The distribution of iodine and bromine in the sediments of the southwestern Barents Sea

Authors

N. B. Price, Grant Institute of Geology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland and Fisheries Laboratory, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
S. E. Calvert, Grant Institute of Geology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland and Fisheries Laboratory, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
P. G.W. Jones, Grant Institute of Geology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland and Fisheries Laboratory, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Abstract

In 42 surface sediments from the southwestern Barents Sea, iodine and bromine ranged from 60 to 828 p.p.m. and 12 to 257 p.p.m., respectively. In the surface environment, both I and Br are related to organic matter; the dependence of halogens on the grain size of the sediment is small....

Recommended Citation

Price, N. B., S. E. Calvert, and P. G. Jones. 1970. "The distribution of iodine and bromine in the sediments of the southwestern Barents Sea." Journal of Marine Research 28, (1). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1172