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Phosphate adsorption on bottom sediments of the Rio de la Plata

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A study of the phosphate adsorption onto the bottom sediments of the Rio de la Plata has been made with the aim to understand the dynamics of this compound in the fluvio-marine system. Previous to the chemical analysis of the phosphate content, an extraction of the different adsorbed phosphate fractions have been made. In addition to phosphate, calcium, iron and aluminium in the sediment samples were determined. The phosphate is associated to the fine fractions of the sediments and good correlations with Al and Fe content in the bottom sediments were found. There is a relative decrease of the adsorbed phosphate on the bottom sediment in the areas where the influence of the marine water is more conspicuous; it is explained by the pH increase of the estuary waters due to the mixture with the marine waters. A hypothesis about the role of the ionic strength and the pH on the phosphate adsorption process is suggested.

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  1. S. Hidrografia Naval, Montes de Oca 2124, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    M. J. Pizarro

  2. Centro de Estudios del Agua, F.I.Q., U.N.L., Santiago del Estero 2829, 3000, Sante Fe, Argentina

    Jorge Hammerly, Maria Alejandra Maine & Noemi Suñe

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Pizarro, M.J., Hammerly, J., Maine, M.A. et al. Phosphate adsorption on bottom sediments of the Rio de la Plata. Hydrobiologia 228, 43–54 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00006475

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