Impact of Volcanic Eruptions on the Occurrence of PAHs Compounds in the Aquatic Ecosystem of the Southern Part of West Spitsbergen (Hornsund Fjord, Svalbard)

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Katarzyna Kozak, Marek Ruman, Klaudia Kosek, Grzegorz Karasiński, Łukasz Stachnik, Żaneta Polkowska
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2017
• Subjects: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; volcanic eruptions; cross-border pollution; arctic watersheds; Svalbard; Hydraulic engineering; TC1-978; Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes; TD201-500; Arctic; Hornsund; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w9010042; https://doaj.org/article/93bd5cd3fcdb44949b78c634380157e2

The paper presents changes in concentration levels of dioxin-like compounds that can be observed over the course of four study seasons in water samples collected from the Arctic watershed of Svalbard. The conducted analysis involved anthropogenic and natural factors that may affect the concentration...