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TI Trace Element Composition of Plankton from the Qatari Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Arabian Gulf
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AF Yigiterhan, Oguz
   Al-Ansari, Ebrahim Mohd
   Nelson, Alex
   Abdel-Moati, Mohamed Alaa
   Turner, Jesse
   Alsaadi, Hamood Abdulla
   Paul, Barbara
   Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim Abdullatif
   Al-Ansi Al-Yafei, Mehsin Abdulla
   Murray, James W.
AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:3;5:2;6:1;7:2;8:4;9:5;10:2;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:;
C1 Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, State of Qatar
   School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5351, USA
   Environmental Assessment Department, Ministry of Municipality and Environment, P.O. Box 39320, Doha, State of Qatar
   Office of Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, State of Qatar
   Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, State of Qatar
C2 Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, State of Qatar
   School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5351, USA
   Environmental Assessment Department, Ministry of Municipality and Environment, P.O. Box 39320, Doha, State of Qatar
   Office of Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, State of Qatar
   Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, State of Qatar
DT Dataset
DE ;Trace elements;Trace metals;Heavy metals;Qatari dust;Planktonic material;Suspended particulate material;Marine biogenic material;Zooplankton;Qatar EEZ;Strong acid digestion;Berger Leaching;Arabian Gulf
AB Samples from the Marine Exclusive Economic Zone of Qatar and the Arabian Gulf were collected using net tows with mesh sizes of 50 μm (phytoplankton) and 200 μm (zooplankton) to examine the composition of size fractionated plankton populations. Samples were collected in two different years from 11 locations to examine temporal and spatial variabilities. The biogenic concentrations of trace metals were determined by correcting the bulk analyses for the lithogenic contribution using aluminum as a lithogenic tracer. The elemental composition of atmospheric dust from Qatar was used for this correction. Dust in Qatar is depleted in aluminum and enriched in calcium relative to global average Upper Continental Crust due to the geology of the outcropping sedimentary rocks and topsoil in the source areas of the dust.The excess concentrations relative to average dust from Qatar for most trace elements decreased with distance from shore. This may be due to large scale of dust input to the nearshore surface waters in the Gulf. This is an aspect of this study that warrants more research. 
PY 2020
PD JAN
DI 10.17882/71591
ID 71591
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