Deposition of sulfate and heavy metals on the Kola Peninsula

Jaffe, Dan; Cerundolo, Bianca; Rickers, Janet; Stolzberg, Richard J.; Baklanov, Alexander

doi:10.1016/0048-9697(95)04350-a

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“…The cold air north of the front provides stable atmospheric conditions and lack of removal processes, enhancing long-range transport [Iversen and Joranger, 1985;Raatz and Shaw, 1984;Shaw, 1995]. In addition, SO 2 oxidation to particulate sulfate is slowed down and SO 2 deposition velocity is low during winter [Jaffe et al, 1995;Raatz, 1989]. At Kevo, the concentrations are higher and the seasonal changes are more muted than at Alert and Barrow [Gong et al, 2010;Hirdman et al, 2010a;Polissar et al, 1999;Quinn et al, 2009] because of its closer proximity to anthropogenic SO 2 sources.…”

Section: Non-sea-salt Sulfatementioning

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Long‐term trends of biogenic sulfur aerosol and its relationship with sea surface temperature in Arctic Finland

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Hopke

et al. 2013

JGR Atmospheres

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Forty‐seven years of week‐long total suspended particle samples from Kevo Finland were analyzed for methane sulfonic acid (MSA) and sulfate. Kevo is located 350 km north of the Arctic Circle. MSA and non‐sea‐salt sulfate (NSS‐SO4) showed clear seasonal trends. MSA peaks from May to July, coinciding with warmer waters and increased biogenic activity in the surrounding seas. NSS‐SO4 peaks in March with a minimum during the summer, the typical pattern for Arctic haze. MSA concentrations were found to be positively correlated (p < 0.001) with sea surface temperature anomalies in the surrounding seas. MSA showed a trend of 0.405 ng/m3/yr (0.680%/yr) for June and July. NSS‐SO4 concentrations at Kevo declined dramatically in the early 1990s, probably as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The decline has continued since the mid‐1990s.

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Section: Non-sea-salt Sulfatementioning

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Long‐term trends of biogenic sulfur aerosol and its relationship with sea surface temperature in Arctic Finland

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Hopke

et al. 2013

JGR Atmospheres

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“…In a cumulative perspective, historical emissions to air from Monchegorsk alone amount to a staggering 6.5 million tonnes of SO2 from 1960 to 1994 (data collated i?om Alexeyev (1993), Pozniakov (1993), Baklanov et al (1994), andMRCENR (1995) in Reimann et aL (1997a)). Emissions have varied over the production years and, in addition, available estimates differ somewhat (compare data in Alexeyev (1993), Pozniakov (1993), Baklanov et al (1994), Sivertsen (1994a), Jaffe et al (1995) with the official MRCENR (1995) release relayed by Reimann et al (1997a)). In any case, atmospheric pollution by industry in the area is one of the worst in the world (Gunn et al, 1995).…”

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Stream water geochemistry from selected catchments on the Kola Peninsula (NW Russia)and in neighbouring areas of Finland and Norway: 1. Elements levels and sources

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The pH, electrical conductance and concentration of six anions and 33 cations were determined in stream waters sampled in 1994 from eight arctic catchments on and adjacent to the Kola Peninsula (Russia, Finland and Norway). The catchments are located at various distances (5--300 km) from the major industrial emissions centres of Monchegorsk, Nikel and Zapoljarniy in Russia. The source of the elements can be (1) natural, marine (sea spray), (2) natural, geogenic (blowing soil/dust, till, bedrock), and/or (3) anthropogenic, industrial (emissions from smelters, dust from mining, etc.), each source showing a distinct signature. The median concentration of many contaminants can vary by up to three orders of magnitude from polluted to remote locations, and the concentration ranges observed in different catchments often do not overlap. This implies that contamination falls sharply with distance from source, but is quite profound and lasting close to the emission centres. Elevated trace metal contents in the most polluted streams indicates that deposited contaminants are transferred to the aquatic ecosystem, and eventually can reach the ocean.

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“…By contrast, it is considered that Cu, Sr, and Ni in factor 1 (see Fig. 5) originate from anthropogenic sources because they are poor in sediment rocks (Vinogradov 1962) and emitted from the smelter complex (Jaffe et al 1995;Reimann et al 1996). There is a possibility that Ca (a main component of factor 1 shown in Fig.…”

Section: Sediment Profile and Metal Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 89%

“…There is a possibility that Ca (a main component of factor 1 shown in Fig. 5) may originate from both anthropogenic and natural sources because this element is geologically abundant (Vinogradov 1962) and also emitted from the smelter complex (Jaffe et al 1995;Reimann et al 1996). Since Fig.…”

Section: Sediment Profile and Metal Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Since the smelter is the only metallurgical plant processing Ni-Cu ores in this region, it is considered that Cu, Ni, and SO 4 2− are transported from the smelter to the study lake through the atmospheric pathway: e.g., less than 1% of the emitted SO 2 is removed within a circumstance of 20 km from the smelter complex (Jaffe et al 1995); in a word, this low rate implies that the major portion of SO 2 is transported a long distance. Next, it is necessary to consider where Si comes from.…”

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A field survey—Staroe lake suffering from atmospheric deposition in the region north of the Arctic Circle

Kikuchi

Gorbacheva

2009

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The presented lake survey shows that the dispersion of human-related pollutants via the atmospheric pathway takes place in the Arctic region. If the current pollution continues without countermeasures, the high-latitude environment may lose its original characteristics; hence, this subject is important when considering how to implement a wide range of environmental protection measures in the Arctic.

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Deposition of sulfate and heavy metals on the Kola Peninsula

Cited by 51 publications

References 7 publications

Long‐term trends of biogenic sulfur aerosol and its relationship with sea surface temperature in Arctic Finland

Long‐term trends of biogenic sulfur aerosol and its relationship with sea surface temperature in Arctic Finland

Stream water geochemistry from selected catchments on the Kola Peninsula (NW Russia)and in neighbouring areas of Finland and Norway: 1. Elements levels and sources

A field survey—Staroe lake suffering from atmospheric deposition in the region north of the Arctic Circle

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