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Lapteva A. M., Plotitsyna N. F.
Trace elements in bottom sediments of the Barents Sea on the standard section "Kola Meridian"
DOI: 10.21443/1560-9278-2017-20-1/2-242-251
- Pore waters geochemistry of bottom sediments in the northeastern part of the Barents sea
E. S. Kazak, A. V. Korzun, G. G. Akhmanov, E. A. Bakai
Moscow University Bulletin. Series 4. Geology, 2022; 1(5): 39 - The Geochemistry of Porous Water of Bottom Sediments in the Northeastern Shell of the Barents Sea
E. S. Kazak, A. V. Korzun, G. G. Akhmanov, E. A. Bakay
Moscow University Geology Bulletin, 2021; 76(6): 624
Abstract. The levels of trace metals (Cu, Zn, Ni, Cr, Mn, Co, Pb, Cd, Hg) and arsenic (As) in samples of bottom sediments from the Barents Sea on eight stations of the standard section "Kola Meridian" have been investigated. Trace elements have been determined on atomic absorption spectrophotometer AA-6800 with mercury-hydride attachment HVG-1 of the company Shimadzu (Japan) by the methods of flaming (acetylene – air) and electrothermal atomization. Common and very toxic trace elements include Pb, Cd, As, and Hg. It is believed that 90 % of lead, 70–80 % of cadmium, and arsenic, over 30 % of mercury in the atmosphere are of anthropogenic origin, and emissions of these elements in the atmosphere are almost completely manufactured in the Northern Hemisphere. The main sources of income in the Barents Sea are waters of the North Atlantic current and the large-scale atmospheric transport from industrialized Central Europe. As a rule the spatial distribution of trace elements is in good agreement with the granulometric composition of bottom sediments and the content of organic carbon. The contents of most of the listed trace elements in samples of bottom sediments on the standard section "Kola Meridian" in the Norwegian classification are consistent with background levels with the exception of Ni, Cr, and As. Their content in bottom sediments at some stations has met the criteria for "slight" and "moderate" pollution. The obtained results confirm the insignificant levels of contamination of bottom sediments of some trace elements. On the status of stocks of commercial species of aquatic biological resources, the observed levels of contamination of bottom sediments in the investigated areas of the Barents Sea will have no significant effect
Keywords: Barents Sea, standard section "Kola Meridian", bottom sediments, trace elements, background levels, slight and moderate pollution
Printed reference: Lapteva A. M., Plotitsyna N. F. Trace elements in bottom sediments of the Barents Sea on the standard section "Kola Meridian" // Vestnik of MSTU. 2017. V. 20, No 1. P. 242-251.
Electronic reference: Lapteva A. M., Plotitsyna N. F. Trace elements in bottom sediments of the Barents Sea on the standard section "Kola Meridian" // Vestnik of MSTU. 2017. V. 20, No 1. P. 242-251. URL: http://vestnik.mstu.edu.ru/v20_1_2n70/11_Lapteva_242_251.pdf.
