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Articles | Volume 13, issue 3
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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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.
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