Table 4

Scavenging removal rate for Fe and other oxanion species from seawater over the southern East Pacific Rise between 13°30'and 18°40'S and the north Cleft Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge.

Element	Mean Element/Fe Molar Ratio in SEPR Plume	Scavenging Removal Rate, umol m^-2d^-1 SEPR, 13°30'-18°40'S¹	Scavenging Removal Rate, umol m^-2 d^-1 north Cleft Segment²
Fe	-	2197	2273
P	0.173	395	480
V	0.0029	6.3	5.7
As	0.0018	4.0	4.5
Cr	0.0009	2.1	3.4

1 assumes a cross-axis flow of 0.3 cm^-1 s^-1 as described in the text
2 from Feely et al. (1994a)

Last Updated on 5/6/97
By James Gendron