Presence of heavy metals in Mackellar Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Cerpa Cornejo, Luis Moroni, Herrera, Jose, Moreno Leveroni, Bernabé, Ng Cutipa, Wai Long, Indacochea Mejía, Aldo Gonzalo
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 2019
• Subjects: Metales pesados; Muestreo; Estación Científica Antártica Machu Picchu; Geología de la Antártida; Admiralty Bay; Antarctic; Austral; Domeyko Glacier; Keller; Keller peninsula; King George Island; Mackellar; Mackellar Inlet; Van Veen; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antártica; Antártida
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12544/3912

During the Peruvian Antarctic Expedition ANTAR XXV expedition (2017-2018 austral summer), a sampling campaign was developed in Mackellar Inlet, Antarctica. Several studies in sediments in Admiralty Bay and around the permanent scientific research stations shows high concentrations of Cu and Zn, asso...