Local network of pollution control in Barentsburg (Spitsbergen)

Time frame

Status

Ongoing

Project time span

not specified

Data collection

not specified

Data processing

not specified

Data reporting

not specified

Contact information

Contact person

- -

Address

Boris N. Demin

Email

ur.vn.iraa@noohpyt

Parameters and Media

Geography

Regions studied

Svalbard

Data availability

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?

No

Methods & Procedures

Procedures and methodology used for, e.g., sampling and sample storage, sample pretreatment, extraction and analysis, including which laboratories are involved, references to methods employed, etc.

• Organochlorines (OC) including polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) • Oil hydrocarbons including total hydrocarbons (OH) • Composition of the fraction of non-polar aliphatic hydrocarbons (NAH) • Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons (VAH) • Individual phenols (alkylphenols, chlorophenols and nitrophenols) • Heavy metals and arsenic Samples are collected at the following sites: • Atmospheric air • Snow cover • Soil • Sea waters • Surface waters • Bottom sediments • Land flora

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?

No

Is this project reporting to other organizations/programmes?

Data are collected and databases are created by North-West Branch, SPA Typhoon Networks:

Indigenous AND traditional knowledge used in this project

data are used in Russian and international programs