Danielle Grunzke Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Metal partitioning, Sediments resuspensiontry
Department of Biology, Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield,CT 06825, USA
I am Danielle Grunzke, belonging to Department of Biology, Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield,CT 06825, USA. Interested in the field of Metal partitioning; Metal remobilization; Sediments resuspensiontry.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Eid A Alkhatib, Trey Chabot and Danielle Grunzke
The metal partition coefficient Kd (L/kg) is the ratio of sorbed metal concentration on the solid phase m (mg/kg) to the dissolved metal concentration at equilibrium. The behavior of metals in surface water is complex and their partition coefficients can be impacted by many factors. Organic matter (OM) content in sediments, pH and salinity, are factors that may influence speciation and partitioning of metals. In this study, the partitioning coefficient of three metals (Cd, Co and Pb) under different levels of salinity, pH, and OM content were examined. A series of facto... view moreĀ»