First Data on the Geochemical Speciation of Trace Metals in the Vertical Fluxes of Dispersed Sedimentary Matter in the White Sea

Abstract

The contribution of different geochemical processes in the accumulation of metals in dispersed sedimentary matter collected by ADOO was estimated for the first time for the White Sea system. The contents of Al, Fe, Cr, Ni, Со, and Мо (from 60 to 90% of the total content) are mainly controlled by terrigenous processes. The group of geochemically mobile elements includes Mn, Cu, Pb, and Cd; the sum of their forms 1–3, which include the contribution of absorption−desorption and formation of authigenic hydroxides and organic compounds, accounts for, on average, from 52 to 83 Mn %. With increasing water depth, the fraction of the lithogenic form remains either constant or increases insignificantly. In contrast, Mn shows a sharp increase in geochemically mobile forms, heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Mo, Co, and Cd) of which are associated with.