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Total and fractionation metal contents obtained with sequential extraction procedures in a sediment core from Terra Nova Bay, West Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2012

Claudia E. Casalino ,
Mery Malandrino ,
Agnese Giacomino  and
Ornella Abollino
Claudia E. Casalino*
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences-Geochemistry, University of Utrecht, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands
Mery Malandrino
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Via Giuria 5, 10125 Torino, Italy
Agnese Giacomino
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Via Giuria 5, 10125 Torino, Italy
Ornella Abollino
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Via Giuria 5, 10125 Torino, Italy
*
c.e.casalino@uu.nl
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Abstract

A suite of 21 elements, namely Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, La, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Pb, Sr, Ti, V and Zn, was investigated in a sediment core from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. The experimental results were treated by chemometric techniques. The elemental composition of core H2 was found to be mainly dominated by terrigenous elements, but it is also influenced by biological factors, such as the presence of corals. No evidence of anthropogenic contamination was observed, even in the top layer of the sediment. Furthermore, the modified Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) three-step sequential extraction procedure was applied to evaluate metal mobility and availability. The results confirmed the separation between higher and lower sections of the core and showed the presence of Fe as amorphous and crystalline oxide and of Mn mostly as nodules. The high percentages of metals extracted into the fourth fraction indicate their strong binding with the sediment matrix. Finally, BCR procedure was compared to Tessier's protocol which made it possible to distinguish between mobile and mobilizable fraction. Therefore, in general partitioning procedure must be chosen taking into account the nature of the sample and the aim of the research.

Keywords

BCRchemometricsextreme environmentsgeochemistryTessier
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Earth Sciences
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Antarctic Science , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 83 - 98
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Copyright © Antarctic Science Ltd 2012

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