Factsheet #5: Dissolved Zinc

Find below a summary of main GEOTRACES findings and products on zinc research:

Atlas

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3D scenes showing the distribution of dissolved zinc in the Atlantic and the Pacific. In warm colours (red, orange, etc.) you can view high concentrations of dissolved zinc.

Data

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Discoveries include:

Below you can find a list of science highlights of main GEOTRACES discoveries on zinc research:

Science Highlights

The North Pacific Ocean, a key actor for the zinc oceanic cycle

Sieber and his colleagues lift the veil on some of the mechanisms that control the behavior of zinc in the Pacific Ocean, and more globally.

Science Highlights

Anthropogenic aerosol has become a dominant source of zinc in the deep water of the Northern South China Sea

Liao and colleagues determined zinc concentrations and isotope compositions in sinking particles collected in the Northern South China Sea…

Science Highlights

Scavenging differentiates the distribution of cadmium, nickel, zinc and copper in the North Pacific Ocean

Zheng and co-authors observed sectional distributions of cadmium, nickel, zinc, and copper in the North Pacific Ocean during three GEOTRACES related cruises…

Science Highlights

Surprising conservativity of trace metals along a costal embayment salinity gradient

Chen and co-workers analyzed an array of trace metals together with Rare Earth Elements in a salinity gradient in the Jinhae Bay, the largest semi-enclosed bay in South Korea…

Science Highlights

Pros and cons of nine bioactive trace elements as tracers of modern and paleo-productivity

Horner and co-authors assess whether nine bioactive trace metals and their isotopes can be used as paleo-productivity proxies.

Science Highlights

Spatial and temporal variability of bioactive trace metals, speciation and organic metal-binding ligands in the eastern Gulf of Mexico

Mellett and Buck present the concentrations of bioactive trace metals (Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, Co, Ni, Cd, and Pb), Fe-and Cu-binding organic ligands, and electroactive Fe-binding humic substances in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

List of publications

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Rechercher