Journal
CHEMICAL GEOLOGY
Volume 466, Issue -, Pages 762-775Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.07.029
Keywords
Dissolved sulfate; Surface freshwater; Multiple oxygen isotopes; Multiple sulfur isotopes; Sulfate sources; Deception Island
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- Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea [PM16030]
- Inha University Research Grant [INHA-48580]
- Korea Energy and Mineral Resources Engineering Program (KEMREP) grant - Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)
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Oxygen (O-16, O-17 and O-18) and sulfur (S-32, S-33, S-34 and S-36) isotope ratios of and major ion (Na+, Ca2+, Cl-, NO3- and SO42-) concentrations in lakes, ponds and creeks from Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula were analyzed to study the sources of sulfate, its oxidation, and the surficial processes of the dissolved sulfate. The positive relationship between the delta S-34(sulfate) (8.1% to 17.3%) and the Cl-/SO42- molar ratio suggests mixing of sulfate from atmospheric deposition and from oxidation of sulfide minerals. The average sea salt fraction (28%) and delta S-34(nss) values (from 5.6% to 15.9%) indicate that a combination of sea salt and marine biogenic sulfide provide the high delta S-34 end-member of the dissolved sulfates. The relatively low delta O-18 sulfate (from -4.6% to 0.7 parts per thousand) of Deception Island water suggests a role of local water in the formation of sulfate. Slightly negative but mass-dependent Delta O-17(sulfate) values imply that atmospheric oxidation by O-3 and H2O2 are negligible, while these values might suggest a significant role of oxidation by molecular oxygen and %OH. The distinctly low delta S-34(sulfate) value of two samples (DCW-2 and DCW-3) suggests the input of sulfate from sulfide oxidation. Slight elevation of delta(3)4S(sulfate) values up to 17.3% compared to a typical atmospheric value indicates a minimal role for dissimilatory microbial sulfate reduction of Deception Island water and sediments. Both Delta S-33(sulfate) and Delta S-36(sulfate) values are homogeneous and near zero, implying that the dominant atmospheric oxidation process is tropospheric and that there are minimal to no contributions of stratospheric sulfate to Deception Island water.
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