The Pb pollution fingerprint at Lochnagar: The historical record and current status of Pb isotopes
Ratios of 206Pb/207Pb in a Lochnagar sediment core slowly decline from c. 1.32 at 140 cm to c. 1.23 at 9 cm, and then rapidly decline to c.1.15 at the surface. Ninety percent of the Pb in the surface sediments can be attributed to anthropogenic sources. The 206Pb/207Pb ratio data imply that catchmen...
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| author | Yang, H. Linge, Kathryn Rose, N. |
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| description | Ratios of 206Pb/207Pb in a Lochnagar sediment core slowly decline from c. 1.32 at 140 cm to c. 1.23 at 9 cm, and then rapidly decline to c.1.15 at the surface. Ninety percent of the Pb in the surface sediments can be attributed to anthropogenic sources. The 206Pb/207Pb ratio data imply that catchment peat surface contains a higher fraction of anthropogenic Pb than the sediment surface. The 206Pb/207Pb ratios in the surface of the sediment core are consistent with ratios in trapped sediments collected annually between 1998 and 2003. However, there is no significant decline in these recent samples suggesting that the reduction in atmospheric Pb emissions has not yet been recorded by the sediments due to Pb inputs from the catchment. As catchment peats store about 840 kg previously deposited anthropogenic Pb since 1860, it is likely that catchment inputs will continue to affect future 206Pb/207Pb ratios. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-444692017-09-13T14:13:03Z The Pb pollution fingerprint at Lochnagar: The historical record and current status of Pb isotopes Yang, H. Linge, Kathryn Rose, N. Terrestrial moss Lake sediment Pb isotope Pollution history Peat Ratios of 206Pb/207Pb in a Lochnagar sediment core slowly decline from c. 1.32 at 140 cm to c. 1.23 at 9 cm, and then rapidly decline to c.1.15 at the surface. Ninety percent of the Pb in the surface sediments can be attributed to anthropogenic sources. The 206Pb/207Pb ratio data imply that catchment peat surface contains a higher fraction of anthropogenic Pb than the sediment surface. The 206Pb/207Pb ratios in the surface of the sediment core are consistent with ratios in trapped sediments collected annually between 1998 and 2003. However, there is no significant decline in these recent samples suggesting that the reduction in atmospheric Pb emissions has not yet been recorded by the sediments due to Pb inputs from the catchment. As catchment peats store about 840 kg previously deposited anthropogenic Pb since 1860, it is likely that catchment inputs will continue to affect future 206Pb/207Pb ratios. 2007 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44469 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.06.026 http://www.elsevier.com/locate/envpol Elsevier Science Ltd restricted |
| spellingShingle | Terrestrial moss Lake sediment Pb isotope Pollution history Peat Yang, H. Linge, Kathryn Rose, N. The Pb pollution fingerprint at Lochnagar: The historical record and current status of Pb isotopes |
| title | The Pb pollution fingerprint at Lochnagar: The historical record and current status of Pb isotopes |
| title_full | The Pb pollution fingerprint at Lochnagar: The historical record and current status of Pb isotopes |
| title_fullStr | The Pb pollution fingerprint at Lochnagar: The historical record and current status of Pb isotopes |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Pb pollution fingerprint at Lochnagar: The historical record and current status of Pb isotopes |
| title_short | The Pb pollution fingerprint at Lochnagar: The historical record and current status of Pb isotopes |
| title_sort | pb pollution fingerprint at lochnagar: the historical record and current status of pb isotopes |
| topic | Terrestrial moss Lake sediment Pb isotope Pollution history Peat |
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