Arsenic, antimony and vanadium in the North Atlantic Ocean

• Main Authors: Middelburg, J.J., Hoede, D., Sloot, H.A. van der, Weijden, C.H. van der, Wijkstra, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1988
• Subjects: Aardwetenschappen; Pacific; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/23915

New measurements of arsenic, antimony and vanadium in samples from vertical profiles at nine stations between 50° and 70°N in the Atlantic Ocean are presented. Antimonate concentrations exhibit little variation with depth and location, the average concentration being 1.16 nmol 1-1. The vertical distribution of arsenate is similar to that reported for the South Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, with somewhat lower surface concentrations (14 to 18 nmol 1-1) and uniform deep water concentrations (mean, 19 nmol 1-1). Uniform vertical profiles for vanadium with a mean concentration of 32.6 nmol 1-1 are in agreement with data for the Central Atlantic, but differ from profiles in the Pacific which exhibit surface water depletion.