Reduced inorganic sulfur in the sediments of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea

KANG Xuming; LIU Sumei; ZHANG Guoling

doi:10.1007/s13131-014-0499-1

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KANG Xuming, LIU Sumei, ZHANG Guoling. Reduced inorganic sulfur in the sediments of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2014, 33(9): 100-108. doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0499-1

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KANG Xuming, LIU Sumei, ZHANG Guoling. Reduced inorganic sulfur in the sediments of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2014, 33(9): 100-108. doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0499-1

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Reduced inorganic sulfur in the sediments of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea

doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0499-1

Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China

Received Date: 2013-02-28
Rev Recd Date: 2013-09-13

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Cold diffusion methods are used to separate and quantify the three reduced inorganic sulfur species into acid volatile sulfide (AVS), pyrite-S and element sulfur (ES) in the sediments of the Yellow and East China Seas. The results show that up to 25.02 μmol/g of AVS, 113.1 μmol/g of pyrite-S and 44.4 μmol/g of ES are observed in the sediments of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea. Pyrite-S is the predominant sulfide mineral in the sediments, while the concentration of AVS is quite low at most stations in the study area. The amounts and reactivity of organic matter are the primary limited factor for the sulfide formation, while an iron limitation and a sulfate limitation are not observed in the sediments of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea. The irregular profiles of the three reduced inorganic sulfur species also reflected the comprehensive influence of sediment composition and sedimentation rates.
- acid volatile sulfide,
- pyrite-S,
- element sulfur,
- sediment,
- Yellow Sea,
- East China Sea

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