestre, Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barbaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics (DAIS), Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino 155, 30172 Venezia-Mestre, Venice, Italy; Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes (IDPA-CNR), Via Torino 155, 30172 Venezia-Mestre, Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barbante
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics (DAIS), Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino 155, 30172 Venezia-Mestre, Venice, Italy; Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes (IDPA-CNR), Via Torino 155, 30172 Venezia-Mestre, Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Rossano
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics (DAIS), Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino 155, 30172 Venezia-Mestre, Venice, Italy; Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes (IDPA-CNR), Via Torino 155, 30172 Venezia-Mestre, Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gambaro
keywords: Antarctica; Fragrance Materials (FMs); Personal Care Products (PCPs); Seawater