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Contaminants in arctic snow collected over northwest Alaskan sea ice

January 1, 2002

Snow cores were collected over sea ice from four northwest Alaskan Arctic estuaries that represented the annual snowfall from the 1995-1996 season. Dissolved trace metals, major cations and anions, total mercury, and organochlorine compounds were determined and compared to concentrations in previous arctic studies. Traces (

Publication Year 2002
Title Contaminants in arctic snow collected over northwest Alaskan sea ice
DOI 10.1023/A:1015808008298
Authors J.R. Garbarino, E. Snyder-Conn, T.J. Leiker, G. L. Hoffman
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
Index ID 70024388
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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