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Chemistry, mineralogy and radioactivity inposidonia oceanicameadows from North-Western Sicily
S. HauserLuigi TranchinaAntonio BartolottaSalvatore RizzoMaria BraiS. BelliaS. Basilesubject
PotamogetonaceaeRadionuclideEcologybiologyChemistryPosidonia oceanicaMineralogyHeavy metalsSea sedimentbiology.organism_classificationMass spectrometrylaw.inventionHeavy metallawPosidonia oceanicaGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesStatistical analysisAtomic absorption spectroscopyChemical compositionEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsRadionuclidesGeneral Environmental Sciencedescription
This paper presents measurements of major, minor, metal trace elements and radionuclides in sediments and in Posidonia oceanica samples from north-western Sicily (Italy). The mineralogical and chemical composition of sediments were determined by X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence techniques, respectively. A flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry was used to measure concentrations of Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in P. oceanica samples and in sediments. Specific activities of selected radionuclides have been determined by high-resolution gamma spectrometry. Standard statistical analysis was used to assess correlations between different elements and different sample types.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-01 | Chemistry and Ecology |