Spatial Differences in the Chemical Composition of Surface Water in the Hornsund Fjord Area: A Statistical Analysis with A Focus on Local Pollution Sources
Surface catchments in Svalbard are sensitive to external pollution, and yet what is frequently considered external contamination may originate from local sources and natural processes. In this work, we analyze the chemical composition of surface waters in the catchments surrounding the Polish Polar...
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ftunivsilesia:oai:rebus.us.edu.pl:20.500.12128/12697 2023-05-15T15:09:21+02:00 Spatial Differences in the Chemical Composition of Surface Water in the Hornsund Fjord Area: A Statistical Analysis with A Focus on Local Pollution Sources Kozioł, Krystyna Ruman, Marek Pawlak, Filip Chmiel, Stanisław Polkowska, Żaneta 2020 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/12697 https://doi.org/10.3390/w12020496 en eng Water, Vol. 12 (2020), Art. No. 496 2073-4441 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/12697 doi:10.3390/w12020496 Uznanie autorstwa 3.0 Polska http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/pl/ CC-BY trace elements POPs (persistent organic pollutants) surfactants organic ions Arctic lake stream local contamination info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2020 ftunivsilesia https://doi.org/20.500.12128/12697 https://doi.org/10.3390/w12020496 2022-12-31T20:13:18Z Surface catchments in Svalbard are sensitive to external pollution, and yet what is frequently considered external contamination may originate from local sources and natural processes. In this work, we analyze the chemical composition of surface waters in the catchments surrounding the Polish Polar Station in Svalbard, Hornsund fjord area. We have pooled unpublished and already published data describing surface water composition in 2010, related to its pH, electrical conductivity (EC), metals and metalloids, total organic carbon (TOC) and selected organic compound concentrations, including persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and surfactants. These data were statistically analyzed for spatial differences, using Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA and principal component analysis (PCA), with distance from the station in the PCA approximating local human activity impact. The geological composition of the substratum was found to be a strong determinant of metal and metalloid concentrations, sufficient to explain significant differences between the studied water bodies, except for the concentration of Cr. The past and present human activity in the area may have contributed also to some of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), although only in the case of naphthalene can such an effect be confirmed by an inverse correlation with distance from the station. Other likely factors contributing to the chemical concentrations in the local waters are marine influence, long‐range pollution transport and release from past deposition in the environment. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Hornsund Svalbard The Repository of the University of Silesia (RE-BUŚ) Arctic Svalbard Arctic Lake ENVELOPE(-130.826,-130.826,57.231,57.231) Hornsund ENVELOPE(15.865,15.865,76.979,76.979) Water 12 2 496 |
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trace elements POPs (persistent organic pollutants) surfactants organic ions Arctic lake stream local contamination Kozioł, Krystyna Ruman, Marek Pawlak, Filip Chmiel, Stanisław Polkowska, Żaneta Spatial Differences in the Chemical Composition of Surface Water in the Hornsund Fjord Area: A Statistical Analysis with A Focus on Local Pollution Sources |
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Surface catchments in Svalbard are sensitive to external pollution, and yet what is frequently considered external contamination may originate from local sources and natural processes. In this work, we analyze the chemical composition of surface waters in the catchments surrounding the Polish Polar Station in Svalbard, Hornsund fjord area. We have pooled unpublished and already published data describing surface water composition in 2010, related to its pH, electrical conductivity (EC), metals and metalloids, total organic carbon (TOC) and selected organic compound concentrations, including persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and surfactants. These data were statistically analyzed for spatial differences, using Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA and principal component analysis (PCA), with distance from the station in the PCA approximating local human activity impact. The geological composition of the substratum was found to be a strong determinant of metal and metalloid concentrations, sufficient to explain significant differences between the studied water bodies, except for the concentration of Cr. The past and present human activity in the area may have contributed also to some of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), although only in the case of naphthalene can such an effect be confirmed by an inverse correlation with distance from the station. Other likely factors contributing to the chemical concentrations in the local waters are marine influence, long‐range pollution transport and release from past deposition in the environment. |
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Kozioł, Krystyna Ruman, Marek Pawlak, Filip Chmiel, Stanisław Polkowska, Żaneta |
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Kozioł, Krystyna Ruman, Marek Pawlak, Filip Chmiel, Stanisław Polkowska, Żaneta |
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Spatial Differences in the Chemical Composition of Surface Water in the Hornsund Fjord Area: A Statistical Analysis with A Focus on Local Pollution Sources |
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Spatial Differences in the Chemical Composition of Surface Water in the Hornsund Fjord Area: A Statistical Analysis with A Focus on Local Pollution Sources |
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Spatial Differences in the Chemical Composition of Surface Water in the Hornsund Fjord Area: A Statistical Analysis with A Focus on Local Pollution Sources |
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Spatial Differences in the Chemical Composition of Surface Water in the Hornsund Fjord Area: A Statistical Analysis with A Focus on Local Pollution Sources |
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Spatial Differences in the Chemical Composition of Surface Water in the Hornsund Fjord Area: A Statistical Analysis with A Focus on Local Pollution Sources |
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spatial differences in the chemical composition of surface water in the hornsund fjord area: a statistical analysis with a focus on local pollution sources |
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