Source identification of aluminum in surface sediments of the Yellow Sea off the Shandong Peninsula

XU Gang; LIU Jian; PEI Shaofeng; KONG Xianghuai; HU Gang; GAO Maosheng

doi:10.1007/s13131-015-0766-9

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XU Gang, LIU Jian, PEI Shaofeng, KONG Xianghuai, HU Gang, GAO Maosheng. Source identification of aluminum in surface sediments of the Yellow Sea off the Shandong Peninsula[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2015, 34(12): 147-153. doi: 10.1007/s13131-015-0766-9

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XU Gang, LIU Jian, PEI Shaofeng, KONG Xianghuai, HU Gang, GAO Maosheng. Source identification of aluminum in surface sediments of the Yellow Sea off the Shandong Peninsula[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2015, 34(12): 147-153. doi: 10.1007/s13131-015-0766-9

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Source identification of aluminum in surface sediments of the Yellow Sea off the Shandong Peninsula

doi: 10.1007/s13131-015-0766-9

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Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Ministry of Land and Natural, Qingdao 266071, China;Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, China;Key Laboratory of Ministry of Land and Natural Resources for Marine Hydrocarbon Resources and Environment Geology, Qingdao 266071, China;Key Laboratory of China Geological Survey Bureau for Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Ministry of Land and Natural, Qingdao 266071, China;Key Laboratory of China Geological Survey Bureau for Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, Qingdao 266071, China

Received Date: 2014-10-30
Rev Recd Date: 2015-03-02

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Abstract

Surface sediment samples in the near shore area of the north Shandong Peninsula are collected for grain size and element analyses. The results indicate that the surface sediments in the study area are primarily composed of the silt-sized components similar to the Huanghe River. The total concentration of aluminum varies from 5.57% to 7.37% (average (6.33±0.40)%), and its spatial distribution is mainly controlled by the grain size. Correlations between the ratio of aluminum to titanium concentration and aluminum concentration, titanium concentration and the mean grain size indicate that aluminum in the near shore surface sediments is affected majorly by the terrigenous source, and partially by the anthropogenic source. The ratios of aluminum to titanium concentrations are larger than the background value of loess matter at some stations due to the existence of excess aluminum associated with human activities. Thus, the sources of aluminum should be identified firstly when aluminum is used as an index of terrigenous matter even in the near shore area dominated by terrigenous deposits.
- aluminum,
- source identification,
- surface sediments,
- Shandong Peninsula,
- Yellow Sea

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