ThePbconcentrationsofatmosphericaerosolintheChukchiSeaoftheArcticvarywithintherangeof0.167-0.962ng/m3,withanaverageof0.532ng/m3.Theseconcentra-tionvaluesare200timeshigherthanthenaturalbackgroundvaluesofsnowsamplesthere.Cal-culationofthePbenrichmentfactorofaerosolindicatesthattheocean-andcontinent-sourceleadaccountfor9.23%and0.01%,respectively,butindustriallyreleasedPbaccountsformorethan90%oftheatmosphericPb.ThePbisotopiccompositionofaerosolhasrevealedthatthesourcesofleadfromindustrialleadthatcausespollutionincludemainlythewesternpartofNorthAmerica,EastEuropeandtheformerSovietUnion.ThecalculationofthetotalfalloutfluxofPbindicatesthatthemeanvalueofinputfluxintotheChukchiSeais0.02mgm-2a-1,equivalenttothatofsouthernPacificbutslightlylowerthanthatofnorthernIndianSeaandsouthernAtlantic.ItisevidencedthatthePbinputfluxintotheChukchiSeaisfarlowerthanthatofftheBalticSea,theNorthSeaandtheMediterraneanSea.
