Anthropogenic lead accumulation in sediments of a high arctic lake, oobloyah bay, N. Ellesmere Island, N.W.T. (Canada)
- 1 March 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Environmental Technology Letters
- Vol. 1 (3) , 131-140
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09593338009383959
Abstract
Geochemical investigations of a sediment core from a high Arctic lake (Access Lake, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Canada) revealed a heavy metal distribution pattern which is similar to those found in sediment profiles in more polluted areas. A long‐range transport of anthropogenic heavy metals via atmospheric dust—as already reported from snow and ice in polar regions — is assumed to be the source of the heavy metal accumulation in Access Lake.Keywords
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