Influence of submarine fumaroles on the distribution of mercury in the sediment of Kagoshima Bay,Japan |
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| Authors: | Takashi Tomiyasu Tomomi Eguchi Masahiko Yamamoto Katsuro Anazawa Hayao Sakamoto Tetsuo Ando Munetomo Nedachi Katsumi Marumo |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University, Japan;2. Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan;3. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan |
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| Abstract: | To estimate the influence of mercury emitted from submarine fumaroles, the horizontal and vertical distribution of mercury in sediment of Kagoshima Bay was studied. The fumaroles are located in the northern bay head area, and the sediment samples had been taken from 52 points throughout the bay with a gravity core sampler. The core samples obtained were cut at a thickness of 1–2 cm and used for measurements. The total concentration of mercury in surface sediment in the northern and central areas of the bay was 51–679 μg kg− 1 (average 199 μg kg− 1, n = 22) and 23–100 μg kg− 1 (average 55 μg kg− 1, n = 30), respectively. The highest value was obtained in the vicinity of the fumaroles. The mercury concentration in sediment near the fumaroles varied with depth, which may reflect the variation in fumarolic activity. A successive extraction method was applied to the speciation of mercury in the sediment. The results showed that sediment taken in the vicinity of submarine fumaroles contained a higher percentage of mercury bound with organic matter. |
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| Keywords: | Mercury Marine sediment Submarine fumaroles Kagoshima Bay Organic matter |
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