LEVELS OF HEAVY ELEMENTS IN THE HYDROSPHERE
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(a) Present |
Flgx | |
(nę |
cm"2 | |
Depth Conc. |
atm | |
(m) (ng kg’1) |
60 |
Standing ęrop (ng cm’2)
100
(~2 years) p& fl>ux
io ioo <£=5
river
(~2 years)
0.6 6
100
Pb flux •=—3
river
950
(50-300 years)
TABLE 5.3 Levels of the Heavy Metals in the Oceans
Element |
Concentration |
Rangę ligi'1 |
Speeies |
As |
3.7 |
0.5-3.7 |
HAsO,1', H2AsO; |
Bi |
0.02 |
0.015-0.02 |
BiO*, BKOH),* |
Cd |
0.11 |
<0.01-9.4 |
Cd’*, CdCl2 |
Hg |
0.03 |
0.01-0.22 |
HgCl^ HgCl,2' |
In |
1x10-* |
In(OH)2+ | |
Pb |
0.03 |
0.03-13 |
PbCl*, PbCl;, PbCOy PMCCy,2' |
Sb |
0.3 |
0.18-5.6 |
Sb(OH)6- |
Se |
0.2 |
0.052-0.2 |
SeO,2' |
Te |
? |
HTeO,' | |
Tl |
0.02 |
tp |
Location |
Flux |
Surface lead | |
present ng cm*2 y*1 |
prehistorie ng cm*2 y1 |
ngl1 | |
Sth. Pacific westerlies |
3 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
Nth. Pacific easterlies |
6,7 |
0.3 |
11 |
Nth. Pacific westerlies |
50 |
0.3 |
14 |
Nth. Atlantic westerlies |
170 |
3 |
36 |
(b) Prehistorie
Flux
(ng cm"2 y'1)
Depth Conc. atm Standing
(m) (ng kg'1) |<0.5 crop
__| .(ng cm'2)
2000
420
230
50
4300
4300
Fig. 8.17 Oceanie inputs and outputs, (a) present time, (b) estimated prehistorie. "