Downward fluxes of major inorganic elements in Adriatic, Ionian and Otranto Strait during MATER Project
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Edinburgh, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From March 1997 to February 1999 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Southern Adriatic Sea, Northern Ionian Sea, Otranto Strait |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Sedimentation flux of metallic and metalloid elements and isotopes in water bodies; Radioactivity in water bodies; Geological sample radioactivity; Metal fluxes between the bed and the water column |
| Instruments | Discrete water samplers; elemental analysers; atomic absorption spectrometers; sediment traps |
| Description | |
| Summary | The aim was to completely dissolve sediment trap samples supplied on membrane filters and form a sample solution of dilute nitric acid which may then be analysed by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The delta-13 C signature of organic matter in the sediment traps has been used to identify sources of organic matter and associate these with other constituents. |
| Originators | University of Edinburgh, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Secretariat |
| Address | University of Edinburgh, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
| Telephone | +44 (0)131 535 4051 |
| info@geos.ed.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1007003 |
| Global identifier | 248 |
| Last revised | 2009-11-30 |
