Magnetic screening and heavy metal pollution studies in soils from Marambio Station, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Chaparro, Marcos A.E., Nuñez, Héctor, Lirio, Juan M., Gogorza, Claudia S.G., Sinito, Ana M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2007
• Subjects: Antarctic; Marambio; Marambio Station; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102007000454; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102007000454

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...