TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of lithogenic and biogenic zones and natural enrichment of nickel in sediments of the Terminos Lagoon, Campeche, Mexico
AU - Magallanes-Ordóñez, Víctor R.
AU - Marmolejo-Rodríguez, Ana J.
AU - Rodríguez-Figueroa, Griselda M.
AU - Sánchez-González, Alberto
AU - Aguíñiga-García, Sergio
AU - Arreguín-Sánchez, Francisco
AU - Zetina-Rejón, Manuel
AU - Tripp-Valdez, Arturo
AU - Romo-Ríos, Javier A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The Terminos Lagoon is located in the south-eastern Gulf of Mexico and is ecologically and economically important due to its biological diversity of valuable fish and wildlife resources. It is adjacent to the Campeche Bank in the southern Gulf of Mexico, which is well known for its intensive production of fuel and gas. Therefore, the aims of this study are to characterize zones that are influenced by biogenic and/or lithogenic processes, based on the geochemistry of specific chemical elements. For this study, elements such as Al, As, Ca, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, V, and Zn were determined in surface sediments. The V:Ni ratio does not indicate the presence of fuel in the sediment. The enrichments of Ni and Ca were quantified, and their distributions were found to be indicative of lithogenic influence in the western area of the lagoon at Boca del Carmen and predominantly biogenic influence at the eastern area of the lagoon in Puerto Real.
AB - The Terminos Lagoon is located in the south-eastern Gulf of Mexico and is ecologically and economically important due to its biological diversity of valuable fish and wildlife resources. It is adjacent to the Campeche Bank in the southern Gulf of Mexico, which is well known for its intensive production of fuel and gas. Therefore, the aims of this study are to characterize zones that are influenced by biogenic and/or lithogenic processes, based on the geochemistry of specific chemical elements. For this study, elements such as Al, As, Ca, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, V, and Zn were determined in surface sediments. The V:Ni ratio does not indicate the presence of fuel in the sediment. The enrichments of Ni and Ca were quantified, and their distributions were found to be indicative of lithogenic influence in the western area of the lagoon at Boca del Carmen and predominantly biogenic influence at the eastern area of the lagoon in Puerto Real.
KW - Geochemistry
KW - Sediments
KW - Tropical system
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.11.007
DO - 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.11.007
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0272-7714
VL - 156
SP - 116
EP - 123
JO - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
JF - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
IS - 1
ER -