Physics
Scientific paper
May 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986gecoa..50..783f&link_type=abstract
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (ISSN 0016-7037), vol. 50, May 1986, p. 783-794.
Physics
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Amazon Region (South America), Estuaries, Nearshore Water, Phosphorus, Pollution Control, Sediments, Inorganic Materials, Salinity, Sea Water, Solubility, Spatial Distribution
Scientific paper
The role of sediments in controlling concentrations of soluble phosphorous in the Amazon estuary is examined. The efflux of phosphorous through the estuary is calculated using data collected on field excursions in December 1982 and May 1983, and laboratory mixing experiments. It is observed that soluble phosphorus was released from bottom sediments at a rate of 0.2 micro-M/day, when in seawater and deionizd water mixtures. The relation between release rates and salinity and sediment concentrations is studied. A one-dimensional dispersion model was developed to estimate phosphate inputs to the estuary. The model predicted total fluxes of soluble inorganic phosphorous of 15 x 10 to the 6th mole/day for December 1982 and 27 x 10 to the 6th mole/day for May 1983; the predictions correlate with field observations. It is noted that phosphorous removal is between 0 and 4 ppt at a rate of 0.044 + or - 0.01 micron-M/ppt per day and the annual mean input of phophorous from Amazon to outer-estuary is 23 x 10 to the 6th moles/day.
Fox Lewis E.
Sager S. L.
Wofsy Steven C.
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