Heavy metal contamination in some soils of the McMurdo Sound reg ion, Antarctica

Abstract: Soil samples from eight sites at Marble Point and Pram Point, McMurdo Sound region, contaminated by human activities were examined for heavy metal content, using sequential extraction methods. The redistribution of lead, zinc and copper arising from point sources of these metals was demons...

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Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1994
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Key words
copper
zinc
lead
soil
pollution
Antarctic
The Antarctic
McMurdo Sound
Marble Point
Pram Point
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.488.8348
http://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10289/932/Balks contamination.pdf;jsessionid=1D245F3E8CA2213CEA84F403C472A989?sequence=1
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Summary:Abstract: Soil samples from eight sites at Marble Point and Pram Point, McMurdo Sound region, contaminated by human activities were examined for heavy metal content, using sequential extraction methods. The redistribution of lead, zinc and copper arising from point sources of these metals was demonstrated. The levels found are not considered to represent serious pollution but do indicate that human activities can change the chemistry of the Antarctic environment in localized areas.

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