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Heavy metals in lake sediments of deglaciated area of James Ross Island (Antarctica)

Authors

VAŠINKA Martin KRMÍČEK Lukáš VŠIANSKÝ Dalibor COUFALÍK Pavel ZVĚŘINA Ondřej ŠEVČÍK Radek KOMÁREK Josef

Year of publication 2017
Type Conference abstract
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Description James Ross Island (JRI) (64°10'S, 57°45'W), located 15 km east of the Antarctic Peninsula in the north-western part ofWeddell Sea, is a volcanic island with more than 50 recorded eruptions of alkaline basalts over the last 6 Ma. The aim of our study is to determine the content of heavy metals associated with basaltic volcanic eruptions: Cr, Ni, and Co in lake sediments and regolith of deglaciated area of JRI, and, in a broader perspective, to contribute to the model of heavy metals mobility in the Antarctic ecosystem.
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