Determining sedimentary material sources in a Brazilian urban lake using Zn stable isotope compositions of bottom sediments: a preliminary study

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Ferreira Araujo, Daniel | Boaventura, Geraldo | Mulholland, Daniel | Garnier, Jeremie | Machado, Wilson | Babinski, Marly | Dantas, Elton

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International audience. Zinc isotopes ratios provide qualitative and quantitative information about contributions from different Zn sources in the environment. Here we present the results of a preliminary study to identify the main sources controlling Zn isotope signatures of sediments from Lake Paranoá (Brazil), an urban water reservoir. The Zn isotope ratios were measured by MC-ICP-MS and expressed as δ66/64Zn notation relative to the JMC 3-0749-L solution. The studied sediments showed a narrow isotopic range (+0.00 to +0.13 ‰; n = 10) similar to that reported for intensely weathered soils worldwide (from -0.4 to +0.2‰). The geoaccumulation index (Igeo) also suggests low or negligible influence of Zn anthropogenic source. This research provides a baseline assessment of the Zn isotopes signatures in lake sedimentary environments under the influence of these weathered soils. . As razões dos isótopos de zinco fornecem informações qualitativas e quantitativas sobre as contribuições de diferentes fontes de zinco no ambiente. Apresentam-se os resultados de um estudo preliminar para identificar as principais fontes que controlam as assinaturas de isótopos de Zn em sedimentos do Lago Paranoá (Brasil), um reservatório urbano de água. As razões isotópicas de Zn foram medidas por MC-ICP-MS e expressas como notação δ66/64Zn em relação à solução JMC 3-0749-L. Os sedimentos estudados mostraram valores em um intervalo restrito (+0,00 a +0,13‰; n = 10), semelhante àquele reportado para solos intensamente intemperizados de várias partes do mundo (-0,4 a + 0,2 ‰). O Índice de Geoacumulação (Igeo) também sugere influência baixa ou desprezível de fontes antropogênicas para o Zn. Esta pesquisa fornece uma avaliação das assinaturas de isótopos de Zn em ambientes sedimentares lacustres sob a influência de solos intemperizados.

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