Industrial pollution had reached the South Pole 20 years before man had set foot on to it, confirmed a study on lead pollution over the southernmost continent in Earth.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/breaking-discovery-industrial-pollution-reached-south-pole-19th-century
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/international-business-times
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/scientists
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/antarctica
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lead
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fossil-fuels
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems