Four thousand years of atmospheric Pb, Cd and Zn deposition recorded by the ombrotrophic peat bog of Penido Vello (northwestern Spain)

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MartinezCortizas, A
PontevedraPombal, X
Munoz, JCN
GarciaRodeja, E
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[1] Dpt. Edafol. y Quim. Agrícola, Fac. Biología, Campus Sur
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10.1023/A:1018312223189
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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The Northwestern Iberian Peninsula is a mid-latitude oceanic region with areas where different types of bog are frequent or abundant. The ombrotrophic nature of some bogs make than suitable for the study of accumulation patterns of heavy metals. One of these bogs, Penido Vello, was sampled to a depth of 2.5 m and analyzed in detail for its physico-chemical properties and Pb, Zn and Cd concentrations. Ash and organic carbon content, Ca/Mg molar ratios and a number of other characteristics support an ombrotrophic interpretation of the core. Concentrations of Pb, Zn and Cd were measured, showing important variations In the core. While Zn and Cd are concentrated mainly in the upper sections of the core with minor changes with depth, the Pb profile shows significant peaks in the deeper layers suggesting pre-industrial atmospheric pollution. Enrichment factors (EFs) calculated by normalising to Al correlate well with those calculated by normalising to Ti. Maximum EFs are 33, 56 and 52 for Pb, Zn and Cd respectively. While for Pb these values are comparable to those obtained by other authors, maximum Zn EFs are greater than those mentioned in the literature and may be attributed to the emissions of a nearby coal-burning power plant. At least for Pb the accumulation pattern suggests that atmospheric pollution can be dated back some 2800 years, and that pollution increased steadily since the Iron Age to reach considerably elevated levels, up to 5 times the 'background', during the Roman Empire. Changes in Pb emissions through time are in good accord with the prehistorical and historical record of the Iberian Peninsula.
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