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Magnetic screening and heavy metal pollution studies in soils from Marambio Station, Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Marcos A.E. Chaparro ,
Héctor Nuñez ,
Juan M. Lirio ,
Claudia S.G. Gogorza  and
Ana M. Sinito
Marcos A.E. Chaparro*
Affiliation:
CONICET and IFAS, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Pinto 399, B7000GHG Tandil, Argentina
Héctor Nuñez
Affiliation:
Instituto Antártico Argentino (IAA), Cerrito 1248, 1010 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Juan M. Lirio
Affiliation:
Instituto Antártico Argentino (IAA), Cerrito 1248, 1010 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Claudia S.G. Gogorza
Affiliation:
CONICET and IFAS, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Pinto 399, B7000GHG Tandil, Argentina
Ana M. Sinito
Affiliation:
CONICET and IFAS, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Pinto 399, B7000GHG Tandil, Argentina
*
*corresponding author: chapator@exa.unicen.edu.ar
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Abstract

Magnetic screening as a cost-effective and non-time-consuming approach has been successfully carried out in Marambio soils and seems to be a suitable method for contamination assessment in Antarctic areas. Ferromagnetic minerals are found in most samples, and magnetite-like carriers are especially dominant in samples collected near pollution sources. Lead and zinc are the main trace elements that have adversely impacted on some areas in this station, both are end products from different pollution sources derived from fuel combustion and residues, solid waste, paints, etc. The correlation results between magnetic and chemical variables show moderate relationships varying from 0.409 to 0.663; this fact supports the use of magnetic parameters, such as magnetic susceptibility and bivariate ratios, for pollution monitoring. The magnetic properties, heavy metal contents, and related maps of these soils can be considered as a reference in the area for future temporal and/or spatial work.

Keywords

contamination assessmentmagnetic mappingmagnetic parametersmagnetitepollutantsSeymour Island
Type
Earth Sciences
Information
Antarctic Science , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , September 2007 , pp. 379 - 393
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Copyright © Antarctic Science Ltd 2007

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