J. Kirk Cochran Marine Sciences Research Center State University of New York Natural and Anthropogenic Radionuclides in Coastal Systems- Examples from.

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J. Kirk Cochran Marine Sciences Research Center State University of New York Natural and Anthropogenic Radionuclides in Coastal Systems- Examples from the Venice Lagoon

November 4,1966 ‘Acqua alta’ of 120 cm flooded most of Venice

Venice Lagoon Facts 550 km 2 surface area Average depth ~0.6 m Tidal range 60 cm Three inlets through which tidal exchange occurs Daily tidal exchange ~ m 3 Flushing time <2 days

Venice Lagoon in 16 th Century Diversion of rivers

Venice Lagoon- Late 20 th Century Construction of industrial area- Marghera

Environmental issues in the Venice Lagoon Sea level rise- caused by land subsidence (ground water extraction on mainland) and eustatic sea level rise Fate of contaminants that enter the lagoon

60 cm Atmospheric flux (Be-7, Pb-210, Cs-137)

Contaminant Inputs and Retention Contaminants -Metals -Organic Contaminants Pathways -Atmosphere -Run-off -Submarine groundwater discharge Fate (Scavenging, Accumulation)

Contaminant Inputs

Lead in lagoon sediments

Zinc in lagoon sediments

Copper in lagoon sediments

Scavenging Rates of Reactive Contaminants Use U/Th series radionuclides as tracers Known source Measure distributions

234 Th diss 238 U 234 Th part Scavenging Decay Decay k Sinking Simplified Th Scavenging Model

234 Th/ 238 U Activity Ratios and Residence Times Venice Lagoon 234 Th/ 238 U  scavenging (d) Giudecca ± 0.04 Sacca Sessola ± 0.1 Cona (Bocca Carozza)<0.002<0.05 Cona (La Rotta) ± 0.2 Long Island Sound (Aller and Cochran, 1976) Narragansett Bay (Santschi et al. 1979) 0.06 – New York Bight (Kaufman et al. 1981) 0.17 –

Wetlands

Sea Level Curves: Venice and Trieste Source: Carbognin (1999)

Source: Gatto and Carbognin (1981)

Rates of Sea Level Rise in Venice and Trieste (mm/y) Venice Trieste Carbognin (1999)

Frequency of Acqua Alta

Marsh Sampling Sites

Marsh Coring

Marsh Chronologies with 210 Pb

210 Pb profiles in Venice marsh sediments

Chronology of marsh accretion Accretion rates generally have increased with time, with relative rate of sea level rise Patterns similar in northern and southern areas of lagoon

137 Cs profiles in marsh sediments

Chronologies of 137 Cs flux to Venice marshes Chernobyl Weapons testing (atmosphere)

Marsh accretion linked to frequency of acqua alta

Acqua Alta and Accretion Rates

Marsh Accretion Results Accretion at sites examined driven by long-term sea level rise and frequency of flooding by acqua alta events Sites keeping pace with sea level rise (at least) But marsh area is being lost via bank erosion along periphery (waves from boat traffic)