Distribution of major, minor and trace elements in Antarctic offshore and coastal seawters: correlation among sites and variables by pattern recognition

The composition of seawater in the Ross Sea (Antarctica) was investigated. The distribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni), minor and trace (B, Ba, Li, Sr, Si) and major (Na, K, Ca, Mg) elements in coastal and offshore sites was determined. The samples were collected during the XIII Campaign o...

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Published in:International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Main Authors: ABOLLINO, Ornella, BUOSO, Sandro, LA GIOIA, Carmela, SARZANINI, Corrado, MENTASTI, Edoardo, M. Aceto
Other Authors: O. Abollino, S. Buoso, C. La Gioia, C. Sarzanini, E. Mentasti
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Seawater
chemometric
heavy metal
traces
Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctica
Ross Sea
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2318/39658
https://doi.org/10.1080/03067310310001637667
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Summary:The composition of seawater in the Ross Sea (Antarctica) was investigated. The distribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni), minor and trace (B, Ba, Li, Sr, Si) and major (Na, K, Ca, Mg) elements in coastal and offshore sites was determined. The samples were collected during the XIII Campaign of the Italian ‘‘National Programme of Research in Antarctica’’, PNRA, at different depths and different stages of the Antarctic summer. In the subsequent campaign the concentrations in the water top micro-layer, and just below it, were compared. Results are also given for the data treatment by pattern recognition.

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