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Cu and Fe associated with humic acids in sediments of a tropical coastal lagoon

1998; Elsevier BV; Volume: 28; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0146-6380(98)00044-8

1873-5290

Julio César Wasserman, Fernanda B.L Oliveira, Mônica Bidarra,

Marine and environmental studies

The amount of Cu and Fe associated with humic acids was estimated in five sediment cores from a tropical coastal lagoon (Piratininga Lagoon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Core samples were analysed for humic acid contents, total Fe and Cu content. Fe and Cu associated with humic acids were also measured. Results show amounts of humic acids ranging from 0.7 to 21.7% of the dry weight of sediment (average 4.6%, standard deviation 4.4%). Concentrations of Fe and Cu ranged from 0.3 to 6.0% (average 2.2%, S.D. 1.2%) and from <1.0 to 65.0 μg g−1 (average 28.6 μg g−1, S.D. 16.4 μg g−1), respectively. The results of strongly bound metals show that while humic acids are the main carrier for Cu, Fe does not seems to be significantly associated with this organic matter.