Factores de enriquecimiento metálico en sedimentos holocenos del estuario del río Tinto (SO de España)

Metal concentration in sediments samples from two vibracores in the Tinto river estuary it has been determined. The enrichment factors (EF) of metal associated to sulphide deposits (Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb and As), in most cases, is over 2. Cu, Zn and As have much higher EF, over 10 in surficial samples. The...

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Autores: López González, Nieves, Borrego Flores, José, Carro Flores, Berta, Lozano Soria, O.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/8868
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8868
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Geochemistry
Enrichment factor
Holocene sediments
Tinto estuary
Spain
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Sumario:Metal concentration in sediments samples from two vibracores in the Tinto river estuary it has been determined. The enrichment factors (EF) of metal associated to sulphide deposits (Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb and As), in most cases, is over 2. Cu, Zn and As have much higher EF, over 10 in surficial samples. The progressive shallowness of the estuary has undergone a relative increase in acidic river water volume with respect to seawater. This effect has originated a downstream displacement of acid mixing processes affecting the estuary, which is reflected in higher metal concentration in sediments of the outer zones of the system