Study of mercury and selected trace elements in soil in the Norwegian Arctic, Svalbard

• Main Author: Halbach, Katharina
• Other Authors: Mikkelsen, Øyvind, Steinnes, Eiliv
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: NTNU 2016
• Subjects: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Environmental Chemistry; Adventdalen; Arctic; Bayelva; Norway; Svalbard
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2392085

In this study elemental composition and soil organic matter (SOM) content of surface and mineral soils in Svalbard are presented. The aim is to provide new data on soils in the Arctic and to gain more knowledge about the role of the soil in the biogeochemical cycling of mercury (Hg). Concentrations...