The Features of Distribution of Chemical Elements, including Heavy Metals and Cs-137, in Surface Sediments of the Barents, Kara, Laptev and East Siberian Seas

• Published in: Minerals
• Main Authors: Dmitry F. Budko, Liudmila L. Demina, Anna V. Travkina, Dina P. Starodymova, Tatiyana N. Alekseeva
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Barents Sea; Kara Sea; Laptev Sea; East Siberian Sea; bottom sediments; radionuclides; major and trace elements; criteria of contamination; potential ecological risk; Arctic; Kara-Laptev; laptev
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/min12030328

Over the recent few decades, due to climate warming and the continuing exploration of Arctic seas’ mineral resources, the scientific interest in contamination problems has deepened significantly. In this study, for the first time, we characterize the distribution features of 47 elements (major and t...