Interpretation of metal concentrations in estuarine sediments of Florida using aluminum as a reference element
Schropp SJ, Lewis FG, Windom HL, Ryan JD, Calder FD, Burney LC. 1990. Interpretation of metal concentrations in estuarine sediments of Florida using aluminum as a reference element. Estuaries. 13(3):227-235
Metal contamination of coastal and estuarine sediments, an increasing problem in Florida, results from anthropogenic activities both along estuarine shorelines and in upland watersheds. Interpretation of anthropogenic metal concentrations has been hampered by the fact that natural metal concentrations in sediments vary considerably in different sediments. In this paper an interpretive method is described based on the statistical relationship between sediment metals and aluminum derived from statewide data on natural estuarine sediments in Florida. Clean sediment sampling sites were located in Everglades National Park from Chokoloskee Bay in the Big Cypress estuary to Florida Bay. It was shown that this method can be used to interpret metal concentrations with an example using data from the Miami River and Biscayne Bay. Study Period: 1985-1987; Study Type: Qualitative, quantitative; Habitat;Estuarine, coastal marine sediments; Gear Type: Core tubes; Number Of Stations: 103, (In Everglades National Park-4 estuaries are represented with exact station locations unknown); Number of Replicates/Station: 2; Abiotic Parameters Measured: Al, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, Ni, Cu, As.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Schropp, S; Lewis, F; Windom, H; Ryan, J; Calder, F; Burney, L
- Units
- BICY , EVER
- Keywords
- Aluminum (Al), Contamination, Ecology, Metals, Sediment