Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Potentially Toxic Elements in Soils of the Vicinity of the Bulgarian Antarctic Station “St. Kliment Ohridski” (Antarctic Peninsula)

• Published in: Frontiers in Environmental Science
• Main Authors: Evgeny Abakumov, Timur Nizamutdinov, Rossitsa Yaneva, Miglena Zhiyanski
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: livingston island; isomer ratios; trace metals; pollution assessment; geoaccumulation index; sources; geo; envir; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Livingston Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.656271; https://doaj.org/article/9278b279d46f4811a8a2f14817823346

The investigation conducted was dialed to quantitative and qualitative evaluation of 15 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Potentially Toxic Elements (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Ni, and Cr) is soils and cryoconites on “St. Kliment Ohridski” Antarctic station territory and its vicinities. Esti...