Contamination of Arctic Lakes with Persistent Toxic PAH Substances in the NW Part of Wedel Jarlsberg Land (Bellsund, Svalbard)

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Lehmann‐Konera, Sara, Ruman, Marek, Franczak, Łukasz, Polkowska, Żaneta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; lakes; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; organic compounds; cross‐border pollution; Svalbard; Greenland; Renard; Bellsund; Wedel-Jarlsberg; Wedel Jarlsberg Land; glacier; Greenland Sea
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/12698; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12020411

The expansion of glacier‐free areas in polar regions favours the appearance of lakes in the non‐glaciated parts of glacier basins. This paper presents the differentiation of organic compound concentrations in fifty‐four Arctic lakes collected in four locations (Logne Valley, in the vicinity of the S...