20.500.12556/RUL-136447 A detailed insight into the detrital and diagenetic mineralogy of metal(oid)s their origin, distribution and associations within hypersaline sediments Hypersaline environments are among the most vulnerable coastal ecosystems and are extremely noteworthy for a variety of ecological reasons. Comprehensive assessment of metal(oid) contamination in hypersaline sediments from Sečovlje (Northern Adriatic, Slovenia) was addressed by introducing the detrital and diagenetic mineralogy and geochemical properties within the solid sediment material. Close associations between Fe/Mn oxides and oxyhydroxides with As, Cr, Ni, Pb and Zn, and between organic matter with Cu, Pb and Zn were confirmed using X-ray powder diffraction, SEM-EDS and ICP emission spectrometry analysis. Possible incorporation or adsorption on the crystal lattices of clay minerals (As, Cr, Pb, Sn and Zn), halite (As) and aragonite/calcite (Cd, Cu, Pb, Sr and Zn) were also detected. All presented correlations were highlighted by various statistical analyses. The enrichment factor (EF) values showed a low degree of anthropogenic burden for As, Bi, Hg and Zn, while Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sn and Sr originated from the geological background. These results emphasise that a detailed mineralogical and geochemical characterisation of solid (especially detrital and diagenetic) sediment particles is crucial in further understanding the metal(oid) translocation within the hypersaline ecosystems. metal(oid) hypersaline sediment detrital mineralogy diagenetic mineralogy Sečovlje Salina Northern Adriatic true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Članek v reviji 2022-05-04 14:19:53 2022-05-04 14:19:54 2022-09-15 04:13:53 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 22 str. iss. 11, art. 1168 Vol. 11 2021 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 55 2075-163X 10.3390/min11111168 81999875 minerals-11-01168-v2.pdf minerals-11-01168-v2.pdf 1 B23A89E83590E3337C3B6E272682BA97 c7a41b0cc409f786ef676069945a805670eabde1c5a24ba525e856e5a909594f b76b7475-cba4-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=156107 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/11/1168 0 812a63aa-cba4-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=156106 Naravoslovnotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0