Heavy metal concentrations in litteral sediments from the Beagle Channel,Tierra del Fuego,Argentina |
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Authors: | Oscar Amin Laura Ferrer Jorge Marcovecchio |
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Institution: | (1) Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), C.C.92, (9410) Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina;(2) Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), Av. Alem 53, (8000) Bahía Blanca, Argentina |
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Abstract: | For the first time the concentration of trace metals (Fe, Pb, Cu, Zn, Cd and total Hg) of sediments from the coastal zone of the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, in Southern Argentina) were measured. Atomic absorption spectrophotometry was utilized in order to determine the metal contents. The level of metals as observed in the sediments was recognized as the natural background, even though the use of normalization of lead, copper, and zinc to iron allowed the identification of the main sources of metal pollution for this environment. In order to develop future environmental monitoring programmes for the area of Ushuaia city and the Beagle Channel, the present results need to be considered. |
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