The Effect of Particle Composition and Concentration on the Partitioning Coefficient for Mercury in Three Ocean Basins
The downward flux of sinking particles is a prominent Hg removal and redistribution process in the ocean; however, it is not well-constrained. Using data from three U.S. GEOTRACES cruises including the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic Oceans, we examined the mercury partitioning coefficient, K d , in t...
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crfrontiers:10.3389/fenvc.2021.660267 2024-09-30T14:31:20+00:00 The Effect of Particle Composition and Concentration on the Partitioning Coefficient for Mercury in Three Ocean Basins Cui, Xinyun Lamborg, Carl H. Hammerschmidt, Chad R. Xiang, Yang Lam, Phoebe J. National Science Foundation 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvc.2021.660267 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvc.2021.660267/full unknown Frontiers Media SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry volume 2 ISSN 2673-4486 journal-article 2021 crfrontiers https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvc.2021.660267 2024-09-10T04:04:15Z The downward flux of sinking particles is a prominent Hg removal and redistribution process in the ocean; however, it is not well-constrained. Using data from three U.S. GEOTRACES cruises including the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic Oceans, we examined the mercury partitioning coefficient, K d , in the water column. The data suggest that the K d varies widely over three ocean basins. We also investigated the effect of particle concentration and composition on K d by comparing the concentration of small-sized (1–51 μm) suspended particulate mass (SPM) as well as its compositional fractions in six different phases to the partitioning coefficient. We observed an inverse relationship between K d and suspended particulate mass, as has been observed for other metals and known as the “particle concentration effect,” that explains much of the variation in K d . Particulate organic matter (POM) and calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) dominated the Hg partitioning in all three ocean basins while Fe and Mn could make a difference in some places where their concentrations are elevated, such as in hydrothermal plumes. Finally, our estimated Hg residence time has a strong negative correlation with average log bulk K d , indicating that K d has significant effect on Hg residence time. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Frontiers (Publisher) Arctic Pacific Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry 2 |
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The downward flux of sinking particles is a prominent Hg removal and redistribution process in the ocean; however, it is not well-constrained. Using data from three U.S. GEOTRACES cruises including the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic Oceans, we examined the mercury partitioning coefficient, K d , in the water column. The data suggest that the K d varies widely over three ocean basins. We also investigated the effect of particle concentration and composition on K d by comparing the concentration of small-sized (1–51 μm) suspended particulate mass (SPM) as well as its compositional fractions in six different phases to the partitioning coefficient. We observed an inverse relationship between K d and suspended particulate mass, as has been observed for other metals and known as the “particle concentration effect,” that explains much of the variation in K d . Particulate organic matter (POM) and calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) dominated the Hg partitioning in all three ocean basins while Fe and Mn could make a difference in some places where their concentrations are elevated, such as in hydrothermal plumes. Finally, our estimated Hg residence time has a strong negative correlation with average log bulk K d , indicating that K d has significant effect on Hg residence time. |
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Cui, Xinyun Lamborg, Carl H. Hammerschmidt, Chad R. Xiang, Yang Lam, Phoebe J. The Effect of Particle Composition and Concentration on the Partitioning Coefficient for Mercury in Three Ocean Basins |
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Cui, Xinyun Lamborg, Carl H. Hammerschmidt, Chad R. Xiang, Yang Lam, Phoebe J. |
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The Effect of Particle Composition and Concentration on the Partitioning Coefficient for Mercury in Three Ocean Basins |
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The Effect of Particle Composition and Concentration on the Partitioning Coefficient for Mercury in Three Ocean Basins |
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The Effect of Particle Composition and Concentration on the Partitioning Coefficient for Mercury in Three Ocean Basins |
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The Effect of Particle Composition and Concentration on the Partitioning Coefficient for Mercury in Three Ocean Basins |
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The Effect of Particle Composition and Concentration on the Partitioning Coefficient for Mercury in Three Ocean Basins |
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effect of particle composition and concentration on the partitioning coefficient for mercury in three ocean basins |
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