Magnetic screening and heavy metal pollution studies in soils from Marambio Station, Antarctica
Abstract Magnetic screening as a cost-effective and non-time-consuming approach has been successfully carried out in Marambio soils and seems to be a suitable method for contamination assessment in Antarctic areas. Ferromagnetic minerals are found in most samples, and magnetite-like carriers are esp...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102007000454 2024-09-15T17:43:20+00:00 Magnetic screening and heavy metal pollution studies in soils from Marambio Station, Antarctica Chaparro, Marcos A.E. Nuñez, Héctor Lirio, Juan M. Gogorza, Claudia S.G. Sinito, Ana M. 2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102007000454 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102007000454 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 19, issue 3, page 379-393 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 journal-article 2007 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102007000454 2024-07-17T04:04:26Z Abstract Magnetic screening as a cost-effective and non-time-consuming approach has been successfully carried out in Marambio soils and seems to be a suitable method for contamination assessment in Antarctic areas. Ferromagnetic minerals are found in most samples, and magnetite-like carriers are especially dominant in samples collected near pollution sources. Lead and zinc are the main trace elements that have adversely impacted on some areas in this station, both are end products from different pollution sources derived from fuel combustion and residues, solid waste, paints, etc. The correlation results between magnetic and chemical variables show moderate relationships varying from 0.409 to 0.663; this fact supports the use of magnetic parameters, such as magnetic susceptibility and bivariate ratios, for pollution monitoring. The magnetic properties, heavy metal contents, and related maps of these soils can be considered as a reference in the area for future temporal and/or spatial work. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Antarctica Cambridge University Press Antarctic Science 19 3 379 393 |
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Abstract Magnetic screening as a cost-effective and non-time-consuming approach has been successfully carried out in Marambio soils and seems to be a suitable method for contamination assessment in Antarctic areas. Ferromagnetic minerals are found in most samples, and magnetite-like carriers are especially dominant in samples collected near pollution sources. Lead and zinc are the main trace elements that have adversely impacted on some areas in this station, both are end products from different pollution sources derived from fuel combustion and residues, solid waste, paints, etc. The correlation results between magnetic and chemical variables show moderate relationships varying from 0.409 to 0.663; this fact supports the use of magnetic parameters, such as magnetic susceptibility and bivariate ratios, for pollution monitoring. The magnetic properties, heavy metal contents, and related maps of these soils can be considered as a reference in the area for future temporal and/or spatial work. |
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Chaparro, Marcos A.E. Nuñez, Héctor Lirio, Juan M. Gogorza, Claudia S.G. Sinito, Ana M. Magnetic screening and heavy metal pollution studies in soils from Marambio Station, Antarctica |
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Magnetic screening and heavy metal pollution studies in soils from Marambio Station, Antarctica |
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Magnetic screening and heavy metal pollution studies in soils from Marambio Station, Antarctica |
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Magnetic screening and heavy metal pollution studies in soils from Marambio Station, Antarctica |
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