Airborne radionuclides and heavy metals in high Arctic terrestrial environment as the indicators of sources and transfers of contamination

Łokas, Edyta; Zaborska, Agata; Sobota, Ireneusz; Gaca, Paweł; Milton, J. Andrew; Kocurek, Paweł; Cwanek, Anna

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2075-2019

Articles | Volume 13, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2075-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2075-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 7

Research article

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29 Jul 2019

Research article |

| 29 Jul 2019

Airborne radionuclides and heavy metals in high Arctic terrestrial environment as the indicators of sources and transfers of contamination

Edyta Łokas, Agata Zaborska, Ireneusz Sobota, Paweł Gaca, J. Andrew Milton, Paweł Kocurek, and Anna Cwanek

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RC1: 'Revision of the manuscript entitled "Airborne radionuclides and heavy metals in High Arctic terrestrial environment as the indicators of sources and transfers of contamination"', Anonymous Referee #1, 10 Apr 2019
- AC1: 'Airborne radionuclides and heavy metals in High Arctic terrestrial environment as the indicators of sources and transfers of contamination', Edyta Łokas, 07 Jun 2019
RC2: 'Comment on “Airborne radionuclides and heavy metals in High Arctic terrestrial environment as the indicators of sources and transfers of contamination”, E. Łokas et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Apr 2019
- AC2: 'Airborne radionuclides and heavy metals in High Arctic terrestrial environment as the indicators of sources and transfers of contamination', Edyta Łokas, 07 Jun 2019

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AR by Edyta Łokas on behalf of the Authors (03 Jul 2019) Manuscript

Short summary

Cryoconite granules built of mineral particles, organic substances and living organisms significantly influence fluxes of energy and matter at glacier surfaces. They contribute to ice melting, give rise to an exceptional ecosystem, and effectively trap contaminants. This study evaluates contamination levels of radionuclides in cryoconite from Arctic glaciers and identifies sources of this contamination, proving that cryoconite is an excellent indicator of atmospheric contamination.