Seasonal and Spatial Differences in Metal and Metalloid Concentrations in the Snow Cover of Hansbreen, Svalbard

Seasonal and Spatial Differences in Metal and Metalloid Concentrations in the Snow Cover of Hansbreen, Svalbard

Metals and metalloids in snow on glaciers, depending on the season of deposition, may come from various sources: local rock dust (erosion of the geological substratum), marine aerosol, local human activity (e.g., impurities in combusted fuel and waste incineration), and long-range atmospheric transp...

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Main Authors: Krystyna Koziol, Aleksander Uszczyk, Filip Pawlak, Marcin Frankowski, Żaneta Polkowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
Svalbard
Arctic
spatial distribution
snow
heavy metals
trace elements
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2020.538762/full

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