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Published on: January 11, 2020
Identification of transport processes in bioirrigated muddy sediments by [18F]fluoride PET (Positron Emission
Andrea Roskosch1, Jörg Lewandowski, Ralf Bergmann
1Department of Ecohydrology, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Germany. roskosch@igb-berlin.de
Abstract:
In aquatic environments transport processes across the sediment-water interface are intensified by bioirrigating macrozoobenthos. Transport processes caused by Chironomus plumosus larvae dwelling in U-tubes were investigated by dynamic small animal Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with [18F]fluoride. Significant tracer transport from the burrows into the sediment was detected; penetration was deeper at the outlet branch of the burrow than at the inlet branch. Hence, advection plays a significant role in exchange between water in the burrows and muddy sediment.
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