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Kleint, Charlotte; Kuzmanovski, Stefan; Powell, Zach; Bühring, Solveig I; Sander, Sylvia G; Koschinsky, Andrea (2015): Total Cu and speciation parameters for the shallow marine hydrothermal vent samples from Milos, Dominica and the Bay of Plenty [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848071, Supplement to: Kleint, C et al. (2015): Organic Cu-complexation at the shallow marine hydrothermal vent fields off the coast of Milos (Greece), Dominica (Lesser Antilles) and the Bay of Plenty (New Zealand). Marine Chemistry, 173, 244-252, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2014.10.012

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Abstract:
Hydrothermal vents at the seafloor release large volumes of metal-rich fluids into the ocean. Some of these metals are biologically essential (such as Fe), while others may be toxic (e.g. Cu). Organisms living at these habitats produce small organic molecules, ligands that are able to form complexes with different metals, to either enhance their bioavailability or to decrease their toxicity. While some deep-sea vents have been studied with respect to metal complexation, comparable studies at shallow marine hydrothermal vent systems are rather rare. In this study, total dissolved Cu concentrations ([Cu]T) and corresponding Cu binding ligand concentrations ([L]Cu) at the shallow water hydrothermal vent fields off the coast of Milos (Greece), Dominica (Lesser Antilles) and the Bay of Plenty (New Zealand) were examined by a voltammetric ligand titration, using competitive ligand equilibration-adsorptive stripping voltammetry (CLE-AdCSV).
Milos, Dominica and the Bay of Plenty are three very different environments and our data show that they are relatively depleted in total dissolved Cu, compared to deep-sea hydrothermal vents where [Cu]T and [L]Cu concentrations up to 400 nM and 4000 nM have been found, respectively. In this data set, [Cu]T rises up to 21.53 nM, however, most samples are in the range of 0.5 nM-3 nM. [L]Cu varies between 2.07 nM and 23.9 nM, with one exception, reaching 56.8 nM. Conditional stability constants (Log K) range between 11.57 and 14.01.
Assuming that the three investigated sites are representative for shallow marine hydrothermal vents, the Cu-flux into the ocean due to complexation appears to be relatively low compared to deep-sea systems. Our data indicate a stable complexation of Cu in most cases, which may lower the toxic effect of Cu on these mixed photic-chemosynthetic communities. However one pore water sample from Dominica showed an excess [Cu]T over [L]Cu, which would create a highly toxic environment for most marine organisms. We further show that ligand-Cu ratios and complex stability constants are in a similar range as the ones at deep-sea vents, which may indicate similar complexation parameters and processes at shallow and deep-sea hydrothermal vents.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -8.827507 * Median Longitude: 83.005684 * South-bound Latitude: -37.913800 * West-bound Longitude: -61.363000 * North-bound Latitude: 36.671530 * East-bound Longitude: 177.121220
Date/Time Start: 2012-05-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2013-04-04T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: -209.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -2.0 m
Event(s):
Calypso_control  * Latitude: -37.913800 * Longitude: 177.121220 * Date/Time: 2013-03-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: -161.0 m * Location: Bay of Plenty * Method/Device: Sampling by diver (DIVER) * Comment: Position estimated from map
Calypso_vent_1  * Latitude: -37.913800 * Longitude: 177.121220 * Date/Time: 2013-03-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: -179.0 m * Location: Bay of Plenty * Method/Device: Sampling by diver (DIVER) * Comment: Position estimated from map
Calypso_vent_2  * Latitude: -37.913800 * Longitude: 177.121220 * Date/Time: 2013-03-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: -147.0 m * Location: Bay of Plenty * Method/Device: Sampling by diver (DIVER) * Comment: Position estimated from map
Comment:
([L]Cu): Cu binding ligand concentrations.SIB was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft through DFG-Emmy Noether Program (BU2606/1-1), which also funded the field work in Milos and Dominica.
Size:
179 data points

Data

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Event

Site

Elevation [m]

Comment

Temp [°C]

pH

Sal
(given in per mil)

H2S [mmol/l]

O2 [%]
10 
Cu diss [nmol/l]
11 
Ligands [nmol/l]
12 
Comment
(L1)
13 
Const
(logK1)
14 
Ligands [nmol/l]
(L2)
15 
Const
(logK2)
Milos_Seawater Milos Seawater-1025.08.137.5<0.01100.01.74<[Cu]T
Palaeochori_Bay PB Pore Fluid Y-580.64.955.70.3254.43.788.5211.29
Palaeochori_BayPB Bottom Water Y-539.27.637.9<0.0178.22.24
Palaeochori_BayPB Pore Fluid W-563.56.049.60.5970.41.65
Palaeochori_BayPB Bottom Water W-539.26.047.7<0.0165.00.75
Spathi_Bay SB Pore Fluid-2065.05.732.50.2665.91.4122.60
Spathi_BaySB Bottom Water-2040.05.835.00.5266.71.1556.8011.74
Dominica_Seawater Dominica Seawater-225.07.934.0<0.01100.02.964.2712.81
Champagne_Hot_Springs CHS Fluid (oven bag)-375.06.317.30.093.044.4213.27
Champagne_Hot_SpringsCHS Pore Fluid-346.06.414.30.1121.5319.8012.51
Soufriere SOU Fluid (oven bag)-570.06.310.90.2360.61.5915.0012.20
SoufriereSOU Pore Fluid-555.06.412.80.1965.10.782.0712.37
SoufriereSOU Pore Water (BG)-525.08.032.5<0.0171.00.574.7712.96
Sulphur_Springs Sulphur Springs Sourceon land2.71.81.6194.0971.00
Sulphur_SpringsSulphur Springs Bottomon land3.01.20.4596.025.00
Whale_Island Whale Island-4620.68.11.043.8813.9427.0011.66
Whale_Island_control Whale Island control-4320.08.00.943.8913.4321.5011.61
Calypso_vent_1 Calypso vent 1-17913.07.70.575.8113.1015.4011.57
Calypso_vent_2 Calypso vent 2-14714.57.90.582.6214.017.2112.20
Calypso_control Calypso control-16114.78.00.598.9812.35
White_Island_1 White Island 1-20914.18.00.7123.9012.06
White_Island_2 White Island 2-16814.88.00.506.2812.537.3811.78
White_Island_3 White Island 3-18020.17.90.4619.3011.96