TY - JOUR
T1 - A reassessment of trace metal budgets in the western Mediterranean Sea
AU - Elbaz-Poulichet, Françoise
AU - Guieu, Cécile
AU - Morley, Nicholas H.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was partly supported by the European Commission (DGXII) under contract TOROS (ENV4-CT96-0217), Environment and Climate Program (ELOISE) and CANIGO under contract MAS3-PL95-0443, MAST.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - This paper presents inputs and output fluxes of dissolved metals (As, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) into and out the Western Mediterranean. These flux estimates are based on the most recently published concentrations and fluxes for the atmosphere, the rivers and the straits. Comparison of the different sources shows the predominance of the inputs through the straits over other sources. The river input is smaller than the atmospheric input except for As. For all elements except Fe, output flux and input flux are balanced; iron budget indicates transfer from the dissolved to the particulate phase.
AB - This paper presents inputs and output fluxes of dissolved metals (As, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) into and out the Western Mediterranean. These flux estimates are based on the most recently published concentrations and fluxes for the atmosphere, the rivers and the straits. Comparison of the different sources shows the predominance of the inputs through the straits over other sources. The river input is smaller than the atmospheric input except for As. For all elements except Fe, output flux and input flux are balanced; iron budget indicates transfer from the dissolved to the particulate phase.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0025-326X(01)00065-0
DO - 10.1016/S0025-326X(01)00065-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 11525279
AN - SCOPUS:0034891845
SN - 0025-326X
VL - 42
SP - 623
EP - 627
JO - Marine Pollution Bulletin
JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin
IS - 8
ER -