Potential for rapid transport of contaminants from the Kara Sea

S. L. Pfirman; J. W. Kögeler; I. Rigor

doi:10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00108-3

Potential for rapid transport of contaminants from the Kara Sea

S. L. Pfirman, J. W. Kögeler, I. Rigor

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Abstract

Export of sea ice from the Kara Sea may redistribute contaminants entrained from atmospheric, marine and riverine sources. Ice exiting the Kara Sea ice to the north, will influence the Fram Strait, Svalbard and Barents Sea regions. Kara Sea ice may also be exported to the Barents Sea through straits north and south of Novaya Zemlya. Some ice from the Kara Sea makes its way into the Laptev Sea to the north and south of Severnaya Zemlya. Data on ice exchange and contaminant levels are not adequate to assess contaminant flux.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	111-122
Number of pages	12
Journal	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	202
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00108-3
State	Published - Aug 25 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Arctic
Contamination
Kara Sea
Pollution
Sea ice

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution

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