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Trace metal variability controlled by hydrodynamic processes in a polluted inner shelf environment (Besòs prodelta, NW Mediterranean).
Palanques, Albert; López, Laura; Guillén, Jorge; Puig, Pere.
Afiliação
  • Palanques A; Institute of Marine Sciences (CSIC), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, Spain. Electronic address: albertp@icm.csic.es.
  • López L; Institute of Marine Sciences (CSIC), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, Spain.
  • Guillén J; Institute of Marine Sciences (CSIC), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, Spain.
  • Puig P; Institute of Marine Sciences (CSIC), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, Spain.
Sci Total Environ ; 735: 139482, 2020 Sep 15.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32473425
ABSTRACT
Trace metal pollution of coastal sediment is monitored in many countries to control its evolution and the effectiveness of preventive and corrective measures. However, temporal variability of trace metal pollution is not always due to changes in pollution management, as natural processes can induce a significant variability in the trace metal content of sediment and particulate matter, especially in strongly polluted coastal areas. To study this variability, time series of trace metals in particulate matter and bottom sediments were recorded along with hydrographic and hydrodynamic parameters in the most highly polluted zone of the Besòs River prodelta. Two benthic tripods equipped with current meters, turbidimeters and sediment traps were deployed at 20 and 30 m water depth from late-September to mid-June and sediment cores were taken four times at each site during the deployment period. Trace metal content in the trapped particulate matter and the surface sediment increased during storm events, which can resuspend and erode several cm of subsurface sediments with higher pollution levels from earlier industrial times. After the storms, significant accumulation of less polluted sediment began, and near-bottom currents redistributed it, decreasing trace metal contents in surface sediments and trapped particulate matter. Therefore, energy conditions previous to monitoring sampling must be considered in order to evaluate the evolution of trace metals in inner shelf polluted sediments.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article