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Elemental composition and bacterial incidence in firn-cores at Midre Lovénbreen glacier, Svalbard

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2013

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

The present study was conducted to measure the elemental concentration and bacterial deposition in the firn-cores at the Midre Lovénbreen glacier, Svalbard. Firn-cores up to 1m deep were collected and divided into three subsections. These were subjected to elemental analysis using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICPMS). In all 20 elements were analysed. The crustal enrichment factors calculated for these elements on the basis of Fe values, demonstrate that the elements have derived from both crustal and anthropogenic sources. For certain elements there also exists a possibility of input from sea salt spray. Total bacterial counts in these firn samples ranged from 1.03 × 105 to 3.67 × 105 per ml of meltwater. Culturability of these bacterial cells, in comparison to the total count was very low. At 4°C the maximum culturability was <1.4% of the total count while at 15°C it was still lower (~1%).

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Polar Record , Volume 51 , Issue 1 , January 2015 , pp. 39 - 48
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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