Abstract
The contribution of lignin to the estuarine suspended particulate fraction is described in terms of its distribution over a spring tide and a neap tide in the Tamar Estuary, Southwest England and the Mersey Estuary, Northwest England. Suspended particulate samples are treated with CuONaOH at 170°C to yield simple, lignin-derived phenolic compounds, which are separated, derived and quantified by capillary gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID). Estuarine distributions of particulate lignin are described and the sources and compositional changes of the lignin identified. Comparison of the lignin concentrations in the suspended material with those in the underlying sediment reveals that lignin is preferentially enriched in the suspended material.
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