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Emission of sulfur from Lake Ontario sediments
Author(s) -
Nriagu J. O.,
Coker R. D.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1976.21.4.0485
Subject(s) - sulfur , environmental chemistry , sulfur cycle , sediment , environmental science , geology , geochemistry , mineralogy , chemistry , geomorphology , organic chemistry
Calculations indicate that about 6.0 × 10 5 kg of sulfur is released annually from Lake Ontario sediments. This constitutes about 1% of the annual sulfur input into the sediments and is insignificant compared to the total sulfur that cycles annually through the lake. The sulfur released from the sediments is enriched in 32 S with the result that the sulfur in the historical layers is characterized by high δ 34 S values.