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Heavy metal contamination in some soils of the McMurdo Sound region, Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2004

G.G.C. Claridge ,
I.B. Campbell ,
H.K.J. Powell ,
Z.H. Amin  and
M.R. Balks
G.G.C. Claridge
Affiliation:
Land and Soil Consultancy Services, 23 Viewmount, Nelson, New Zealand
I.B. Campbell
Affiliation:
Land and Soil Consultancy Services, 23 Viewmount, Nelson, New Zealand
H.K.J. Powell
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Z.H. Amin
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
M.R. Balks
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Abstract

Soil samples from eight sites at Marble Point and Pram Point, McMurdo Sound region, contaminated by human activities were examined for heavy metal content, using sequential extraction methods. The redistribution of lead, zinc and copper arising from point sources of these metals was demonstrated. The levels found are not considered to represent serious pollution but do indicate that human activities can change the chemistry of the Antarctic environment in localized areas.

Keywords

copperzincleadsoilpollution
Type
Papers—Life Sciences and Oceanography
Information
Antarctic Science , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 9 - 14
Copyright
© Antarctic Science Ltd 1995

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