Distribution and Variations of Elemental Sulfur in the Upper Part of the Black Sea Anoxic Water Column
Journal: Oceanology
Year: 2024

Elemental sulfur and its derivatives, polysulfides, play a key role in hydrogen sulfide oxidation processes in anoxic basins. Having low solubility, elemental sulfur is mainly represented by suspended forms. However, in sulfide waters, it forms highly soluble polysulfides. This article studies elemental sulfur and polysulfides in the upper part of the Black Sea anoxic water column in 2017–2019 and 2022 at stations located on the continental slope off the coast of the Caucasus and Crimea. Sulfur