Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Norwegian and Russian Arctic marine sediments: concentrations, geographical distribution and sources

• Main Authors: Dahle, S., Savinov, V., Petrova, V., Klungsoeyr, J., Savinova, T., Batova, G., Kursheva, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Tapir Acac. Press 2006
• Subjects: Arctic; Barents Sea; Franz Josef Land; Kara Sea; AMAP; Novaya Zemlya; Pechora; Pechora Sea; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/31990/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/31990/1/57686_NGT_kap3_print.pdf

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are key contaminants of concern under the Arctic Environmental Monitoring Programme (AMAP) due to their carcinogenic potential. The concentration of the different PAH components may be connected to the geochemical background of the sediments, including leakage...