The Origin of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides Accumulated in the Soil and Biota Samples Collected in Svalbard, Near Longyearbyen
Abstract Heavy metals and radioactive compounds are potentially hazardous substances for plants, animals and humans in the Arctic. A good knowledge of the spatial variation of these substances in soil and primary producers, and their sources, is therefore essential. In the samples of lichen Thamnoli...
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crdegruyter:10.1515/eces-2017-0015 2024-06-23T07:50:32+00:00 The Origin of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides Accumulated in the Soil and Biota Samples Collected in Svalbard, Near Longyearbyen Kłos, Andrzej Ziembik, Zbigniew Rajfur, Małgorzata Dołhańczuk-Śródka, Agnieszka Bochenek, Zbigniew Bjerke, Jarle W. Tømmervik, Hans Zagajewski, Bogdan Ziółkowski, Dariusz Jerz, Dominik Zielińska, Maria Krems, Paweł Godyń, Piotr 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/eces-2017-0015 http://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/eces/24/2/article-p223.xml https://www.sciendo.com/article/10.1515/eces-2017-0015 en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S volume 24, issue 2, page 223-238 ISSN 1898-6196 journal-article 2017 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2017-0015 2024-06-11T04:04:38Z Abstract Heavy metals and radioactive compounds are potentially hazardous substances for plants, animals and humans in the Arctic. A good knowledge of the spatial variation of these substances in soil and primary producers, and their sources, is therefore essential. In the samples of lichen Thamnolia vermicularis, Salix polaris and Cassiope tetragona, and the soil samples collected in 2014 in Svalbard near Longyearbyen, the concentrations of the following heavy metals were determined: Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb and Hg, as well as the activity concentrations of the following: K-40, Cs-137, Pb-210, Pb-212, Bi-212, Bi-214, Pb-214, Ac-228, Th-231 and U-235 in the soil samples. The differences in the concentrations of the analytes accumulated in the different plant species and soil were studied using statistical methods. Sea aerosol was indicated as the source of Pb, Hg, Cs-137, Pb-210 and Th-231 in the studied area. A relatively high concentration of nickel was determined in the biota samples collected near Longyearbyen, compared to other areas of Svalbard. It was supposed that nickel may be released into the atmosphere as a consequence of the local coal mining around Longyearbyen. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Cassiope tetragona Longyearbyen Salix polaris Svalbard De Gruyter Arctic Longyearbyen Svalbard Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S 24 2 223 238 |
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Abstract Heavy metals and radioactive compounds are potentially hazardous substances for plants, animals and humans in the Arctic. A good knowledge of the spatial variation of these substances in soil and primary producers, and their sources, is therefore essential. In the samples of lichen Thamnolia vermicularis, Salix polaris and Cassiope tetragona, and the soil samples collected in 2014 in Svalbard near Longyearbyen, the concentrations of the following heavy metals were determined: Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb and Hg, as well as the activity concentrations of the following: K-40, Cs-137, Pb-210, Pb-212, Bi-212, Bi-214, Pb-214, Ac-228, Th-231 and U-235 in the soil samples. The differences in the concentrations of the analytes accumulated in the different plant species and soil were studied using statistical methods. Sea aerosol was indicated as the source of Pb, Hg, Cs-137, Pb-210 and Th-231 in the studied area. A relatively high concentration of nickel was determined in the biota samples collected near Longyearbyen, compared to other areas of Svalbard. It was supposed that nickel may be released into the atmosphere as a consequence of the local coal mining around Longyearbyen. |
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Kłos, Andrzej Ziembik, Zbigniew Rajfur, Małgorzata Dołhańczuk-Śródka, Agnieszka Bochenek, Zbigniew Bjerke, Jarle W. Tømmervik, Hans Zagajewski, Bogdan Ziółkowski, Dariusz Jerz, Dominik Zielińska, Maria Krems, Paweł Godyń, Piotr |
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Kłos, Andrzej Ziembik, Zbigniew Rajfur, Małgorzata Dołhańczuk-Śródka, Agnieszka Bochenek, Zbigniew Bjerke, Jarle W. Tømmervik, Hans Zagajewski, Bogdan Ziółkowski, Dariusz Jerz, Dominik Zielińska, Maria Krems, Paweł Godyń, Piotr The Origin of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides Accumulated in the Soil and Biota Samples Collected in Svalbard, Near Longyearbyen |
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Kłos, Andrzej Ziembik, Zbigniew Rajfur, Małgorzata Dołhańczuk-Śródka, Agnieszka Bochenek, Zbigniew Bjerke, Jarle W. Tømmervik, Hans Zagajewski, Bogdan Ziółkowski, Dariusz Jerz, Dominik Zielińska, Maria Krems, Paweł Godyń, Piotr |
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The Origin of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides Accumulated in the Soil and Biota Samples Collected in Svalbard, Near Longyearbyen |
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The Origin of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides Accumulated in the Soil and Biota Samples Collected in Svalbard, Near Longyearbyen |
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The Origin of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides Accumulated in the Soil and Biota Samples Collected in Svalbard, Near Longyearbyen |
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The Origin of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides Accumulated in the Soil and Biota Samples Collected in Svalbard, Near Longyearbyen |
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The Origin of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides Accumulated in the Soil and Biota Samples Collected in Svalbard, Near Longyearbyen |
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