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Conservative mixing of metals in river mouths and estuaries is generally defined as occurring when concentrations of these metals have a linear relationship with salinity (line (b) in Fig. 6.1). When a relationship such as curve (a) exists, one concludes a subsequent addition or production of the dissolved chemical, while in the case of curve (c), a loss by degradation or settling is predicted in the low-salinity region.
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Duursma, E.K., Carroll, J. (1996). Competitive reactions and effects of conservativity. In: Duursma, E.K., Carroll, J. (eds) Environmental Compartments. Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80189-1_6
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