Research Article
Element Geochemical Analysis of the Contribution of Aeolian Sand to Suspended Sediment in Desert Stream Flash Floods
Table 2
Mean (±SD) concentration of elements in the suspended sediment and the three source areas.
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Chemical element |
Suspended sediment | Aeolian sand () | Channel bank material () | Argillaceous arkose sandstone () | August 23, 2011 () | July 18, 2012 () |
| SiO2 (%) | | | | | | Al2O3 (%) | | | | | | Fe2O3 (%) | | | | | | MgO (%) | | | | | | CaO (%) | | | | | | Na2O (%) | | | | | | K2O (%) | | | | | | P (ppm) | | | | | | Ti (ppm) | | | | | | Mn (ppm) | | | | | | Co (ppm) | | | | | | Ni (ppm) | | | | | | Rb (ppm) | | | | | | Sr (ppm) | | | | | | Zr (ppm) | | | | | | Ba (ppm) | | | | | | Ce (ppm) | | | | | | V (ppm) | | | | | | Cr (ppm) | | | | | | Cu (ppm) | | | | | | Ga (ppm) | | | | | | As (ppm) | | | | | | Y (ppm) | | | | | | Nb (ppm) | | | | | | Pb (ppm) | | | | | | Nd (ppm) | | | | | | Zn (ppm) | nd | nd | nd | | | La (ppm) | nd | nd | nd | nd | |
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Note: : the sediment number; nd: no determination; SD: standard deviation.
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