TRACE-METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN SEDIMENTS OF THE EASTERN MISSISSIPPI BIGHT
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Sediments collected from 3 onshore-offshore transects (12 stations total) in the Eastern Mississippi Bight at 5 different times during 1987-1988 have been analyzed for total Ag, As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, Th and Zn. The data show considerable variation both spatially and temporally, largely as a result of natural variability in grain size and mineralogy. Clay-rich samples from deep water were always more metal-rich than sandy samples from shallow areas. Many samples from near the Mississippi River Delta appeared to be enriched in Ba by about a factor of two, probably as a result of contamination from oil well drilling mud, but there were few other indications of pollution influences. Many samples from throughout the area gave Mn/Fe and Cd/Fe ratios a factor of two or more lower than their Mississippi River source material. This shows that biochemical activity in the sediment is capable of solubilizing reducible and adsorbed metals. © 1992.
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MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
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PRESLEY, B. J., TAYLOR, R. J., & BOOTHE, P. N.
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PRESLEY, BJ||TAYLOR, RJ||BOOTHE, PN
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