SWITZERLAND: Melting glaciers leach forgotten chemicals
October 1st, 2009
By Emma Jackson
'Out of sight, out of mind' may have worked for chemical cleanups in the 1950s, but now Swiss researchers from several national institutes have discovered that long-banned chemicals are popping back into view - turning up in glacial lake sediments at levels not seen since they were in use over 50 years ago. The spike is attributed to glacial melting induced by climate change.
A new report published jointly by researchers from the Swiss Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering (ETH Zurich), the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing ...
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