Lead adsorption in the clay fraction of two soil profiles from Fildes Peninsula, King George Island

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Mendonça, Thiago, Melo, Vander F., Alleoni, Luís R.F., Schaefer, Carlos E.G.R., Michel, Roberto F.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2012
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Fildes; Langmuir; Fildes peninsula; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102012001071; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102012001071

Abstract Antarctica is considered the most isolated continent, but it is not free of pollution, which arrives at specific localities mainly as a result of tourism and research activities. Among environmentally harmful substances, heavy metals are especially important because of their high toxicity t...