Application of an in situ passive sampling technique for assessment of contaminants in the Antarctic environment

• Main Author: Larner, BL
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Trace elements; Waste disposal sites; Antarctic; Casey Station; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/20644/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/20644/1/whole_LarnerBronwynLesley2006_thesis.pdf; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/20644/2/whole_LarnerBronwynLesley2006Vol2_thesis.pdf

This study investigates the use ofthe in situ passive sampling technique of diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) to measure trace metal contaminants in overlying water and sediment porewater adjacent to a waste disposal site at the year-round Australian Antarctic research base, Casey Station. Mar...