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Elemental composition and bacterial occurrence in sediment samples on two sides of Brøggerhalvøya, Svalbard

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2015

Shiv Mohan Singh ,
Simantini Naik ,
Ravindra Uttam Mulik ,
Jagdev Sharma  and
Ajay Kumar Upadhyay
Shiv Mohan Singh
Affiliation:
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa-403804, India (smsingh@ncaor.gov.in)
Simantini Naik
Affiliation:
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa-403804, India (smsingh@ncaor.gov.in)
Ravindra Uttam Mulik
Affiliation:
National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune-412307, India
Jagdev Sharma
Affiliation:
National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune-412307, India
Ajay Kumar Upadhyay
Affiliation:
National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune-412307, India
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Abstract

The present study was conducted to determine the elemental concentration and bacterial presence in the ocean on the two sides of Brøggerhalvøya, a peninsula in Svalbard. Sediments from 25 different locations were collected and subjected to elemental analysis using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS). In total, 21 elements were analysed. The elements in their decreasing order of concentrations on the Kongsfjorden side of Brøggerhalvøya were Fe> Mn> Ba > V > Zn > Sr > Rb > Cr > Li > Ni > As > Pb > Cu > Co > Cs >Ag > Be > U> Bi >Tl > Cd while that for Forlandsendet side of Brøggerhalvøya they were Fe > Ba >Mn > V> Sr > Zn > Rb > Cr > Li > Ni > Pb > Cu > As > Co > Cs > Be > U> Tl > Bi > Cd. On the other hand, at a coastal outcrop, elements in their decreasing order of concentration were Fe > Mn > Cr > Sr > Ba > Rb > Cr > Zn > V > Rb > Ni > Li > Co > Cu > As > Pb > Cs > Be > Cd > Tl > U > Bi. AMS dates confirmed the age of outcrop sediment to be 12,496 to 42,500 BP. The crustal enrichment factor calculated for all the elements with reference to Fe values, demonstrates that the elements have derived from a crustal source. Total bacterial counts ranged from 3.30 × 105 to 3.02 × 106 per gm soil sediment. Culturable bacterial counts in these sediments were between 2.00 × 102 to 2.09 × 105 CFU's per gm. Overall comparison showed high Fe and Mn concentrations around Brøggerhalvøya, due to the presence of specific bacteria which play key roles in metal cycling and carry out biogeochemical transformations.

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Polar Record , Volume 51 , Issue 6 , November 2015 , pp. 680 - 691
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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