GEOCHEMICAL AND WATER CIRCULATION FEATURES OF THE KERKYRA PASSAGE (NEIONIAN SEA, HELLAS)

Results from the analysis of surface sediment samples, collected in 19 91, at the Kerkyra Strait (N.E. Ionian Sea) for Fe, Cr, Zn, Co, Ni, Cu , Mn, Ph concentrations, organic carbon content and grain composition, are presented. Also, water flow features of the area are determined f rom the analysis of current meter data, obtained during the same perio d. Metal concentrations are similar to those reported for other non-po lluted Hellenic coastal areas. A slight anthropogenic enrichment of Cu , Co, Cr, Zn and Pb at the mouth of rivers, discharging in the study a rea, can be sustained.