Sources and geographic heterogeneity of trace metals in the sediments of Prydz Bay, East Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Wei-Ping Sun, Chuan-Yu Hu, Huan-Xin Weng, Zheng-Bing Han, Chen Shen, Jian-Ming Pan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2013
• Subjects: Trace elements; sources; enrichment factor; cluster analysis; principal component analysis; Antarctica; geo; envir; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; East Antarctica; Prydz Bay; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.20049; https://doaj.org/article/422cd357a733464c95a665d669433332

In this study, we have determined the contents and distribution of zinc and cadmium in the surface sediments from Prydz Bay, East Antarctica. The main sources of the trace elements and their geographic heterogeneity, and the relation between Zn and Cd, are discussed based on the cluster analysis, pr...