Meyer-Rochow V B
Institute of Arctic Medicine, University of Oulu, Finland.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 1999 Jan;58(1):57-62.
Problems associated with sewage treatment and human wastes at high latitudes are briefly reviewed. In view of the fact that E. coli and other faecal bacteria can survive in the snow and the coastal waters of polar regions, several methods of how to deal with sewage outfalls in the Arctic and Antarctic are compared and discussed. Some consequences of raw sewage on the health of captive populations of a variety of Antarctic invertebrates and fish are described. Locomotion and respiration appear to be most affected. However, gaps, both in understanding the biological impact of human sewage on polar ecosystems and in finding optimal solutions for the disposal and treatment of the wastes generated by people who live in polar settlements, unfortunately still remain.
简要回顾了高纬度地区与污水处理和人类排泄物相关的问题。鉴于大肠杆菌和其他粪便细菌能够在极地地区的积雪和沿海水域中存活，对北极和南极地区处理污水排放口的几种方法进行了比较和讨论。描述了未经处理的污水对各种南极无脊椎动物和鱼类圈养种群健康的一些影响。运动和呼吸似乎受影响最大。然而，不幸的是，在理解人类污水对极地生态系统的生物影响以及为极地定居点居民产生的废物的处理和处置找到最佳解决方案方面，仍然存在差距。
