A study of metal and metalloid contaminant availability in Antarctic marine sediments

• Published in: Chemosphere
• Main Authors: Larner, BL, Seen, AJ, Palmer, AS, Snape, I
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier 2007
• Subjects: 259902 Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry); Brown Bay; Metal and metalloid contaminants; BCR sequential extraction; Partial extraction; AVS; Antarctic; Casey Station; Thala Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/3961/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/3961/1/3961.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.11.059

Previous studies of impacted sites near Casey Station, Antarctica, have revealed elevated concentrations of metals and metalloids, particularly Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb, Sn and Zn in marine sediments. However, attempts to understand the availability and mobility of contaminant elements have not provided a tru...