In 2006, organotins pollution were investigated in the coastal environment of Xiamen, China. Six species of organotin compounds including tributyltin, triphenyltin and their degradation compounds were quantified in the dissolved and particulate phases of the water, and in the sediment using GC-FPD. The concentrations of organotin compounds ranged from 2.2 to 160 ng (Sn) L(-1) dissolved in the w...

sediment core samples can provide useful information about aquatic environment. sedimentation rate, climate changes and heavy metal concentration are among the most important studies that are carried out on sediment cores. in this study, a sediment core of 70cm with aim of metal concentration investigation is collected from central part of the zarivar lake in the vicinity of the marivan city in...

A methodology is proposed for grading the utility of lake sediment cores used to reconstruct pollution histories. The observed distribution of 13’Cs with depth in the core is compared to that expected from independent, historic measurements of fallout deposition. The width of the 13’Cs peak in the core profile that corresponds to the fallout maximum of 1963, or the combined maxima of 1959 and 1...

Fifty six sediment cores were collected along a 100 km longitudinal transect of the Thames estuary. Total Hg ranged from 0.01 to 12.07 mg/kg, with a mean of 2.10 mg/kg (n 1⁄4 351). Concentrations of the toxic metal decreased downstream from London to the outer estuary and were positively correlated to total organic carbon (TOC) content. Many Hg profiles showed a clear rise, peak and fall, refle...

Fluxes of total CO2, 02, NO3-+NO2-, NH,', DON (dissolved organic nitrogen) and HSwere measured across the interface of a coastal bay sediment for 43 d. The seawater overlying the defaunated sediment cores was changed continuously. Two treatments were employed: oxygenated overlying water (OX-cores) and anoxic water (AN-cores). Fluxes were measured before and after addition of an organic substrat...

The concentrations of three frequently detected organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and one degradation product, p,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDD, dieldrin, and p,p'-DDE were determined in recently collected (2005-2006) and archived (1986-1989) surficial sediments and sediment cores from Long Island Sound (LIS). The concentration of dieldrin ranged from 0.05 to 5.27 ng g(-1) dry weight in the surficial sediment...

Quantifying the amount of cesium incorporated into marine sediments as a result of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident has proven challenging due to the limited multi-core sampling from within the 30 km zone around the facility; the inherent spatial heterogeneities in ocean sediments; and the potential for inventory fluctuations due to physical, biological, and chemical ...

Isle Royale, in Lake Superior, contains evidence of indigenous copper mining; however, the timing and geographical extent of mining activity is poorly known. We analyzed metal, carbon, nitrogen, and organic matter concentrations to document past mining pollution in sediment cores recovered from McCargoe Cove; a long, narrow inlet of Lake Superior on Isle Royale that receives drainage from a wat...