Long-term response of an arctic fiord system to lead-zinc mining and submarine disposal of mine waste (Maarmorilik, West Greenland)
Abstract Contamination by lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) was studied in seawater, sediment, seaweed and blue mussels near the former ?Black Angel Pb-Zn Mine? in Maarmorilik, West Greenland. The mine was operated during the period 1973-90 when mine waste (tailings and later waste rock) was discharged direct...
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fttrinitycoll:oai:tara.tcd.ie:2262/63618 2023-05-15T14:41:23+02:00 Long-term response of an arctic fiord system to lead-zinc mining and submarine disposal of mine waste (Maarmorilik, West Greenland) 2012-06-02T00:55:13Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/63618 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2011.03.001 en eng Elsevier 01411136 (ISSN) S0141-1136(11)00042-0 (PII) S0141-1136(11)00042-0 (publisherID) http://hdl.handle.net/2262/63618 Marine Environmental Research doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2011.03.001 2011 12 months Mining Submarine tailings disposal Pollution monitoring Heavy metals Lead Zinc Mytilus edulis Fucus vesiculosus Greenland Arctic 2012 fttrinitycoll https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2011.03.001 2020-02-16T13:53:43Z Abstract Contamination by lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) was studied in seawater, sediment, seaweed and blue mussels near the former ?Black Angel Pb-Zn Mine? in Maarmorilik, West Greenland. The mine was operated during the period 1973-90 when mine waste (tailings and later waste rock) was discharged directly into the sea. Metal concentrations peaked during the mining period and Pb and Zn in seawater within the discharge area were measured up to 440 and 791 ?g L?1, respectively. Pb concentrations in sediment, seaweed and mussels just outside the discharge area were measured up to 187, 84 and 2,650 and Zn up to 655, 363 and 1,190 ?g g?1 dry wt., respectively. Within the discharge area, seawater metal concentrations (especially Pb) decreased abruptly after mine closure. Metals concentrations in sediment and biota, however, decrease more slowly and two decades after mine closure seaweed and blue mussels are still contaminated 12 km from the mine. correspondence: Corresponding author:, Department of Arctic Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, University of Aarhus, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark, Phone: +45 46 30 19 66. (S?ndergaard, Jens) jens@dmu.dk (S?ndergaard, Jens) Department of Arctic Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University - Frederiksborgvej 399--> , DK-4000 Roskilde--> - DENMARK (S?ndergaard, Jens) DENMARK (S?ndergaard, Jens) Department of Arctic Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University - Frederiksborgvej 399--> , DK-4000 Roskilde--> - DENMARK (Asmund, Gert) Department of Arctic Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University - Frederiksborgvej 399--> , DK-4000 Roskilde--> - DENMARK (Johansen, Poul) Department of Arctic Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University - Frederiksborgvej 399--> , DK-4000 Roskilde--> - DENMARK (Riget, Frank) DENMARK Received: 2010-11-10 Revised: 2011-03-15 Accepted: 2011-03-16 Other/Unknown Material Arctic Greenland National Environmental Research Institute The University of Dublin, Trinity College: TARA (Trinity's Access to Research Archive) Arctic Greenland Johansen ENVELOPE(67.217,67.217,-70.544,-70.544) Maarmorilik ENVELOPE(-51.283,-51.283,71.133,71.133) Marine Environmental Research 71 5 331 341 |
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Abstract Contamination by lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) was studied in seawater, sediment, seaweed and blue mussels near the former ?Black Angel Pb-Zn Mine? in Maarmorilik, West Greenland. The mine was operated during the period 1973-90 when mine waste (tailings and later waste rock) was discharged directly into the sea. Metal concentrations peaked during the mining period and Pb and Zn in seawater within the discharge area were measured up to 440 and 791 ?g L?1, respectively. Pb concentrations in sediment, seaweed and mussels just outside the discharge area were measured up to 187, 84 and 2,650 and Zn up to 655, 363 and 1,190 ?g g?1 dry wt., respectively. Within the discharge area, seawater metal concentrations (especially Pb) decreased abruptly after mine closure. Metals concentrations in sediment and biota, however, decrease more slowly and two decades after mine closure seaweed and blue mussels are still contaminated 12 km from the mine. correspondence: Corresponding author:, Department of Arctic Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, University of Aarhus, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark, Phone: +45 46 30 19 66. (S?ndergaard, Jens) jens@dmu.dk (S?ndergaard, Jens) Department of Arctic Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University - Frederiksborgvej 399--> , DK-4000 Roskilde--> - DENMARK (S?ndergaard, Jens) DENMARK (S?ndergaard, Jens) Department of Arctic Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University - Frederiksborgvej 399--> , DK-4000 Roskilde--> - DENMARK (Asmund, Gert) Department of Arctic Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University - Frederiksborgvej 399--> , DK-4000 Roskilde--> - DENMARK (Johansen, Poul) Department of Arctic Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University - Frederiksborgvej 399--> , DK-4000 Roskilde--> - DENMARK (Riget, Frank) DENMARK Received: 2010-11-10 Revised: 2011-03-15 Accepted: 2011-03-16 |
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Long-term response of an arctic fiord system to lead-zinc mining and submarine disposal of mine waste (Maarmorilik, West Greenland) |
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Long-term response of an arctic fiord system to lead-zinc mining and submarine disposal of mine waste (Maarmorilik, West Greenland) |
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Long-term response of an arctic fiord system to lead-zinc mining and submarine disposal of mine waste (Maarmorilik, West Greenland) |
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Long-term response of an arctic fiord system to lead-zinc mining and submarine disposal of mine waste (Maarmorilik, West Greenland) |
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Long-term response of an arctic fiord system to lead-zinc mining and submarine disposal of mine waste (Maarmorilik, West Greenland) |
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long-term response of an arctic fiord system to lead-zinc mining and submarine disposal of mine waste (maarmorilik, west greenland) |
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Arctic Greenland National Environmental Research Institute |
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