The role of atmospheric precipitation in introducing contaminants to the surface waters of the Fuglebekken catchment, Spitsbergen

Polar research

Mariusz Marć¹  Jacek Namieśnik¹  Katarzyna Kozak¹  Żaneta Polkowska²  Krystyna Kozioł³  Stanisław Chmiel⁴  Marek Ruman⁵  Bartłomiej Luks⁶ 

[1] Department of Analytical ChemistryThe Chemistry Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza St., PL-80-233 Gdansk, Poland;Department of Analytical ChemistryThe Chemistry Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza St., PL-80-233 Gdansk, PolandCorrespondence;Department of GeographyUniversity of Sheffield, Winter Street, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK;Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 2 C-D Kraśnicka Ave., PL-20-718 Lublin, Poland;Faculty of Earth SciencesUniversity of Silesia, Centre for Polar Studies, 60 Będzińska St., PL-41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland;Institute of GeophysicsPolish Academy of Sciences, Księcia Janusza 64 St., PL-01-452 Warsaw, Poland

关键词: Arctic;    environmental chemistry;    trace elements;    metals;    TOC;    Svalbard;   

DOI  :  10.3402/polar.v34.24207

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

来源: Co-Action Publishing

【 摘 要 】

Although the Svalbard Archipelago is located at a high latitude, far from potential contaminant sources, it is not free from anthropogenic impact. Towards the Fuglebekken catchment, in the southern part of Spitsbergen, north of Hornsund fjord, contaminants can be transported from mainland pollution sources. In the precipitation and surface water collected in the catchment, the following elements were detected and quantified: Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Cs, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sr, Tl, U, V and Zn. Additionally, pH, electrical conductivity and total organic carbon (TOC) were determined in those samples. The acidic reaction of precipitation waters was identified as an important factor intensifying the metal migration in this Arctic tundra environment. The air mass trajectory, surprisingly, explained the variability of only a small fraction of trace elements in precipitation water. The air mass origin area was correlated only with the concentrations of As, V and Cr. Wind directions were helpful...

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