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Monosulfidic Black Ooze Accumulations In Sediments Of The Geographe Bay Area, Western Australia, Nicholas Ward, Richard Bush, Edward Burton, S Appleyard, S Wong, Leigh Sullivan, Paul Cheeseman
Monosulfidic Black Ooze Accumulations In Sediments Of The Geographe Bay Area, Western Australia, Nicholas Ward, Richard Bush, Edward Burton, S Appleyard, S Wong, Leigh Sullivan, Paul Cheeseman
Dr Nicholas J Ward
Mobilisation of sedimentary monosulfidic black ooze (MBO) may result in rapid deoxygenation and acidification of surface waters, and release of potentially toxic metals. This study examines the extent and nature of MBO accumulation in the Geographe Bay area, Western Australia. MBO accumulations were found to be widespread in benthic sediments of the Geographe Bay area with acid-volatile sulfide (AVS) contents as high as 320 μmol g−1. The MBO materials often had unusually high dissolved sulfide (S−II) concentrations in their pore-waters (up to 610 mg L−1) and elevated elemental sulfur (S0) contents (up to 51 μmol g−1). Dissolved S−II is able …
Monosulfidic Black Ooze Accumulations In Sediments Of The Geographe Bay Area, Western Australia, Nicholas Ward, Richard Bush, Edward Burton, S Appleyard, S Wong, Leigh Sullivan, Paul Cheeseman
Monosulfidic Black Ooze Accumulations In Sediments Of The Geographe Bay Area, Western Australia, Nicholas Ward, Richard Bush, Edward Burton, S Appleyard, S Wong, Leigh Sullivan, Paul Cheeseman
Associate Professor Edward D Burton
Mobilisation of sedimentary monosulfidic black ooze (MBO) may result in rapid deoxygenation and acidification of surface waters, and release of potentially toxic metals. This study examines the extent and nature of MBO accumulation in the Geographe Bay area, Western Australia. MBO accumulations were found to be widespread in benthic sediments of the Geographe Bay area with acid-volatile sulfide (AVS) contents as high as 320 μmol g−1. The MBO materials often had unusually high dissolved sulfide (S−II) concentrations in their pore-waters (up to 610 mg L−1) and elevated elemental sulfur (S0) contents (up to 51 μmol g−1). Dissolved S−II is able …