Zinc concentrations in the water column influenced by the oil spill in the vicinity of the Prestige shipwreck

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contents Zinc concentrations in the water column influenced by the oil spill in the vicinity of the Prestige shipwreck Antonio Cobelo García Ricardo Prego Ciencias de la Tierra zinc seawater oil spill Northeast Atlantic Ocean Sixteen days after the Prestige tanker sank in the Northeast Atlantic (42º11′ N, 12º02′ W), a sampling campaign in theneighbouring water column was carried out in order to evaluate the posibility of zinc contamination due to the oil spill.Samples were taken in the water column (0–190 m) and in bottom waters –in the vicinity of the bow and stern– where the tankerlies (3520–3820 m). Total zinc concentrations found ranged from 14 to 571 nM, which are from one to two orders of magnitudehigher than typical concentrations in these waters (0.2–3.2 nM). Therefore, a contamination by this metal, contained in the oilspilt from the tanks of the sunken ship, was detected. Zinc was also found to be a good tracer to detect the presence of fuel inthose areas free of patches. 2003 artículo científico 0185-3880 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48029110 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=480 Ciencias Marinas application/pdf Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Ciencias Marinas (México) Num.1 Vol.29
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publisher Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
spellingShingle Zinc concentrations in the water column influenced by the oil spill in the vicinity of the Prestige shipwreck
Antonio Cobelo García
Ciencias de la Tierra
zinc
seawater
oil spill
Northeast Atlantic Ocean
Zinc concentrations in the water column influenced by the oil spill in the vicinity of the Prestige shipwreck Antonio Cobelo García Ricardo Prego Ciencias de la Tierra zinc seawater oil spill Northeast Atlantic Ocean Sixteen days after the Prestige tanker sank in the Northeast Atlantic (42º11′ N, 12º02′ W), a sampling campaign in theneighbouring water column was carried out in order to evaluate the posibility of zinc contamination due to the oil spill.Samples were taken in the water column (0–190 m) and in bottom waters –in the vicinity of the bow and stern– where the tankerlies (3520–3820 m). Total zinc concentrations found ranged from 14 to 571 nM, which are from one to two orders of magnitudehigher than typical concentrations in these waters (0.2–3.2 nM). Therefore, a contamination by this metal, contained in the oilspilt from the tanks of the sunken ship, was detected. Zinc was also found to be a good tracer to detect the presence of fuel inthose areas free of patches. 2003 artículo científico 0185-3880 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48029110 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=480 Ciencias Marinas application/pdf Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Ciencias Marinas (México) Num.1 Vol.29
title Zinc concentrations in the water column influenced by the oil spill in the vicinity of the Prestige shipwreck
topic Ciencias de la Tierra
zinc
seawater
oil spill
Northeast Atlantic Ocean
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48029110