Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) leaves as a bio-indicator of volcanic gas, aerosol and ash deposition on the flanks of Mt Etna in 2005-2007
Sweet chestnut leaves (<em>Castanea sativa</em>) collected from the flanks of Mt. Etna volcano in 2005-2007 were analysed by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry to investigate the spatial and temporal variability of element concentrations. The aim of this work was to determine w...
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| author | Martin, R Mather, T Pyle, D Watt, S Day, J Collins, S Wright, T Aiuppa, A Calabrese, S |
| author_facet | Martin, R Mather, T Pyle, D Watt, S Day, J Collins, S Wright, T Aiuppa, A Calabrese, S |
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| description | Sweet chestnut leaves (<em>Castanea sativa</em>) collected from the flanks of Mt. Etna volcano in 2005-2007 were analysed by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry to investigate the spatial and temporal variability of element concentrations. The aim of this work was to determine whether these leaves are a bio-indicator for volcanic gas, aerosol and ash deposition and to gain new insights into the environmental effects of quiescent and eruptive volcanic plumes. Results show a positive correlation between sample variability in the concentration of elements in <em>Castanea sativa</em> and enrichment factors of elements in the plume. The spatial and temporal variability of chalcophilic elements (As, Cd, Cu, Mo, Tl, Zn) is consistent with prevailing winds transporting eruptive plumes to the south-east of the summit, resulting in enhanced plume deposition onto the flanks of the volcano. Similar spatial and temporal variability was found for the halide-forming elements (Cs, K, Rb) and intermediate elements (Al, Co, Mn). The spatial variability of chalcophilic, intermediate and halide-forming elements during quiescent periods was diminished (relative to eruptive periods) and could not be explained by plume deposition. In contrast, the concentrations of lithophilic elements (Ba, Ca, Mg, Sr) did not show any clear spatial variability even during eruptive periods. Comparisons between enrichment factors for elements in <em>Castanea sativa</em> and literature values for enrichment factors of the volcanic plume, groundwater and lichen were made. Whilst <em>Castanea sativa</em> offers insights into the spatial and temporal variability of deposition, the species may not be a bio-indicator for plume composition due to biological fractionation. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:c0713cab-0752-4f0b-b070-dd2a5885f4202022-03-27T05:54:22ZSweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) leaves as a bio-indicator of volcanic gas, aerosol and ash deposition on the flanks of Mt Etna in 2005-2007Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:c0713cab-0752-4f0b-b070-dd2a5885f420Earth sciencesEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetElsevier2009Martin, RMather, TPyle, DWatt, SDay, JCollins, SWright, TAiuppa, ACalabrese, SSweet chestnut leaves (<em>Castanea sativa</em>) collected from the flanks of Mt. Etna volcano in 2005-2007 were analysed by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry to investigate the spatial and temporal variability of element concentrations. The aim of this work was to determine whether these leaves are a bio-indicator for volcanic gas, aerosol and ash deposition and to gain new insights into the environmental effects of quiescent and eruptive volcanic plumes. Results show a positive correlation between sample variability in the concentration of elements in <em>Castanea sativa</em> and enrichment factors of elements in the plume. The spatial and temporal variability of chalcophilic elements (As, Cd, Cu, Mo, Tl, Zn) is consistent with prevailing winds transporting eruptive plumes to the south-east of the summit, resulting in enhanced plume deposition onto the flanks of the volcano. Similar spatial and temporal variability was found for the halide-forming elements (Cs, K, Rb) and intermediate elements (Al, Co, Mn). The spatial variability of chalcophilic, intermediate and halide-forming elements during quiescent periods was diminished (relative to eruptive periods) and could not be explained by plume deposition. In contrast, the concentrations of lithophilic elements (Ba, Ca, Mg, Sr) did not show any clear spatial variability even during eruptive periods. Comparisons between enrichment factors for elements in <em>Castanea sativa</em> and literature values for enrichment factors of the volcanic plume, groundwater and lichen were made. Whilst <em>Castanea sativa</em> offers insights into the spatial and temporal variability of deposition, the species may not be a bio-indicator for plume composition due to biological fractionation. |
| spellingShingle | Earth sciences Martin, R Mather, T Pyle, D Watt, S Day, J Collins, S Wright, T Aiuppa, A Calabrese, S Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) leaves as a bio-indicator of volcanic gas, aerosol and ash deposition on the flanks of Mt Etna in 2005-2007 |
| title | Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) leaves as a bio-indicator of volcanic gas, aerosol and ash deposition on the flanks of Mt Etna in 2005-2007 |
| title_full | Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) leaves as a bio-indicator of volcanic gas, aerosol and ash deposition on the flanks of Mt Etna in 2005-2007 |
| title_fullStr | Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) leaves as a bio-indicator of volcanic gas, aerosol and ash deposition on the flanks of Mt Etna in 2005-2007 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) leaves as a bio-indicator of volcanic gas, aerosol and ash deposition on the flanks of Mt Etna in 2005-2007 |
| title_short | Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) leaves as a bio-indicator of volcanic gas, aerosol and ash deposition on the flanks of Mt Etna in 2005-2007 |
| title_sort | sweet chestnut castanea sativa leaves as a bio indicator of volcanic gas aerosol and ash deposition on the flanks of mt etna in 2005 2007 |
| topic | Earth sciences |
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