Metal concentrations in soils and sediments in Southwest Louisiana

Citation
Jn. Beck et J. Sneddon, Metal concentrations in soils and sediments in Southwest Louisiana, ANAL LETTER, 33(10), 2000, pp. 1913-1959
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry & Analysis","Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences
Journal title
ANALYTICAL LETTERS
ISSN journal
00032719 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1913 - 1959
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-2719(2000)33:10<1913:MCISAS>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Soils and sediments represent concentrated reservoirs for metals that serve as sinks for introduced trace metals or can become environmental sources. The coastal zone of Louisiana provides a "living laboratory" to investigate the mechanisms of transport, deposition, and dissolution of trace metals i nto this fragile environment. Common trace metals determined and their rang e of concentrations in soil and sediments are chromium (10-30 (parts per mi llion) (ppm)), copper (10-25 ppm), iron (0.6-2.1 %), manganese (200-600 ppm ), nickel (6-20 ppm), lead (8-20 ppm), and zinc (30-55 ppm).