Impacts of Deep Water Structuring on Seabed Pollution Levels: Evidence from Radiogenic Isotopes (Pb-Sr-Nd) in Surface Sediments Along the Reykjanes Ridge (Southern Iceland)

• Published in: European Scientific Journal ESJ
• Main Authors: Karimou, Dia Hantchi, Moussa, Konaté, Ali, Ibrah Landi, Ross, Stevenson K., Clément, Gariépy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Scientific Institute, ESI 2019
• Subjects: Reykjanes; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/12095; https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2019.v15n15p505

Significant proportions of debris containing pollutants are present in remote and unknown areas of the deep seabed. Although identified amongst the top threats to marine ecosystem and human health, the mechanisms that particulate materials entered rapidly these deep ocean systems are still matter of...