Analysis of Acid-Leachable Barium, Copper, Iron, Lead, and Zinc Concentrations in Taylor Valley, Antarctic Stream Sediments

• Main Author: Piergallini, Brianna
• Other Authors: Lyons, W. Berry
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The Ohio State University 2020
• Subjects: geochemistry; Antarctica; acid-leachable metal; polar sediments; sedimentation rate; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Antarctic; Byrd; Taylor Valley; Commonwealth Glacier; Brecher; Wales Glacier; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1811/91772

The purpose of this study is to assess the concentrations of Barium (Ba), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Lead (Pb), and Zinc (Zn) in sediment samples obtained from the Wales and Commonwealth streams located in Taylor Valley, Antarctica. These samples were collected at seven sample sites (three in Wales Gla...