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Concentrations and distribution of biogenic barium in surface sediments of Prydz Bay, Antarctica

TAN Saizhang, YU Peisong, HU Chuanyu, HAN Zhengbing & ZHANG Haisheng*   

  1. 1 Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, State Oceanic Administration(SOA), Hangzhou 310012, China;
    2 Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Hangzhou 310012, China
  • 出版日期:1963-09-30 发布日期:1963-09-30
  • 通讯作者: ZHANG Haisheng

Concentrations and distribution of biogenic barium in surface sediments of Prydz Bay, Antarctica

TAN Saizhang, YU Peisong, HU Chuanyu, HAN Zhengbing & ZHANG Haisheng*   

  1. 1 Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, State Oceanic Administration(SOA), Hangzhou 310012, China;
    2 Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Hangzhou 310012, China
  • Online:1963-09-30 Published:1963-09-30
  • Contact: ZHANG Haisheng

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摘要： Concentrations of biogenic barium were investigated in surface sediments of Prydz Bay, Antarctica, during the 21st and 27th CHINARE cruises. Factors controlling the observed distribution are explored. Biogenic barium concentrations obtained from a sequential extraction procedure are compared with total concentrations obtained from the normative calculation based on a total digestion, and differences in the results are examined. Concentrations of biogenic barium, calculated by the normative calculation, were much higher than the concentrations obtained through sequential extraction; this discrepancy is the result of the occurrence of barium associated with Mn/Fe oxides, which represents an important component of total barium in these sediments. Concentrations of biogenic barium obtained from the sequential extraction range from 104 to 445 μg?g-1, and the average concentration was 227 μg?g-1. The highest concentrations of biogenic barium occur in the central area of the bay, where the seawater is more stable, while lower values occur in the bank and the ice shelf. Biogenic barium is significantly linearly correlated with biogenic barium and organic carbon, and similar in distribution of Chl a, which may indicate that primary productivity of phytoplankton in the surface water column is the main environmental factor regulating barium concentration and distribution.

关键词: biogenic barium, sequential extraction, sediment, Prydz Bay

Abstract: Concentrations of biogenic barium were investigated in surface sediments of Prydz Bay, Antarctica, during the 21st and 27th CHINARE cruises. Factors controlling the observed distribution are explored. Biogenic barium concentrations obtained from a sequential extraction procedure are compared with total concentrations obtained from the normative calculation based on a total digestion, and differences in the results are examined. Concentrations of biogenic barium, calculated by the normative calculation, were much higher than the concentrations obtained through sequential extraction; this discrepancy is the result of the occurrence of barium associated with Mn/Fe oxides, which represents an important component of total barium in these sediments. Concentrations of biogenic barium obtained from the sequential extraction range from 104 to 445 μg?g-1, and the average concentration was 227 μg?g-1. The highest concentrations of biogenic barium occur in the central area of the bay, where the seawater is more stable, while lower values occur in the bank and the ice shelf. Biogenic barium is significantly linearly correlated with biogenic barium and organic carbon, and similar in distribution of Chl a, which may indicate that primary productivity of phytoplankton in the surface water column is the main environmental factor regulating barium concentration and distribution.

Key words: biogenic barium, sequential extraction, sediment, Prydz Bay