Dissolved inorganic carbon cycle in the maximum turbidity zone of the upper Scheldt estuary

The Scheldt Estuary is one of the most polluted macro-tidal European estuaries due to a high anthropogenic pressure around its catchment area. High load of suspended organic matter (with at least two third directly related to human activities) associated to a long residence time within the estuary (three months) contribute to an intense bacterial degradation (Wollast, 1988). The most striking feature of this work, compared to the previous studies carried on the Scheldt (Frankignoulle et al.,1996, 1998; Abril et al., 2000) is the continuous measurement of the CO 2 partial pressure of the surfac... Mehr ...