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Title:	Airborne trace metals (Hg, Cd, Pb, Zn) of the coastal region, Gulf of Gdańsk
Authors:	Bełdowska Magdalena Falkowska Lucyna Lewandowska Anita
Abstract:	Concentrations of gaseous mercury and trace metals in aerosols (Hg ,Cd ,Pb, Zn) were measured at the Hel station during the summer season. Additionally, concentrations of Ti, V, Mn, Fe, Se, Rb, and Cu in aerosols were measured, as well as macroelement concentrations in aerosols and nitrogen compounds in the air. These results were then compared with results collected at the same time at coastal stations located in the southern Baltic: Preila, Hoburg and Kap Arkona. Observed concentrations of mercury, zinc, cadmium and lead in aerosols in the air of the coastal region of the Gulf of Gdansk were much higher than those measured in the same season in a different region of the Southern Baltic Sea. They also were characterized by the highest standard deviation. Based on principal component analysis, three air masses were separated, which bear metals from marine, terrigenous and anthropogenic sources.
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Type of paper:	Original research paper
Pages:	159 to 169
Cytation:	Bełdowska M., Falkowska L., Lewandowska A., 2006, Airborne trace metals (Hg, Cd, Pb, Zn) of the coastal region, Gulf of Gdańsk, Ocean. Hydrob. Studies, 35(2): 159-169
Keywords:	airborne mercury, cadmium in aerosol, lead in aerosol, zinc in aerosol, coastal region
Year:	2006
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