Contamination of arctic Fjord sediments by Pb-Zn mining at Maarmorilik in central West Greenland
This study focuses on heavy metal contamination of arctic sediments from a small Fjord system adjacent to the Pb-Zn "Black Angel" mine (West Greenland) to investigate the temporal and spatial development of contamination and to provide baseline levels before the mines re-opening in January...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/9e2d2700-ab8a-11df-928f-000ea68e967b 2023-05-15T14:25:04+02:00 Contamination of arctic Fjord sediments by Pb-Zn mining at Maarmorilik in central West Greenland Perner, Kerstin Leipe, Thomas Dellwig, O Kuijpers, Anton Mikkelsen, Naja Andersen, Thorbjørn Joest Harff 2010 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/contamination-of-arctic-fjord-sediments-by-pbzn-mining-at-maarmorilik-in-central-west-greenland(9e2d2700-ab8a-11df-928f-000ea68e967b).html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.01.019 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Perner , K , Leipe , T , Dellwig , O , Kuijpers , A , Mikkelsen , N , Andersen , T J & Harff 2010 , ' Contamination of arctic Fjord sediments by Pb-Zn mining at Maarmorilik in central West Greenland ' , Marine Pollution Bulletin , vol. 60 , no. 7 , pp. 1065-1073 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.01.019 article 2010 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.01.019 2022-02-24T00:05:21Z This study focuses on heavy metal contamination of arctic sediments from a small Fjord system adjacent to the Pb-Zn "Black Angel" mine (West Greenland) to investigate the temporal and spatial development of contamination and to provide baseline levels before the mines re-opening in January 2009. For this purpose we collected multi-cores along a transect from Affarlikassaa Fjord, which received high amounts of tailings from 1973 to 1990, to the mouth of Qaumarujuk Fjord. Along with radiochemical dating by Pb-210 and Cs-137, geochemical analyses of heavy metals (e.g. As, Cd, Hg, Pb, and Zn) were carried out. Maximum contents were found at 12 cm depth in Affarlikassaa. After 17 years the mine last closed, specific local hydrographic conditions continue to disperse heavy metal enriched material derived from the Affarlikassaa into Qaumarujuk. Total Hg profiles from multi-cores along the transect clearly illustrate this transport and spatial distribution pattern of the contaminated material. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Greenland University of Copenhagen: Research Arctic Greenland Maarmorilik ENVELOPE(-51.283,-51.283,71.133,71.133) Marine Pollution Bulletin 60 7 1065 1073 |
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This study focuses on heavy metal contamination of arctic sediments from a small Fjord system adjacent to the Pb-Zn "Black Angel" mine (West Greenland) to investigate the temporal and spatial development of contamination and to provide baseline levels before the mines re-opening in January 2009. For this purpose we collected multi-cores along a transect from Affarlikassaa Fjord, which received high amounts of tailings from 1973 to 1990, to the mouth of Qaumarujuk Fjord. Along with radiochemical dating by Pb-210 and Cs-137, geochemical analyses of heavy metals (e.g. As, Cd, Hg, Pb, and Zn) were carried out. Maximum contents were found at 12 cm depth in Affarlikassaa. After 17 years the mine last closed, specific local hydrographic conditions continue to disperse heavy metal enriched material derived from the Affarlikassaa into Qaumarujuk. Total Hg profiles from multi-cores along the transect clearly illustrate this transport and spatial distribution pattern of the contaminated material. |
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Perner, Kerstin Leipe, Thomas Dellwig, O Kuijpers, Anton Mikkelsen, Naja Andersen, Thorbjørn Joest Harff Contamination of arctic Fjord sediments by Pb-Zn mining at Maarmorilik in central West Greenland |
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Contamination of arctic Fjord sediments by Pb-Zn mining at Maarmorilik in central West Greenland |
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Contamination of arctic Fjord sediments by Pb-Zn mining at Maarmorilik in central West Greenland |
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Contamination of arctic Fjord sediments by Pb-Zn mining at Maarmorilik in central West Greenland |
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Contamination of arctic Fjord sediments by Pb-Zn mining at Maarmorilik in central West Greenland |
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Contamination of arctic Fjord sediments by Pb-Zn mining at Maarmorilik in central West Greenland |
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contamination of arctic fjord sediments by pb-zn mining at maarmorilik in central west greenland |
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https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/contamination-of-arctic-fjord-sediments-by-pbzn-mining-at-maarmorilik-in-central-west-greenland(9e2d2700-ab8a-11df-928f-000ea68e967b).html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.01.019 |
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Perner , K , Leipe , T , Dellwig , O , Kuijpers , A , Mikkelsen , N , Andersen , T J & Harff 2010 , ' Contamination of arctic Fjord sediments by Pb-Zn mining at Maarmorilik in central West Greenland ' , Marine Pollution Bulletin , vol. 60 , no. 7 , pp. 1065-1073 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.01.019 |
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