Antarctic Melt Releasing DDT, Tainting Penguins

Poisonous chemicals that had been locked in ice for decades are now being released as climate change melts Antarctic glaciers, researchers report.

The chemicals, including the pesticide DDT, are seeping into the polar ecosystem and finding their way into wildlife populations.
Scientists made the discovery when studying the levels of pollutants in the fat and eggs of Adélie penguins.

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