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Subglacial Lake Ellsworth is one of the most pristine environments on Earth. When drilling has completed and samples extracted the borehole will refreeze and the team will leave. In accordance with the Antarctic Treaty and its environmental protocols the team will:
- protect the Lake and its surrounding environment from contaminants
- utilise clean technology and design to avoid any accidental contamination or introduction of microbes into the lake
- contain all waste and remove from site at the end of the project
- make every effort to minimise the impact of fossil fuel emissions
environmental impact
keeping it clean
The protection of Antarctica’s environment is fundamental to the Lake Ellsworth programme. In compliance with the Antarctic Treaty’s Madrid Protocol a draft Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation was submitted to the Antarctic Treaty system by the Lake Ellsworth Consortium.
British Antarctic Survey’s Senior Environmental Manager Rachel Clarke talks about the Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation