The distribution and variation of elements in sediments off the Huanghe (Yellow) River mouth

Shuqing Qiao; Xuefa Shi; Jingjing Gao; Yanguang Liu; Gang Yang; Aimei Zhu; Kunshan Wang

doi:10.1007/s00343-013-2126-y

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The distribution and variation of elements in sediments off the Huanghe (Yellow) River mouth

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- The distribution and variation of elements in sediments off the Huanghe (Yellow) River mouth
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 31, Issue 4, Pages: 876-885(2013)
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  Key Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology & Environmental Geology First Institute of Oceanography State Oceanic Administration
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-013-2126-y
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- Online First：10 July 2013，
  
  Published：2013
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Qiao, S., Shi, X., Gao, J. et al. The distribution and variation of elements in sediments off the Huanghe (Yellow) River mouth., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 876–885 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2126-y
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Qiao, S., Shi, X., Gao, J. et al. The distribution and variation of elements in sediments off the Huanghe (Yellow) River mouth., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 876–885 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2126-y DOI：

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Surface sediment samples collected off the Huanghe (Yellow) River mouth during the period 2007–2009 were analyzed for major and trace element concentrations. Concentrations of 16 elements were measured using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Results demonstrate that sediment grain size is the dominant factor controlling the spatial variations of elemental concentrations. Correlation and cluster analyses allowed classification of the study area into four geochemical regions: Regions I and III are characterized by high concentrations of Al2O3

Fe2O3

MgO

Na2O

K2O

and Zn

and contain fine-grained sediments with mean grain size (M z)<22 μm; and; Regions II and IV contain mostly coarse-grained sediments

and are characterized by high concentrations of SiO2

Na2O

and Zr. The sediment entering the sea from the Huanghe River and its tributaries is enriched in Ca. Thus

the Ca/Al ratio was used as an indicator of the proportion of sediments in the study area that originated from the Huanghe River. Ca/Al ratios decrease from Regions I and II (located in the nearshore zone of the Huanghe River delta) to Regions III and IV (distributed in the offshore zone of the northern Huanghe River delta

southern and southeastern Laizhou Bay area).

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