ISSN:
1432-0495
Keywords:
Coastal lagoon
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Metallic concentration
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Multivariate analysis
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Depositional environment
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Anthropogenic discharge
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
Notes:
Abstract In the last decade, the Atlantic coast of south-eastern Brazil has been affected by increasing deforestation and anthropogenic effluents. Sediments in the coastal lagoons have recorded the process of such environmental change. Thirty-seven sediment samples from three cores in Piratininga Lagoon, Rio de Janeiro, were analyzed for their major components and minor element concentrations in order to examine geochemical characteristics and the depositional environment and to investigate the variation of heavy metals of environmental concern. Two multivariate analysis methods, principal component analysis and cluster analysis, were performed on the analytical data set to help visualize the sample clusters and the element associations. On the whole, the sediment samples from each core are similar and the sample clusters corresponding to the three cores are clearly separated, as a result of the different conditions of sedimentation. Some changes in the depositional environment are recognized using the results of multivariate analysis. The enrichment of Pb, Cu, and Zn in the upper parts of cores is in agreement with increasing anthropogenic influx (pollution).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00766738
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