Assessing trace element contamination in Fildes Peninsula (King George Island) and Ardley Island, Antarctic
King George Island, situated in the South Shetland Islands archipelago, is one of the most visited sites in Antarctica. This has contributed to a high density of scientific stations and shelters in the region, especially in Fildes Peninsula. In order to evaluate the natural and anthropogenic sources...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:510771 2024-02-04T09:55:39+01:00 Assessing trace element contamination in Fildes Peninsula (King George Island) and Ardley Island, Antarctic Amaro, Eduardo Padeiro, Ana Mão de Ferroa, André Mota, Ana Maria Leppe, Marcelo Verkulich, Sergey Hughes, Kevin Peter, Hans-Ulrich Canário, João 2015-08 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/510771/ unknown Elsevier Amaro, Eduardo; Padeiro, Ana; Mão de Ferroa, André; Mota, Ana Maria; Leppe, Marcelo; Verkulich, Sergey; Hughes, Kevin orcid:0000-0003-2701-726X Peter, Hans-Ulrich; Canário, João. 2015 Assessing trace element contamination in Fildes Peninsula (King George Island) and Ardley Island, Antarctic. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 97 (1-2). 523-527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.05.018 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.05.018> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2015 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.05.018 2024-01-05T00:03:05Z King George Island, situated in the South Shetland Islands archipelago, is one of the most visited sites in Antarctica. This has contributed to a high density of scientific stations and shelters in the region, especially in Fildes Peninsula. In order to evaluate the natural and anthropogenic sources of trace elements (As, Cd, Cu, Zn, Pb and Hg) soil and moss samples were collected from different sites in January 2013. In general, the results revealed homogeneous concentrations (μg g−1) for each element in the majority of collected samples (As: 3.8 ± 1.4; Cd: 0.4 ± 0.9; Cu: 34 ± 4; Zn: 115 ± 13; Pb: 20 ± 5; Hg; 0.011 ± 0.009). However, some samples in specific areas of Fildes Bay showed the existence of local anthropogenic activities that have contributed to the enrichment of contaminants in soils and moss samples that correlated to one another (e.g. Pb: 1101 μg g−1). Human presence is linked to examples of contamination and environmental perturbation, making essential the implementation of this type of study in order to understand and protect unique places in Antarctica. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ardley Island King George Island South Shetland Islands Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Ardley ENVELOPE(-58.953,-58.953,-62.201,-62.201) Ardley Island ENVELOPE(-58.933,-58.933,-62.213,-62.213) Fildes ENVELOPE(-58.817,-58.817,-62.217,-62.217) Fildes peninsula ENVELOPE(-58.948,-58.948,-62.182,-62.182) King George Island South Shetland Islands Marine Pollution Bulletin 97 1-2 523 527 |
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King George Island, situated in the South Shetland Islands archipelago, is one of the most visited sites in Antarctica. This has contributed to a high density of scientific stations and shelters in the region, especially in Fildes Peninsula. In order to evaluate the natural and anthropogenic sources of trace elements (As, Cd, Cu, Zn, Pb and Hg) soil and moss samples were collected from different sites in January 2013. In general, the results revealed homogeneous concentrations (μg g−1) for each element in the majority of collected samples (As: 3.8 ± 1.4; Cd: 0.4 ± 0.9; Cu: 34 ± 4; Zn: 115 ± 13; Pb: 20 ± 5; Hg; 0.011 ± 0.009). However, some samples in specific areas of Fildes Bay showed the existence of local anthropogenic activities that have contributed to the enrichment of contaminants in soils and moss samples that correlated to one another (e.g. Pb: 1101 μg g−1). Human presence is linked to examples of contamination and environmental perturbation, making essential the implementation of this type of study in order to understand and protect unique places in Antarctica. |
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Amaro, Eduardo Padeiro, Ana Mão de Ferroa, André Mota, Ana Maria Leppe, Marcelo Verkulich, Sergey Hughes, Kevin Peter, Hans-Ulrich Canário, João |
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Amaro, Eduardo Padeiro, Ana Mão de Ferroa, André Mota, Ana Maria Leppe, Marcelo Verkulich, Sergey Hughes, Kevin Peter, Hans-Ulrich Canário, João Assessing trace element contamination in Fildes Peninsula (King George Island) and Ardley Island, Antarctic |
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Amaro, Eduardo Padeiro, Ana Mão de Ferroa, André Mota, Ana Maria Leppe, Marcelo Verkulich, Sergey Hughes, Kevin Peter, Hans-Ulrich Canário, João |
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Assessing trace element contamination in Fildes Peninsula (King George Island) and Ardley Island, Antarctic |
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Assessing trace element contamination in Fildes Peninsula (King George Island) and Ardley Island, Antarctic |
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Assessing trace element contamination in Fildes Peninsula (King George Island) and Ardley Island, Antarctic |
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Assessing trace element contamination in Fildes Peninsula (King George Island) and Ardley Island, Antarctic |
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Assessing trace element contamination in Fildes Peninsula (King George Island) and Ardley Island, Antarctic |
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assessing trace element contamination in fildes peninsula (king george island) and ardley island, antarctic |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ardley Island King George Island South Shetland Islands |
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Amaro, Eduardo; Padeiro, Ana; Mão de Ferroa, André; Mota, Ana Maria; Leppe, Marcelo; Verkulich, Sergey; Hughes, Kevin orcid:0000-0003-2701-726X Peter, Hans-Ulrich; Canário, João. 2015 Assessing trace element contamination in Fildes Peninsula (King George Island) and Ardley Island, Antarctic. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 97 (1-2). 523-527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.05.018 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.05.018> |
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