Uncovering Antarctica’s Secret Chemical Voyagers for Expedited Regulation

该项目旨在通过快速确定证明环境持久性和流动性的化学品来加强全球化学品政策，这是监管行动的两个必要风险标准。它将采取一种新的方法，将强大的非目标化学筛选方法应用于南极环境介质，利用南极洲的偏远地区来获得针对关键风险标准的明确证据。研究将发现已证实的持久性和移动性化学物质的新目录，并进一步评估它们在南极系统中的普遍存在和生物放大潜力。项目结果将直接传播给政策制定者，促进加快监管决策，以改善地球健康成果。

This project aims to strengthen global chemical policy by rapidly identifying chemicals that demonstrate environmental persistence and mobility, two requisite risk criteria for regulatory action. It will take the novel approach of applying powerful non-target chemical screening approaches to Antarctic environmental media, leveraging the remoteness of Antarctica to derive unambiguous evidence against the key risk criteria. Research will uncover a new catalogue of proven persistent and mobile chemicals, and further assess their ubiquity and biomagnification potential in the Antarctic system. Project findings will be directly disseminated to policymakers, facilitating expedited regulatory decision-making for improved Planetary Health outcomes.