Behaviors of major and trace elements during single flood event in the Seine River, France

Jiubin Chen (1) , Julien Bouchez (2) , Jérôme Gaillardet (2) , Pascale Louvat (2)

1 Institute of Geochemistry [Guiyang]
2 IPGP - Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

This study examines for the first time the characteristics of suspended particulate matter (SPM) and geochemical behaviors of major and trace elements during one single flood event of the Seine River, France. Source contribution, dilution by silicates and carbonates are the main scenarios consecutively occurring during the flood event, as can be inferred from the geochemical behaviors for major and trace elements. This study confirms the importance of flood events for the flux of materials transported by rivers to the ocean and emphasizes the need of systematic studies on the chemical variability of elements transported during flood events.

Keywords: single flood event; major and trace elements; sediments; Seine River

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Earth Sciences; Geochemistry

Jiubin Chen, Julien Bouchez, Jérôme Gaillardet, Pascale Louvat. Behaviors of major and trace elements during single flood event in the Seine River, France. Procedia Earth and Planetary Science, 2014, 10, pp.343-348. ⟨10.1016/j.proeps.2014.08.034⟩. ⟨insu-02381348⟩