1961 Volume 17 Issue 2 Pages 96-100
The distributions of iron and aluminium in sea water were studied in Uranouchi Bay, Kochi pref., Japan, where the bay is not so much affected by land water or open sea water.
Analyses showed that 3.4-589.7 γ of iron, and 3.5-528.8 γ of aluminium were contained per liter of sea water.
Iron was similar to aluminium in its distribution, and both elements were contained in sea water near the surface and also very adjacent to bottom in the inner and outer areas of the bay.
Concerning the ratio of the elements, the results of the present investigation were compared with those of Urado and Susaki bays, which were already reported.
The ratio Fe/Al by weight was approximately 1 in this bay, while it was slightly more than in Urado Bay and, on the contrary, slightly less than 1 in Susaki Bay. It seems probable that those differences are derived from such hydrographical conditions as flowing-in of land water and the depth of sea, etc., and become one factor indicating the feature of each inland sea.
