Chemical tracers, sterol biomarkers and satellite imagery in the study of a river plume ecosystem in the Yellow Sea SCIE SCOPUS

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Title
Chemical tracers, sterol biomarkers and satellite imagery in the study of a river plume ecosystem in the Yellow Sea
Author(s)
Kannan, Narayanan; Kim, Moonkoo; Hong, Sang Hee; Jin, Yongnu; Yim, Un Hyuk; Ha, Sung Yong; Son, Young Baek; Choi, Dong-Lim; Shim, Won Joon
KIOST Author(s)
Kim, Moon Koo(김문구)Hong, Sang Hee(홍상희)Yim, Un Hyuk(임운혁)Ha, Sung Yong(하성용)Son, Young Baek(손영백)Shim, Won Joon(심원준)
Alternative Author(s)
Kannan; 김문구; 홍상희; 김용녀; 임운혁; 하성용; 손영백; 최동림; 심원준
Publication Year
2012-02-01
Abstract
An attempt has been made using the molecular signatures of anthropogenic persistent organic chemicals such as DDTs and PCBs and sterol biomarkers in suspended particulate matter (SPM) to verify certain biogeochemical postulations, especially the origin of low salinity water mass and SPM in a river plume ecosystem in the Yellow Sea. This investigation was also assisted by satellite imagery using SeaWiFS and concurrent measurement of salinity. The target chemicals were measured in SPM, sampled near Yangtze River mouth to stations that were close to Jeju Island, Korea. Sigma DDTs and Sigma PCBs in SPM were at ultra trace levels (parts-per-quadrillion) ranging from 3.3 to 39 and from 20 to 68 pg L-1, respectively; while Sigma sterols occurred from 3200 to 32,000 pg L-1 range. The spatial distribution and molecular compositions were studied. This study illustrated the effectiveness of unconventional molecular tracers in identifying water masses and movement of riverine plumes to regional seas in the transport of sediments and contaminants. Additionally, it highlighted the importance of long range-longitudinal transport of contaminants (transboundary pollution) in regional seas and their impact on the ecosystem. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0278-4343
URI
https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/3628
DOI
10.1016/j.csr.2011.10.001
Bibliographic Citation
CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH, v.33, pp.29 - 36, 2012
Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Subject
PARTICULATE ORGANIC-CARBON; REMOTE-SENSING ALGORITHMS; EAST CHINA SEAS; GULF-OF-MEXICO; POLYCHLORINATED-BIPHENYLS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; YANGTZE-RIVER; PERSISTENT ORGANOCHLORINES; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; MARINE MAMMALS
Keywords
Molecular marker; Biogeochemistry; Non-radioactive tracers; Pollution tracking; Transboundary; River plume ecosystem
Type
Article
Language
English
Document Type
Article
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