Fluorine in the Barents Sea waters
https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0579-9414.5.80.2.12
Abstract
First data on the fluorine content in the Barents Sea waters were obtained. According to the results of direct potentiometric measurements, the fluorine concentration is in the range of 1,14–1,29 mg/kg, increasing with growing chlorinity (salinity). The average F/Cl mass ratio is equal to (6,58 ± 0,02) 10−5 for surface desalinated layer with chlorinity 19‰ and to (6,63 ± 0,04) 10−5 for the main water column with chlorinity >19‰. The value of the F/Cl ratio in the Barents Sea waters closely corresponds to that of the World Ocean, including the North Atlantic.
Supporting agencies: The research was financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation (projectno. 24-17-00088; https://rscf.ru/en/project/24-17-00088/).
About the Authors
A. V. Savenko
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A.V. Savenko - Leading Scientific Researcher, D.Sc. in Geology and Mineralogy
Faculty of Geology, Department of Geochemistry
V. S. Savenko
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
V.S. Savenko - Leading Scientifi c Researcher, D.Sc. in Geology and Mineralogy, Professor
Faculty of Geography, Department of Land Hydrology
D. N. Belikov
Lomonosov Moscow State University; Marine Research Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
D.N. Belikov - Engineer
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Savenko A.V., Savenko V.S., Belikov D.N. Fluorine in the Barents Sea waters. Lomonosov Geography Journal. 2025;(2):148-155. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0579-9414.5.80.2.12
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