Chalcophile elements (Hg, Cd, Pb, and As) in bottom sediments of water bodies of the white sea catchment area on the kola peninsula

Abstract

The north of European Russia including the Murmansk Region contains unique mineral resources. Many mining, processing, and smelting enterprises, the largest in Russia, are situated in the Murmansk Region, recovering annually millions of tons of rocks and ores to the surface, ejecting and discharging thousands of tons of contaminants, including highly toxic metal and organic compounds, into the atmosphere and water areas and streams. Heavy metals, particularly highly toxic chalcophile