Trace element distributions in some saline lakes of the Vestfold Hills,Antarctica |
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Authors: | N. Masuda S. Nakaya H. R. Burton T. Torii |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University, 041 Hakodate-city, Japan;(2) Department of Earth Science, Faculty of Science, Hirosaki University, 036 Hirosaki-city, Japan;(3) Antarctic Division, Department of Science, 7050 Kingston, Tasmania, Australia;(4) Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, 275 Narashino-city, Japan |
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Abstract: | The distributions of trace elements in Shield, Ace and Burton Lakes of the Vestfold Hills were investigated. Three aspects are discussed as follows: (1) the vertical distribution of 18 trace elements in the three lakes, (2) the behaviour of trace elements in the lakes, especially that of manganese in Shield Lake, and (3) the origin of trace elements in antarctic saline lakes.High concentrations of trace elements were found in these coastal saline lakes, when compared to open ocean water.We suggest that the peak of total extractable manganese, found at 20 m in Shield Lake, was related to the oxic/anoxic water interface brought about by microbiological activity. Solid phase manganese at the upper oxic layer may have precipitated and then reached the anoxic boundary to be there reduced to manganese ion. This dissolved manganese may then have diffused upwards to be reoxidized to a solid form. This cycle, repeated many times, may have produced the Mn profile.The alkali, alkaline earth elements and Cl were probably derived from relict seawater. Other elements were present in similar concentration ratios to those of South Polar aerosols. Residence time calculations indicate that fallout of aerosol particles, themselves derived from various sources, is capable of accounting for the measured concentrations of some trace elements in Shield Lake. This source of trace elements may be significant for other antarctic saline lakes. |
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Keywords: | trace elements saline lakes Antarctica |
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