Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in snow particulates around Longyearbyen and Barentsburg settlements, Spitsbergen

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Abramova, Anna, Chernianskii, Sergei, Marchenko, Nataly, Terskaya, Elena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2016
• Subjects: Barentsburg; Longyearbyen; Polar Record; Svalbard; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247416000243; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247416000243

ABSTRACT Contamination of snow cover has been investigated in the Longyearbyen (78°13 N, 15°38 E) and Barentsburg (78°3 N, 14°12 E) areas, which are situated in the southwest part of Spitsbergen (Svalbard archipelago). Snow cover was sampled in two winter seasons, 2012–2013 and 2013–2014, at 54 loca...