Long-Term Environmental Monitoring in an Arctic Lake Polluted by Metals under Climate Change

• Published in: Environments
• Main Authors: Elena M. Zubova, Nikolay A. Kashulin, Vladimir A. Dauvalter, Dmitry B. Denisov, Svetlana A. Valkova, Oksana I. Vandysh, Zakhar I. Slukovskii, Peter M. Terentyev, Alexander A. Cherepanov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: pollution; heavy metals; ecosystem; Lake Kuetsjarvi; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD1-1066; Arctic; Murmansk; Norway; Arctic Lake; Pasvik; Climate change
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/environments7050034; https://doaj.org/article/c8c56f8572f84e2c9a8669119f004c4c

Lake Kuetsjarvi (in the lower reaches of the Pasvik River, Murmansk Region, Russia) in the border area between Russia and Norway, is one of the most polluted water reservoirs in the European Arctic. The operation of the Pechenganikel Smelter located on its shores has led to the extremely high concen...