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Some aspects of the sediment chemistry of Sullom Voe, Shetland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

S. O. Stanley ,
B. E. Grantham ,
J. W. Leftley  and
N. Robertson
S. O. Stanley
Affiliation:
Dunstaffnage Marine Research Laboratory, Oban, Argyll
B. E. Grantham
Affiliation:
Dunstaffnage Marine Research Laboratory, Oban, Argyll
J. W. Leftley
Affiliation:
Dunstaffnage Marine Research Laboratory, Oban, Argyll
N. Robertson
Affiliation:
Dunstaffnage Marine Research Laboratory, Oban, Argyll
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Synopsis

Determinations of dissolved oxygen and nutrients in the water overlying the sediments, of sedimentation rates, and of redox values, acidity, dissolved sulphide, carbon, nitrogen and cellulose values at different levels in the sediments themselves have been carried out in various parts of Sullom Voe. The effects of oxygen depletion following intermittent stagnation of the bottom water in the inner basin on carbon cycling in the sediments are discussed and contrasted with the chemistry of oxygen-rich sediments elsewhere in the voe.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 80: The marine environment of Sullom Voe and the implication of oil developments , 1981 , pp. 91 - 100
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1981

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