Trace Metal Pollution from a Municipal Waste Disposal Site at Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories
Water and sediment samples collected from a municipal waste disposal site near the Hamlet of Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, were analyzed for classical parameters and trace metals (Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb and Zn). Although all trace metal concentrations showed a considerable increase below the dump, only Pb and...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64694 2023-05-15T14:19:13+02:00 Trace Metal Pollution from a Municipal Waste Disposal Site at Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories Haertling, Joachim W. 1989-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64694 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64694/48608 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64694 ARCTIC; Vol. 42 No. 1 (1989): March: 1–84; 57-61 1923-1245 0004-0843 Environmental impacts Heavy metals Marine pollution Sediments (Geology) Sewage disposal Toxicity Trace elements Water Water pollution Water quality Pangnirtung Fiord Nunavut Pangnirtung info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1989 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:53Z Water and sediment samples collected from a municipal waste disposal site near the Hamlet of Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, were analyzed for classical parameters and trace metals (Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb and Zn). Although all trace metal concentrations showed a considerable increase below the dump, only Pb and Fe in water samples from the main collector ditch and below the dump exhibited excessive levels, with 6.1 and 53.3 ppm respectively. The ratios between easily exchangeable metals and total metals ranged between 0.02 (Fe) and 18.7 (Cu), in accordance with related studies. There was no significant accumulation of any trace metal in the sediments below the disposal site, indicating rapid removal from the intertidal flats and subsequent accumulation in the bottom sediments.Key words: Baffin Island, metal contamination, leachates, trace metals, waste disposal Mots clés: terre de Baffin, contamination par les métaux, percolats, oligo-déments, décharge Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Northwest Territories Nunavut Pangnirtung Terre de Baffin University of Calgary Journal Hosting Baffin Island Northwest Territories Nunavut Pangnirtung ENVELOPE(-65.707,-65.707,66.145,66.145) Pangnirtung Fiord ENVELOPE(-65.624,-65.624,66.124,66.124) ARCTIC 42 1 |
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Water and sediment samples collected from a municipal waste disposal site near the Hamlet of Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, were analyzed for classical parameters and trace metals (Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb and Zn). Although all trace metal concentrations showed a considerable increase below the dump, only Pb and Fe in water samples from the main collector ditch and below the dump exhibited excessive levels, with 6.1 and 53.3 ppm respectively. The ratios between easily exchangeable metals and total metals ranged between 0.02 (Fe) and 18.7 (Cu), in accordance with related studies. There was no significant accumulation of any trace metal in the sediments below the disposal site, indicating rapid removal from the intertidal flats and subsequent accumulation in the bottom sediments.Key words: Baffin Island, metal contamination, leachates, trace metals, waste disposal Mots clés: terre de Baffin, contamination par les métaux, percolats, oligo-déments, décharge |
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Trace Metal Pollution from a Municipal Waste Disposal Site at Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories |
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Trace Metal Pollution from a Municipal Waste Disposal Site at Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories |
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Trace Metal Pollution from a Municipal Waste Disposal Site at Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories |
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trace metal pollution from a municipal waste disposal site at pangnirtung, northwest territories |
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ENVELOPE(-65.707,-65.707,66.145,66.145) ENVELOPE(-65.624,-65.624,66.124,66.124) |
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