Estimating input of mercury from historical local sources and long range transport into the coastal marine system of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

Frits Steenhuisen; M.J. van den Heuvel-Greve; M. van den Heuvel; Michiel Klaassen

Estimating input of mercury from historical local sources and long range transport into the coastal marine system of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

Frits Steenhuisen, M.J. van den Heuvel-Greve, M. van den Heuvel, Michiel Klaassen

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Abstract

Contaminants present in coal mine tailings are transported from the mine location to the marine ecosystem by fresh water runoff. Organisms take up these contaminants via water and sediment. As contaminants move through the food web, they become more concentrated at higher trophic levels. Mercury (Hg) is found to accumulate in top predators of the Arctic ecosystem in levels that
can affect the functioning of organisms. Mercury in the Arctic environment also originates from global sources due to long-range transport. The main global sources of mercury emissions to air are coal fired power stations and small scale gold mining (map 1).

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	NWO symposium Nederlands Polair Programma - The Hague, Netherlands Duration: 8 Dec 2017 → 8 Dec 2017

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Conference/symposium	NWO symposium Nederlands Polair Programma
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	The Hague
Period	8/12/17 → 8/12/17

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Sustainable Arctic resource management (KB-24-002-018)
van den Heuvel-Greve, M. (Project Leader)
1/01/16 → 31/12/18
Project: LVVN project

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Estimating input of mercury from historical local sources and long range transport into the coastal marine system of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. / Steenhuisen, Frits; van den Heuvel-Greve, M.J.; van den Heuvel, M. et al.
2017. Poster session presented at NWO symposium Nederlands Polair Programma, The Hague, Netherlands.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Academic

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Estimating input of mercury from historical local sources and long range transport into the coastal marine system of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

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