Trace metals in sediments of coastal Siberia /

(basaltic) mineral phase at some locations and/or diagenetic

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Esnough, Teresa Elizabeth, 1972-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Description
Summary:(basaltic) mineral phase at some locations and/or diagenetic
1 00 cm), with a few exceptions. There was also no
Ag, Cd, and Hg there was poor correlation with Fe, likely
and Zn. To make comparisons between locations easier, the
compared to the Kara and Pechora Seas, suggesting different
concentration of all elements was normalized to Fe to account
concentrations of these elements. Copper, Ni and Zn showed
differences were found between metal to Fe ratios at the
Fe ratios of the East Siberian and Laptev Seas. There was,
For the work described in this thesis, a total of 218 samples
for variability in grain size and mineralogy. For the metals
from 104 cores from the East Siberian, Laptev, Kara, and
good correlation with Fe, suggesting these elements are from
however, a significant difference when these two seas were
metal concentration to sediment from its likely source, the
mineralogy in the drainage basins of eastern and western
natural inputs to the sediments. Arsenic, Ba, Cr, Pb, and Sb
Ob and Yenisei rivers.
partially due to analytical variations caused by the low
Pechora Seas and the Ob and Yenisei Rivers were analyzed for
redistribution of these metals. No statistically significant
showed variable correlations, suggesting a more mafic
Siberia. Sediment from the Kara Sea was similar in trace
statistically significant difference in the average metal to
surface (0-2.5 cm) of the sediment cores and the bottoms (5-
the trace metals Ag, As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sb,
Item Description:"Major subject: Oceanography".
Vita.
Physical Description:xv, 146 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 123-126.