Some factors controlling the concentration of uranium in the world ocean
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Abstract
Low-temperature alteration of the oceanic crust is a major sink for the U supplied to the oceans and may account for about 50% of the estimated present-day input of this element. Uranium uptake by organic-rich sediments and coexisting phosphorites on continental margins is also important and may remove in excess of 10% of the total supply. High-temperature alteration of oceanic basalts, metalliferous sediments, carbonate sediments, and sediments in anoxic basins deeper than 200 m play a relatively minor role in the removal of U. Each of these sinks is responsible for the uptake of less than 5% of the overall input.
Publication type | Article |
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Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Title | Some factors controlling the concentration of uranium in the world ocean |
Series title | Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta |
DOI | 10.1016/0016-7037(80)90145-3 |
Volume | 44 |
Issue | 2 |
Year Published | 1980 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Description | 5 p. |
First page | 373 |
Last page | 377 |
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