Biogeochemistry, grain size and mineralogy of the central and southern Adriatic Sea sediments: a review

This review aims to present the current status of studies on geochemical (major minor and trace elements), biochemical (total organic carbon, total nitrogen, isotopic carbon composition, Bacteria, Archaea, phytopigments, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, humic and fulvic acids), mineralogical (light...

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Published in:Chemistry and ecology 2010-01, Vol.26 (sup1), p.19-44
Main Authors: Spagnoli, Federico, Dell'Anno, Antonio, De Marco, Antonio, Dinelli, Enrico, Fabiano, Mauro, Gadaleta, Marta Velia, Ianni, Carmela, Loiacono, Francesco, Manini, Elena, Marini, Mauro, Mongelli, Giovanni, Rampazzo, Giancarlo, Rivaro, Paola, Vezzulli, Luigi
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adriatic Sea
Archaea
Biogeochemistry
Grain size
mineralogy
pollutants
Sediments
superficial sediment
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Summary:This review aims to present the current status of studies on geochemical (major minor and trace elements), biochemical (total organic carbon, total nitrogen, isotopic carbon composition, Bacteria, Archaea, phytopigments, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, humic and fulvic acids), mineralogical (light and heavy minerals, clay minerals) and pollutant (trace metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, organic stannic compounds) parameters, grain-size composition and sediment-water interactions (early diagenesis and benthic fluxes) for the bottom sediments of the central and southern Adriatic Sea. The review highlighted gaps in or completeness of the parameters needed for research, of areas in which the parameters were investigated, as well as the interdisciplinary nature of the studies. In general, biogeochemical, mineralogical, grain-size and pollutant studies in the central and southern Adriatic Sea are restricted to limited areas, consider only single parameters without an interdisciplinary approach and, except for some more recent projects, are predominatly out of date. On the whole, there is a lack of an organised study concerning the various parameters for the entire central and southern Adriatic Sea and their evolution over time.
ISSN:0275-7540
1029-0370
DOI:10.1080/02757541003689829