Abstract
Core samples have been used to describe the chronology of heavy metal inputs to aquatic systems. Metal concentration profiles have been investigated to detect pollution, to establish when the polluting event started, and to quantify its magnitude relative to [open quotes]precivilization[close quotes] background values. Less frequently, and mainly in studies of coastal systems, the heavy metal nonresidual fraction has been measured to estimate the portion of trace metals potentially available for the biota or remobilization processes, and to assist in identifying the origin of metal inputs. This work is part of a wider study of metal concentrations in organisms and superficial sediments from a small estuary in NW Spain. The aims of this research were to detect any potential pollutant input to the sediments of the estuary, and to establish the influence of postdepositional redistribution on the heavy metal concentrations of oxidized surface sediments. 17 refs., 1 fig.
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