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I–P2O5 diagrams as an indicator of depositional environment in marine sediments: preliminary findings (Sri Lanka)

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The concentrations of Br and I in marine sediments have been used to categorize the sedimentary environments of different coastal regions of the world with respect to organic matter contents. The present study uses the concentrations of Br, I and P2O5 of different marine settings as a new proxy to interpret the depositional environments. A total of 150 coastal lagoon sediment samples (suspended sediments, surface sediments and sediment cores) were analyzed for Br, I and P2O5 concentrations by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. They were compared with the Br, I and P2O5 concentrations of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami sediments. Sediments from various sources are separately clustered in I–Br plot and a trivial negative correlation is found for the whole plot. A similar correlation pattern exists in the I–P2O5 diagram. This correlation is explained by the distribution of marine plants (higher and lower) in different sedimentary environments of the coastal profile. Therefore, the concentration of I and its relation to P2O5 can be used as a tool to identify sediment depositional environments in marine settings.

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Acknowledgements

The authors highly appreciate the staff of The Shimane University, Japan, for providing access to the XRF facility. Head of the Department of Geology, University of Peradeniya and Head of the Department of Physical Sciences, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka are also acknowledged for providing the laboratory facilities. Dr. Carla Eichler of Texas Tech University, USA, and Ms. G. Wijewardane of University of Melbourne, Australia, are acknowledged for correcting the manuscript.

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The research was financially supported by University Grant Commission, Sri Lanka (Grant No. UGC/DRIC/PG/2014AUG/SEUSL/01).

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  1. Department of Physical Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, South Eastern University, Oluvil, Sri Lanka

    Madurya Adikaram

  2. Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

    Amarasooriya Pitawala

  3. Department of Geosciences, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Shimane University, Matsue, Japan

    Hiroaki Ishiga

  4. Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Sri Jayawardhanapura University, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

    Daham Jayawardana

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Adikaram, M., Pitawala, A., Ishiga, H. et al. I–P2O5 diagrams as an indicator of depositional environment in marine sediments: preliminary findings (Sri Lanka). Environ Earth Sci 76, 817 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-7167-7

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