Reconstruction of atmospheric lead and heavy metal pollution in the Otrębowskie Brzegi peatland (S Poland)

• Autorzy: Pawełczyk Fatima , Bloom Karolina , Jucha Witold , Michczyński Adam , Okupny Daniel , Sikorski Jarosław , Tomkowiak Julita , Zając Ewelina , Fagel Nathalie

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DOI

10.7306/gq.1487

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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We reconstruct palaeoenvironmental changes since the Late Holocene in the Orava-Nowy Targ Basin, with an emphasis on anthropogenic influence (Walker et al., 2018). This reconstruction employs multiproxy analyses of the Otrębowskie Brzegi poor fen. We combined radiocarbon and ²¹⁰Pb dating with elemental geochemistry, stable lead isotopes, and palaeobotanical analyses. The core we investigated covers a period from 4200 ± 100 BC to the present, with a peat accumulation rate varying between 0.001 and 0.243 cm y^-1. Heavy metal concentrations, Pb isotopic ratios, and a palynological analysis revealed a significant impact of human activities in the past. The highest concentration and accumulation rate of Pb, were found around 1950 AD. The ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb quotient ranged between 1.168 and 1.223, with average value around 1.198. Most of the interpretation was based on Pb and its stable isotopes; however, other elements were also important indicators of natural and anthropogenic environmental changes. Our results revealed similarities between the geochemical composition of the peatland studied and other peatlands from the Orava-Nowy Targ Basin.

Słowa kluczowe

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Pb isotopes; pollution; elemental record; human activity; 14C dating; 210Pb dating; palynological analysis

• Wydawca: Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Geological Quarterly
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 63, No. 3
• Strony: 568--585
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 83 poz., mapka, rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

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Pawełczyk Fatima

• Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics - Centre for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

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Bloom Karolina

• University of Szczecin, Faculty of Geosciences, Geology and Palaeogeography Unit, Mickiewicza 18, 70-383 Szczecin, Poland

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Jucha Witold

• Pedagogical University of Cracow, Faculty of Geaography and Biology, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland

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Michczyński Adam

• Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics - Centre for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

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Okupny Daniel

• Pedagogical University of Cracow, Faculty of Geaography and Biology, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland

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Sikorski Jarosław

• Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics - Centre for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

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Tomkowiak Julita

• University of Szczecin, Faculty of Geosciences, Geology and Palaeogeography Unit, Mickiewicza 18, 70-383 Szczecin, Poland

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Zając Ewelina

• University of Agriculture in Krakow, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Kraków, Poland

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Fagel Nathalie

• University of Liège, Department of Geology, AGEs Argiles, Géochimie et Environnements sédimentaires, 14 Allée du 6 aoȗt, Quartier Agora, B18, B-4000, Liège, Belgium

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).