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Trace elements in sediments from Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica

Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR

The concentrations of trace metals Be, Bi, Cd, Cr, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sn, Zn , aluminum and iron were determined in sediments collected in Antarctica (Terra Nova Bay}Ross Sea .

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Samples were analyzed by atomic absorption spectrometry with either flame or flameless techniques. Chemical data were evaluated taking into account the textural and compositional character of the sediments.

The mean concentration levels of the elements in the <2 mm granulometric fraction were (mg/kg ): Be: 2.04±0.25; Bi <0.8; Cd: 0.26±0.16; Cr: 20.3±8.3; Mn: 359±108; Ni: 6.31±3.5; Pb: 20.7±2.8; Sn: 2.12±0.71; Zn: 42.3±10.4; Al: 56 100±3900; Fe: 16 400±"4800.

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Provenance · 1 source records, 10 field assertions
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NASA Earthdata CMRC1214598662-SCIOPS12 d agoJSON v1
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access_levelsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:aassource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/erosion-sedimentation/sediment-chemistrysource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/erosion-sedimentation/sedimentssource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:coastal-stationssource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
descriptionsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/Abstract
spatialsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/SpatialExtent
temporalsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/TemporalExtents
titlesource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/EntryTitle
version_labelsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0