Mussel shells of <i>Mytilus edulis</i> as bioarchives of the distribution of rare earth elements  and yttrium in seawater and the potential impact of pH and temperature on  their partitioning behavior

Ponnurangam, A.; Bau, M.; Brenner, M.; Koschinsky, A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-751-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-751-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-751-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 3

Research article

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11 Feb 2016

Research article |

| 11 Feb 2016

Mussel shells of Mytilus edulis as bioarchives of the distribution of rare earth elements and yttrium in seawater and the potential impact of pH and temperature on their partitioning behavior

A. Ponnurangam, M. Bau, M. Brenner, and A. Koschinsky

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RC C6581: 'REY content and fractionation in Mytilus edulis shells', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Oct 2015
- AC C7994: ''Response to Referee #1', Adilah Ponnurangam, 26 Nov. 2015', Adilah Ponnurangam, 26 Nov 2015
RC C7118: 'Review of Mussel shells of Mytilus edulis as bioarchives of the rare earth elements and yttrium distribution in seawater and the potential impact of pH and temperature on the partitioning behavior', A. D. Wanamaker Jr., 26 Oct 2015
- AC C8004: 'Response to 'Referee #2 A. D. Wanamaker', Adilah Ponnurangam, 26 Nov 2015
RC C7334: 'New paper on REE in biogenic and abiogenic carbonates', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Nov 2015
- AC C8008: 'Response to Referee #1', Adilah Ponnurangam, 26 Nov 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (11 Dec 2015) by David Gillikin

AR by Adilah Ponnurangam on behalf of the Authors (18 Jan 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (21 Jan 2016) by David Gillikin

AR by Adilah Ponnurangam on behalf of the Authors (21 Jan 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (22 Jan 2016) by David Gillikin

AR by Adilah Ponnurangam on behalf of the Authors (22 Jan 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

Our study demonstrates that rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) accumulating in mussel shells emerge as potential proxies for environmental changes. Focusing on pH and temperature variation effects on the distribution of REY in seawater, we show that shells incorporate the free REY³⁺ species and that decreasing pH leads to increased REY concentrations, while rising temperatures impact the REY distribution pattern with minor effects on the absolute REY concentrations in shells.