Trace elements in the sediment cores of lakes on King George Island, Antarctica

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Primary studies of the concentrations of rare elements in the sediments of two lakes on King George Island (Kitezh and Glubokoe) showed that their geochemistry reflects the geological features of the area. Compared to the upper part of the Earth's crust, the studied sediments are enriched in Cu, Cd, V, Tl, Mn, Ti and P. Similar patterns have been identified in the geochemistry of volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Fildes Peninsula. Trends in REE changes generally follow their behavior in rocks, but the overall REE concentration in sediments of lakes is higher, which may be due to the presence of organic matter accumulating in sediments of water bodies. Unlike the aquatic environment, the chemical composition of sediments does not reflect the significant influence of the activities of polar stations. However, small increases in Pb and Sb concentrations in the upper sediments suggest the influence of long-range atmospheric transport of the contaminants.

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Z. I. Slukovskii

Institute of the North Industrial Ecology Problems of Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Institute of Geology of Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: slukovsky87@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Apatity; Petrozavodsk

A. V. Guzeva

St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Limnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: slukovsky87@gmail.com
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg

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3. Fig. 2. Photographs of bottom sediment columns from the studied lakes of King George Island (photo by Z.I. Slukovskiy and Yu.G. Khomenko).

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4. Fig. 3. Depth maps of lakes Kitezh (a) and Uruguay (b). The asterisks mark the areas of maximum depth of the studied water bodies, and the dotted line inside the lakes marks the areas where water and bottom sediment samples were collected.

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5. Fig. 4. Normalization of element concentrations in the studied lake sediments (average values ​​for both sediment columns are given) and in the rocks of the Fildes Peninsula [11] according to the average composition of the continental crust [13]. All values ​​are presented on a logarithmic scale.

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6. Fig. 5. Trends in chondrite-normalized [15] REE concentrations in the studied lake sediments (average values ​​for both sediment columns are given) and in rocks of the Fildes Peninsula [11]. All values ​​are presented on a logarithmic scale.

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7. Fig. 6. Vertical distribution of some elements in sediment cores of lakes Kitezh (top row) and Glubokoe (bottom row).

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