|
|
|
| Registros recuperados: 32 | |
|
|
| Baeyens, W.F.J.. |
| Dissolved and particulate metal concentrations assessed in the Scheldt estuary in the period 1978-1995, yield a clear indication that the levels of all metals decreased significantly. A comparison with other estuaries classifies the Scheldt as being moderately polluted for all metals in the dissolved phase, but as being fairly high polluted in the particulate phase, especially for Cd. However, even the dissolved metal concentration fractions in the Scheldt are still between 10 to 50 times enriched compared to total metal concentrations in unpolluted seas and oceans. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
|
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=7067 |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
| Baeyens, W.F.J.; Dedeurwaerder, H.. |
| Heavy metal concentrations in total particulate suspended matter and size fractionated particulate suspended matter above the Southern Bight of the North Sea have been assessed. Most of the samples were collected from a light vessel; the total sampling period covered about 70 days at sea. Stringent precautions were taken during sampling, storage, handling and analysis of the samples. As a conclusion, we found that on a long-term basis the aerosol concentrations above the North Sea have a fairly homogeneous composition, but short-term variations probably resulting from point emissions were observed. The cascade impactor results indicated that Pb, Cu, Cd and Zu were carried by submicrometer aerosols, Na, Fe, Mn and Al by supermicrometer aerosols. Most of the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Aerosols Air pollution Atmospheric particulates Meteorology Seasonal variations Statistical analysis Trace metals Troposphere Winds ANE; North Sea; Southern Bight. |
| Ano: 1991 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=3106 |
| |
|
| |
|
|
| Baeyens, W.F.J.; Elskens, I.; Van Ryssen, R.; Leermakers, M.. |
| Offshore fluxes of Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb and Hg were calculated based on residual flow patterns and salinity gradients along the Belgian coast. The residual flow lines along the Belgian coast are more or less parallel to the coast except the area where the north-easterly flowing water mass coming from the Channel encounters the south-westerly-oriented Scheldt outflow, forming a residual hydrodynamical front. From the steady-state salinity pattern, diffusion coefficients perpendicular to the residual flow were deduced; they ranged from 21 to 108 m² s-¹ . Offshore fluxes of dissolved and particulate trace metals based on diffusive and mixing processes are calculated. The steady state profiles of dissolved metals show a dilution effect in the coastal waters,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
|
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=7055 |
| |
|
|
| Baeyens, W.F.J.; Elskens, M.; Gillain, G.; Goeyens, L.. |
| Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb have been analysed in suspended matter and water samples from the Scheldt estuary, collected during five cruises between May 1982 and May 1983. In order to evaluate the overall metal behaviour in the estuary, continuous longitudinal profiles of the total, the particulate and the dissolved metal concentrations are discussed in relation to various specific physico-chemical parameters. By means of correlation and multi-regression techniques, several estuarine processes could be identified which dominate and/or control the behaviour of the individual trace metals in three distinct areas of the Scheldt estuary. The behaviour of the four selected metals was found to show some common features, but is besides this also characterised by many... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
|
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=7043 |
| |
|
| |
|
|
| Baeyens, W.F.J.; Gillain, G.; Ronday, F.; Dehairs, F.A.. |
| The residual flow lines of the Belgian coast are more or less parallel to the coast except in the area where the northeasterly flowing watermass coming from the Channel encounters the southwesterly-oriented Scheldt outflow. The result is a residual hydrodynamical front with, at the northern side, a less saline estuarine watermass, and at the southern side a more saline marine watermass. From the steady-state salinity pattern, diffusion coefficients perpendicular to the residual flow were deduced; they ranged from 21 to 108 m².s<sup>-1</sup>.The steady-state profiles of dissolved metals versus salinity indicate a dilution effect in the coastal-estuarine watermass and almost constant concentration in the marine watermass. Offshore fluxes of Cd,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Coastal zone Trace metals ANE; North Sea. |
| Ano: 1987 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=3156 |
| |
|
|
| Baeyens, W.F.J.; Goeyens, L.; Monteny, F.; Elskens, I.. |
| Samples from the Scheldt estuary have been assayed for dissolved Cd, Cu and Zn using differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry, either as total (after UV irradiation) or labile concentrations. Under these experimental conditions, labile concentrations ranged between 51-65% of total Cu, 16-66% of total Zn and 53-91 % of total Cd. The metal-organic interactions were assessed by evaluating (a) the distribution coefficient K<sub>d</sub> for the distribution of the metals between the liquid phase (complexation) and their binding to particulate matter, and (b) the competitive effect exerted by inorganic complexing ligands using a multi-element interaction model. The proportion of organically bound metals (strong and labile) was estimated, in... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
|
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=7051 |
| |
|
|
| Baeyens, W.F.J.; Leermakers, M.; Molina, R.; Holsbeek, L.; Joiris, C.R.. |
| Aqueous distillation is a common initial step in the determination of monomethyl mercury (MMHg) in a variety of matrices. However, recently it was observed that during distillation, MMHg may be generated from inorganic mercury and induce in some cases significant analytical errors. Therefore we investigated a number of alternative analytical techniques for the determination of MMHg in sediments and biological tissues: (1) headspace-GC-AFS and some variants; (2) acid extraction-solvent extraction-GC-AFS; (3) acid extraction-solvent extraction-GC-ECD. Methods (2) and (3) showed MMHg generation when an inorganic Hg spike was added to the sediment sample. The headspace method yielded MMHg results in agreement with the reference values for biological and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
