137Cs Sediment Profiles as a Tracer of Marine Sedimentation Processes in a Semi-Enclosed Bay Affected by Anthropogenic Releases—Example of Kaštela Bay (Adriatic Sea, Croatia)

Lovrenčić Mikelić, Ivanka; Cukrov, Neven; Oreščanin, Višnja; Škaro, Krunoslav; Barišić, Delko

doi:10.3390/w14172655

Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 1210968

137Cs Sediment Profiles as a Tracer of Marine Sedimentation Processes in a Semi-Enclosed Bay Affected by Anthropogenic Releases—Example of Kaštela Bay (Adriatic Sea, Croatia)

Lovrenčić Mikelić, Ivanka; Cukrov, Neven; Oreščanin, Višnja; Škaro, Krunoslav; Barišić, Delko

137Cs Sediment Profiles as a Tracer of Marine Sedimentation Processes in a Semi-Enclosed Bay Affected by Anthropogenic Releases—Example of Kaštela Bay (Adriatic Sea, Croatia) // Water, 14 (2022), 17; 2655, 26 doi:10.3390/w14172655 (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)

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Naslov
137Cs Sediment Profiles as a Tracer of Marine Sedimentation Processes in a Semi-Enclosed Bay Affected by Anthropogenic Releases—Example of Kaštela Bay (Adriatic Sea, Croatia)

Autori
Lovrenčić Mikelić, Ivanka ; Cukrov, Neven ; Oreščanin, Višnja ; Škaro, Krunoslav ; Barišić, Delko

Izvornik
Water (2073-4441) 14 (2022), 17; 2655, 26

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
anthropogenic radionuclides ; environmental radioactivity ; sedimentary environments ; sedimentation ; sediment dynamics ; tracer study ; 137Cs

Sažetak
Kaštela Bay was taken as a model to study sedimentation processes using the vertical sediment profiles of 137Cs massic activities. The aim was to distinguish the sedimentation conditions in different parts of the Bay and to partly determine the pathways of terrigenous input into the Bay. The purpose was to demonstrate that 137Cs profiles are applicable in differentiating sedimentation processes. It was found that mostly continuous, undisturbed sedimentation takes place in the central and south parts of the Bay ; the sedimentation conditions in the west part of the Bay are more complicated. The west part is characterised by the extremely slow sedimentation of the coarse-grained sediment or even by erosion and selective resuspension of the fine-grained particles followed by resedimentation in other parts of the Bay. It was also observed that the upper 10 cm of the sediment is the most exposed to homogenisation. The strong influence of the Jadro River and anthropogenic activities in the east part of the Bay are reflected in the higher 137Cs activities, strong sediment mixing, and increased sediment input. This study shows that the 137Cs profiles can provide comprehensive insights for the whole study region when a sophisticated sampling layout is deployed. The results of the study are applicable to other aquatic environments with comparable processes and sedimentary environments.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija

POVEZANOST RADA

Projekti:
MZOS-098-0982934-2713 - Radionuklidi i elementi u tragovima u okolišnim sustavima (Barišić, Delko, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)

Ustanove:
Institut "Ruđer Bošković", Zagreb

Profili:

Krunoslav Škaro (autor)