Simultaneous Measurement of Hydrogen Peroxide and Fe Species (Fe(II) and Fe(tot)) in Okinawa Island Seawater: Impacts of Red Soil Pollution

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dc.contributor.authorArakaki, T.
dc.contributor.authorFujimura, Hiroyuki
dc.contributor.authorHamdun, Asha
dc.contributor.authorOkada, Kouichirou
dc.contributor.authorKondo, Hiroaki
dc.contributor.authorOomori, Tamotsu
dc.contributor.authorTanahara, Akira
dc.contributor.authorTaira, Hatsuo
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-14T20:50:36Z
dc.date.available2016-07-14T20:50:36Z
dc.date.issued2005-05
dc.description.abstractThe northern part of Okinawa Island suffers from red soil pollution—runoff of red soil into coastal seawater—which damages coastal ecosystems and scenery. To elucidate the impacts of red soil pollution on the oxidizing power of seawater, hydrogen peroxide (HOOH) and iron species including Fe(II) and total iron (Fe(tot), defined as the sum of Fe(II) and Fe(III)) were measured simultaneously in seawater from Taira Bay (red-soil-polluted sea) and Sesoko Island (unpolluted sea), off the northern part of Okinawa Island, Japan. We performed simultaneous measurements of HOOH and Fe(II) because the reaction between HOOH and Fe(II) forms hydroxyl radical (•OH), the most potent environmental oxidant. Gas-phase HOOH concentrations were also measured to better understand the sources of HOOH in seawater. Both HOOH and Fe(II) in seawater showed a clear diurnal variation, i.e. higher in the daytime and lower at night, while Fe(tot) concentrations were relatively constant throughout the sampling period. Fe(II) and Fe(tot) concentrations were approximately 58% and 19% higher in red-soil-polluted seawater than in unpolluted seawater. Gas-phase HOOH and seawater HOOH concentrations were comparable at both sampling sites, ranging from 1.4 to 5.4 ppbv in air and 30 to 160 nM in seawater. Since Fe(II) concentrations were higher in red-soil-polluted seawater while concentrations of HOOH were similar, •OH would form faster in red-soil-polluted seawater than in unpolluted seawater. Since the major scavenger of •OH, Br−, is expected to have similar concentrations at both sites, red-soil-polluted seawater is expected to have higher steady-state •OH concentrations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationArakaki, T., Fujimura, H., Hamdun, A.M., Okada, K., Kondo, H., Oomori, T., Tanahara, A. and Taira, H., 2005. Simultaneous measurement of hydrogen peroxide and Fe species (Fe (II) and Fe (tot)) in Okinawa Island Seawater: impacts of red soil pollution. Journal of oceanography, 61(3), pp.561-568.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10872-005-0064-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3206
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.titleSimultaneous Measurement of Hydrogen Peroxide and Fe Species (Fe(II) and Fe(tot)) in Okinawa Island Seawater: Impacts of Red Soil Pollutionen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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