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Marine vs fluvial suspended matter in the Scheldt Estuary
Verlaan, P.A.J.; Donze, M.; Kuik, P. (1998). Marine vs fluvial suspended matter in the Scheldt Estuary. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 46(6): 873-883. dx.doi.org/10.1006/ecss.1997.0323
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Keywords
    Analysis > Chemical analysis
    Analysis > Mathematical analysis > Statistical analysis
    Aquatic communities > Plankton > Phytoplankton
    Chemical elements > Metals
    Chemical elements > Metals > Alkaline earth metals > Barium
    Chemical elements > Metals > Alkaline earth metals > Calcium
    Chemical elements > Metals > Heavy metals > Cadmium
    Chemical elements > Metals > Heavy metals > Lead
    Chemical elements > Metals > Heavy metals > Zinc
    Chemical elements > Metals > Transition elements > Heavy metals > Chromium
    Chemical elements > Metals > Transition elements > Heavy metals > Cobalt
    Chemical elements > Metals > Transition elements > Heavy metals > Copper
    Chemical elements > Metals > Transition elements > Heavy metals > Iron
    Chemical elements > Metals > Transition elements > Heavy metals > Manganese
    Chemical elements > Metals > Transition elements > Heavy metals > Nickel
    Chemical reactions > Oxidation
    Estuarine environment
    Particulates > Suspended particulate matter
    Suspended matter
    Brackish water; Fresh water

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  • Verlaan, P.A.J.
  • Donze, M.
  • Kuik, P.

Abstract
    The ratio of marine to fluvial suspended matter in the Scheldt Estuary was calculated by applying factor analysis to a data set of elemental concentrations. The data set consisted of 98 samples collected under various river discharge conditions. Each sample was analysed for the concentration of Cr, Pb, Fe, Mn, Ni, Co, Ba, Zn, Cu, Cd, S, Ca, St, Ag, Sn and Na. Five linearly independent processes were found to describe the variability of the elemental concentrations: (1) the supply of fluvial material to the mixing zone; (2) manganese oxidation in the transition area between the anoxic upper estuary and the oxic lower estuary; (3) the supply of marine material to the mixing zone; (4) a phytoplankton bloom in the lower estuary; and (5) the formation of insoluble metal sulphides in the anoxic high-turbidity zone. Scores of the first and third factor were used to calculate the ratio of marine to fluvial suspended matter in the mixing zone. Information on the origin of both the inorganic and organic fraction of suspended matter was obtained in this way.

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