|
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=6829 |
| |
|
|
| Baeyens, W.F.J.; Meuleman, C.; Muhaya, B.; Leermakers, M.. |
| Surface waters, sediments and the polychaete <i>Nereis diversicolor</i> were sampled in the Scheldt Estuary between 1990 and 1994. In surface waters particulate Hg (Hg<sub>p</sub>) concentrations ranged from 350-1610 ng g-¹. They are essentially controlled by physical mixing of polluted fluvial particulates with relatively unpolluted marine particulates, but unaffected by seasonal changes. Dissolved Hg species, on the other hand, show large seasonal variations essentially controlled by the redox conditions in the estuary, as well as by bacterial and phytoplankton activity. Total dissolved (Hg<sub>TD</sub>) concentrations ranged from 0.5 to 3.0 ng l-¹ with 10 to 90% as reactive Hg. High concentrations of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
|
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=7047 |
| |
|
| |
|
|
| Baeyens, W.F.J.; Monteny, F.; Van Ryssen, R.; Leermakers, M.. |
| The behaviour of Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb in the Scheldt estuary was investigated in the periods 1981 to 1993 and 1995. The Hg behaviour was studied between 1992 and 1994. A box model was used to establish the relationship between the trace metal inputs and the fate of these pollutants in the Scheldt estuary. Annual budgets were calculated for particulate and dissolved trace metals. For Hg, seasonal budgets of the various species (inorganic Hg, methylmercury, Hg°) could also be calculated. These budgets allow an evaluation of the consistency of each individual flux or process, such as the inputs of the various metals into the North Sea, the sedimentation flux of particulate metals in the area of high turbidity, the evasional fluxes and the formation rates of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
|
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=7059 |
| |
|
|
| Baeyens, W.F.J.; Parmentier, K.; Goeyens, L.; Ducastel, G.; De Gieter, M.; Leermakers, M.. |
| Cd, Cu, Zn and Pb concentrations in both dissolved and particulate phase were assessed during 1995. Data Quality Assurance was an integral part of this study and involved all major steps of the analysis procedure such as sampling, sample handling, preconcentration and determination. Desorption and redox processes clearly control the dissolved Cu and Cd profiles. Mobilisation of dissolved Zn is small and essentially restricted to the low salinity area and the late spring survey. Dissolved Pb shows the clearest dilution pattern. The parameters representative of these processes (dissolved oxygen and salinity) also correlate very well with the particulate metal profiles. In addition, the plankton activity (expressed by the chlorophyll-<i>a</i>... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
|
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=7046 |
| |
|
|
| Baeyens, W.F.J.; Van Eck, B.T.M.; Lambert, C.; Wollast, R.; Goeyens, L.. |
| A general description of the Scheldt estuary, including the hydrology, the sediment transport, the productivity and the biodegradation with respect to their influence on the trace metal behaviour in the Scheldt estuary, is given. The river basin can be divided in several sections according to their morphological, hydrodynamical and sedimentary properties. The zone from km 78 to 55, which corresponds roughly with the salinity zone from 2 to 10 psu, is the zone of high turbidity, high sedimentation and of oxygen depletion, especially in the summer period. That area is called the geochemical filter because the solid/dissolved distribution of the trace metals is controlled by redox, adsorption/desorption, complexation and precipitation/coprecipitation... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: ANE; Netherlands; Westerschelde. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=7040 |
| |
|
| |
|
|
| Dauby, P.; Baeyens, W.F.J.; Biondo, R.; Bouquegneau, J.-M.; Chou, L.; Collette, O.; Dehairs, F.A.; Elskens, M.; Frankignoulle, M.; Loijens, M.; Paucot, H.; Wollast, R.. |
| From 1989 to 1992, five cruises were conducted in an area covering the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Gulf of Biscay. During these campaigns, suspended matter was collected by different techniques in order to analyze the spatial and vertical distribution of several particulate trace elements in relation to the global biogeochemical cycle of carbon. It appears that horizontal distribution varies strongly from one element to another and is mainly influenced either by anthropogenic and terrigenous inputs or by scavenging processes. On the other hand, the vertical distribution seems mainly linked to the primary production. In parallel to these trace element measurements, experiments were carried out to estimate the transfer rates of these elements... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
|
| Ano: 1993 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=2680 |
| |
|
| |
|
|
| Dedeurwaerder, H.L.; Dehairs, F.A.; Decadt, G.; Baeyens, W.F.J.. |
| In this study we have investigated air-sea exchanges in the Belgian coastal area located in the Southern Bight of the North Sea. Since 1980 the tropospheric aerosol contents for the trace elements Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb, Zn and for the reference elements Al , Fe, Na have been monitored on an intermittent basis from a maritime sampling platform (Light-Vessel West-Hinder; position: 51°23.5'N- 2°21.5'E, fig. 1). During 1981 sampling campaigns at sea were paralleled by sampling campaigns on land, in the coastal area (natural reserve De Blankaert, located at 20 Km inland), in order to allow for a better evaluation of the specific source or sink role of the sea. No major source of pollution exists between the maritime and the continental sampling sites. During these... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Aeolian deposits Resuspension Trace metals ANE; North Sea; Southern Bight. |
| Ano: 1984 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=3323 |
| |
| Registros recuperados: 32 | |
|
|
|
