High Arctic Ponds Receiving Biotransported Nutrients from a Nearby Seabird Colony Are Also Subject to Potentially Toxic Loadings of Arsenic, Cadmium, and Zinc

• Published in: Environmental toxicology and chemistry Vol. 28; no. 11 p.2426–2433-2426–2433
• Main Authors: Brimble, Samantha K, Foster, Karen L, Mallory, Mark L, Macdonald, Robie W, Smol, J P, Blais, Jules M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.11.2009
• Subjects: animal manures; Arctic region; arsenic; cadmium; Canada; ecotoxicology; pollution load; ponds; seabirds; sediment contamination; zinc; Canada; Arctic region
• ISSN: 0730-7268

The role of northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) was investigated for the transport of nutrients and trace elements to a series of 10 ponds located along a gradient of seabird influence below a fulmar colony in the high Arctic (Cape Vera, Devon Island, Canada). Phosphorus, Cd, K, Zn, and As were id...