The role of atmospheric precipitation in introducing contaminants to the surface waters of the Fuglebekken catchment, Spitsbergen

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Kozak, Katarzyna, Kozioł, Krystyna, Luks, Bartłomiej, Chmiel, Stanisław, Ruman, Marek, Marć, Mariusz, Namieśnik, Jacek, Polkowska, Żaneta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Arctic; environmental chemistry; trace elements; metals; TOC; Svalbard; Hornsund; Svalbard Archipelago; Polar Research; Tundra; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/9432; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.24207

Although the Svalbard Archipelago is located at a high latitude, far from potential contaminant sources, it is not free from anthropogenic impact. Towards the Fuglebekken catchment, in the southern part of Spitsbergen, north of Hornsund fjord, contaminants can be transported from mainland pollution...