V. N. Lukashin and A. N. Novigatsky
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Nakhimovskii 36, Moscow, 117997 Russia
e-mail: lukashin@ocean.ru
Received October 25, 2012
Abstract—The chemical composition (43 elements) of aerosols is reviewed for the Caspian Sea based on nine
samples taken in the winter and autumn of 2005. The aerosols are considered as geological material incoming
to the sea from the atmosphere. The major aerosol components are distinguished and the degree of the concen-
tration is calculated for a series of trace elements relative to their contents in the lithosphere. Se, Cd, Sb, Au,
and Pb are concentrated by one–two orders of magnitude, which is related to the pollution. A correlation matrix
is given for the studied elements, and their relations with the major components of the aerosols are revealed.
DOI: 10.1134/S0001437013050093
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