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Global warming results in increasingly widespread wildfires, mostly in Siberia, but also in North America and Europe, which are responsible for the uncontrollable emission of pollutants, also to the High Arctic region. This study examines 11 samples of rainfall collected in August in a coastal area of southern Bellsund (Svalbard, Norway). It covers detailed analysis of major ions (i.e., Cl−, NO3−, and SO42−) and elements (i.e., Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn) to Hybrid Single-Particle Langrarian Integrated Trajectory( HYSPLIT) backward air mass trajectories. The research of wildfires, volcanic activities, and dust storms in the Northern Hemisphere has permitted the assessment of their relations to the fluctuations and origins of elements. We distinguished at least 2 days (27 and 28 August) with evident influence of volcanic activity in the Aleutian and Kuril–Kamchatka trenches. Volcanic activity was also observed in the case of the Siberian wildfires, as confirmed by air mass trajectories. Based on the presence of non-sea K (nsK), non-sea sulphates (nss), and Ca (the soil factor of burned areas), the continuous influence of wildfires on rainfall chemistry was also found. Moreover, dust storms in Eurasia were mainly responsible for the transport of Zn, Pb, and Cd to Svalbard. Global warming may lead to the increased deposition of mixed-origin pollutants in the summer season in the Arctic
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Sara Lehmann-konera Dr
- Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej Lublin
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Marek Ruman dr hab.
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Będzińska 60 St., 41-200 Sosnowiec
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Marcin Frankowski dr
- Uniwersytet Poznański
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Łukasz Małarzewski Dr
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Będzińska 60 St., 41-200 Sosnowiec
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Krzysztof Raczyński Dr
- Geosystems Research Institute, Mississippi State University, 2 Research Blvd, Starkville, MS 39759, USA
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Joanna Potapowicz Dr inż.
- Department of Hydrology, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Gdańsk University,
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Water
no. 16,
pages 299 - 319,
ISSN: 2073-4441 - Language:
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- Publication year:
- 2024
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- Lehmann-konera S., Ruman M., Frankowski M., Małarzewski Ł., Raczyński K., Pawlak F., Jóźwik J., Potapowicz J., Polkowska Ż.: Short-Term Observations of Rainfall Chemistry Composition in Bellsund (SW Spitsbergen, Svalbard)// Water -,iss. 16 (2024), s.299-319
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.3390/w16020299
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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