Evaluation of redox-sensitive metals in marine surface sediments influenced by the oxygen minimum zone of the Humboldt Current System, Northern Chile

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摘要 Upwellingcoastalsystemscanbeusedtounderstandhowdissolvedoxygenandbiologicalproductivitycontroltheaccumulationofredox-sensitivemetalsinmarinesediments.Thealuminium(Al),cadmium(Cd),iron(Fe),nickel(Ni),molybdenum(Mo),vanadium(V),totalorganiccarbon(TOC),totalnitrogen(TN)andtotalsulfur(TS)contentsinsurficialsedimentcollectedfromdifferentwaterdepths(30,70,and120m)inthreenorthernChileanbaysinfluencedbycoastalupwellingandoxygenminimumzones(OMZs)weremeasured.Principalcomponentanalysis(PCA),clusteranalysis,andSpearman'srankcorrelationwereusedtoidentifythemechanismsresponsiblefortheredox-sensitivemetalaccumulation.Thecontentofredox-sensitivemetalsandorganiccomponentsinsedimentincreasedwithincreasingwatercolumndepth,whereaslithogenicmetalsdecreased.IntheMejillonesdelSurandCalderabays,theenrichmentfactorsoftheredox-sensitivemetalsshowedenrichmentforallmetalswithdepth.TheCdandVenrichmentsaremainlytheproductofbiogenicflowtotheseabed,andtheMoandNienrichmentsareduetopreservationunderlowsubsurfaceoxygenconditions.Sulfatereductionisnotanimportantmechanismintheaccumulationofredox-sensitivemetalsinthesedimentofthethreebays.ThePCAshowedthatthebehaviorsoftheredox-sensitivemetalsandorganiccomponentsreflectdifferencesintheeffectsoftheOMZinsedimentalongthecoastofnorthernChile,withamoreintenseOMZinMejillonesdelSurbayandweakerOMZsinCalderaandInglesabays.However,thehighdegreeofenrichmentinredox-sensitivemetalsinCalderaBaycanbeattributedtotheintenseactivityoftheminingindustrynearthebay,asituationthatproducesgeochemicalbehaviorsimilartothatobservedinMejillonesdelSurBay.
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出版日期 2019年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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