Heavy metal pollution in lake sediments in the border areas between Russia and Norway

• Main Authors: Norton, S.A., Rognerud, S., Dauvalter, V.
• Other Authors: Rognerud, S. - Project manager
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: Norsk institutt for vannforskning 1993
• Subjects: miljøgifter; VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400; miljøgift; tungmetall; innsjøsediment; grenseområde luftforurensning; innsjø; forurensningsgrad; fordeling; border areas sediments ni; cu; zn; cd; and hg; Norway; Pasvik; Russland; Svanvik
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/207200

The atmosphere emissions of Ni and Cu from the smelters in Nickel and Zapoljarny are the main sources for the increased concentrations observed for these elements in young lake sediments within a distance of 30 km from the smelters. The prevailing southwestern winds are distributing the pollution pl...