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: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: pollution; heavy metals; ecosystem; Lake Kuetsjarvi; Arctic; Murmansk; Norway; Arctic Lake; Pasvik; Climate change
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/environments7050034

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...