Biological availability of sediment-bound trace metals.

Type Proceedings paper
Date 1985-01-24
Language English
Author(s) Luoma S
Meeting La Baie de Seine. Colloque National du CNRS, 24-26 avril 1985
Source La Baie de Seine (GRECO-MANCHE) - Université de Caen, 24-26 avril 1985. IFREMER. Actes de Colloques n. 4 1986, pages 347 à 362
Keyword(s) Bioaccumulation, Benthos, Food webs, Biogeochemical cycle, Sediments, Availability, Trace metals
Abstract It has been established that direct uptake of (at least some) trace metals from sediments contributes to metal concentrations in benthic organisms. Important controls on metal uptake from sediment are the concentration of the exposure, the partitioning of the metals among components of the sediment, and the redox potential of the sediment. Important problems in ecology, physiology, geochemistry and biogeochemistry remain unresolved, however, and a concentrated interdisciplinary research effort will be necessary before a complete understanding of the fate and impact of sediment-bound metals will be possible.
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Luoma S (1985). Biological availability of sediment-bound trace metals. La Baie de Seine (GRECO-MANCHE) - Université de Caen, 24-26 avril 1985. IFREMER. Actes de Colloques n. 4 1986, pages 347 à 362. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/1302/