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Sorption as a Factor in the Transport of Major Cations by Meltwaters from an Alpine Glacier1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

R.D. Lorrain  and
R.A. Souchez
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Abstract

In meltwater derived from the Moiry Glacier (Switzerland), sorption of major cations on suspended sediments can be a significant factor in chemical transport. In meq/100 g, especially for calcium and potassium, sorption on suspended particles is more important in the waters resulting from percolation through morainic deposits than in subglacial waters. Sorption of major cations should not be neglected, either in quantitative studies of chemical denudation or in studies related to the glacial melt-water environment.

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Original Articles
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Quaternary Research , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , September 1972 , pp. 253 - 256
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Academic Press, Inc.

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Footnotes

1

Laboratoire de Géomorphologie, Universitélibre de Bruxelles, avenue Adolphe Buyl, 87, B 1050, Bruxelles, Belgium.

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