Metals removal during estuarine mixing of Arvand River water with the Persian Gulf water

Abstract: In the present study, the removal of dissolved and colloidal Cd, Co, Cu, Ni and Zn in Arvand River water during estuarine mixing with the Persian Gulf water is investigated. The flocculation process was investigated for a series of mixtures with salinities ranging from 0.48 to 30.3^. The flocculation rates were indicative of the non-conservative behavior of studied metals during estuarine mixing. Rapid flocculation in the low salinity regimes was observed. The order of the final flocculation rate of metals in the river water was as follows: Co (91.2%)> Cd (86.9%)> Zn (83%)> Cu (75.2%)> Ni (74.3%). Salinity, pH, EC and dissolved oxygen do not govern the flocculation of metals during estuarine mixing. The results of the present investigation show that estuarine processes can be considered as an effective mechanism in self purification of colloidal metals that are anthropogenically introduced into the fresh water ecosystem.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Metals removal during estuarine mixing of Arvand River water with the Persian Gulf water ; volume:2 ; number:4 ; year:2010 ; pages:531-536 ; extent:6
Open Geosciences ; 2, Heft 4 (2010), 531-536 (gesamt 6)

Urheber
Karbassi, Abdolreza
Nabi Bidhendi, Gholam
Saeedi, Mohsen
Rastegari, Azadeh

DOI
10.2478/v10085-010-0011-x
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2501051744530.622440218032
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  • Karbassi, Abdolreza
  • Nabi Bidhendi, Gholam
  • Saeedi, Mohsen
  • Rastegari, Azadeh

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