Differences in acquisition of environmental data in strongly impacted marine sediments using gravity and vibro corers: the case-study of Augusta harbor (Eastern Sicily, Italy)
| Autor: | Ian W. Croudace, Luisa Bergamin, Massimo Gabellini, Antonella Ausili, Elena Romano, M. Celia Magno |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Applied Mathematics Sediment Environmental research Sediment compaction 010501 environmental sciences Condensed Matter Physics 01 natural sciences Environmental data Oceanography Environmental science Electrical and Electronic Engineering Instrumentation 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Popis: | Sediment cores are used to reconstruct the chronological evolution of contamination in impacted areas while deep core levels may be considered as reference conditions for the assessment of environmental status. For this purpose, the collection of undisturbed cores is essential. Vibro and gravity corers are the most used devices for environmental research. In this study, chemical (Ba, Hg and PCBs) and grain size data obtained by means of gravity (SW-104) and vibro (Rossfelder®) corer from 3 stations of the heavily contaminated Augusta harbor (Sicily, Italy) were considered. Their vertical profiles were compared considering the different technical characteristics of corers, in order to highlight differences in data acquisition. Results showed that, for areas characterized by high sedimentation rates, the vibrocorer is the best choice for the higher penetration capacity. No significant differences were recognized for sediment compaction and potential downward drag of the contaminants. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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