Antarctic-wide array of high-resolution ice core records reveals pervasive leadpollution began in 1889 and persists today

Antarctic-wide array of high-resolution ice core records reveals pervasive leadpollution began in 1889 and persists today

Interior Antarctica is among the most remote places on Earth and was thought to be beyond the reach of human impacts when Amundsen and Scott raced to the South Pole in 1911. Here we show detailed measurements from an extensive array of 16 ice cores quantifying substantial toxic heavy metal lead poll...

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Main Authors: McConnell, J., Maselli, O., Sigl, M., Vallelonga, P, Neumann, T., Anschϋtz, H., Bales, R., Curran, M., Das, S., Edwards, Peter, Kipfstuhl, S., Layman, L., Thomas, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Subjects:
Environmental chemistry
Cryospheric science
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25241

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