The distribution and stabilisation of dissolved Fe in deep-sea hydrothermal plumes
Bennett, S.A., Achterberg, E.P., Connelly, D.P., Statham, P.J., Fones, G.R. and German, C.R. (2008) The distribution and stabilisation of dissolved Fe in deep-sea hydrothermal plumes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 270, (3-4), 157-167. (doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2008.01.048).
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We have conducted a study of hydrothermal plumes overlying the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 5° S to investigate whether there is a significant export flux of dissolved Fe from hydrothermal venting to the oceans. Our study combined measurements of plume-height Fe concentrations from a series of 6 CTD stations together with studies of dissolved Fe speciation in a subset of those samples. At 2.5 km down plume from the nearest known vent site dissolved Fe concentrations were 20 nM. This is much higher than would be predicted from a combination of plume dilution and dissolved Fe(II) oxidation rates, but consistent with stabilisation due to the presence of organic Fe complexes and Fe colloids. Using Competitive Ligand Exchange–Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry (CLE–CSV), stabilised dissolved Fe complexes were detected within the dissolved Fe fraction on the edges of one non-buoyant hydrothermal plume with observed ligand concentrations high enough to account for stabilisation of 4% of the total Fe emitted from the 5° S vent sites. If these results were representative of all hydrothermal systems, submarine venting could provide 12–22% of the global deep-ocean dissolved Fe budget.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0012-821X (print) |
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| Keywords: | hydrothermal vent; iron; Fe; ligands; organic; mid-ocean ridge |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QE Geology Q Science > QD Chemistry G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GC Oceanography |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Ocean & Earth Science (SOC/SOES) University Structure - Pre August 2011 > National Oceanography Centre (NERC) |
| Item ID: | 52519 |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 17:00 |
| Contributors: | Bennett, S.A. (Author) Achterberg, E.P. (Author) Connelly, D.P. (Author) Statham, P.J. (Author) Fones, G.R. (Author) German, C.R. (Author) |
| Date: | 30 June 2008 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/52519 |
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