Refractory Metals

The refractory elements in the ocean are those that are not readily dissolved in seawater, including Al, Sc, Ti, Fe, Ga, Zr, Nb, In, Hf, Ta, Bi, and Th. These elements are rapidly removed from solution by interaction with the surfaces of sinking particles, a process referred to as “scavenging.” In g...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hayes, Christopher T.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: The Aquila Digital Community 2019
Subjects:
aerosols
atlantic ocean
biogeochemistry
GEOTRACES
Indian Ocean
oceanography
pacific ocean
seawater
southern ocean
trace metals
Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Indian
Pacific
Southern Ocean
Online Access:https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/18053
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.10811-5
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Summary:The refractory elements in the ocean are those that are not readily dissolved in seawater, including Al, Sc, Ti, Fe, Ga, Zr, Nb, In, Hf, Ta, Bi, and Th. These elements are rapidly removed from solution by interaction with the surfaces of sinking particles, a process referred to as “scavenging.” In general, these elements have oceanic distributions reflective of their sources. The average time they spend in the oceans, known as the oceanic residence time, ranges from a few years to a few thousands of years.

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