ISOTOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF LEAD IN THE SCOTTISH UPLAND ENVIRONMENT

被引:31
作者
BACON, JR
BERROW, ML
SHAND, CA
机构
[1] The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler
关键词
LEAD; STABLE ISOTOPE COMPOSITION; AERIAL DEPOSITION; SOIL POLLUTION; RAINWATER LEAD; GRASS LEAD;
D O I
10.1080/03067319508041332
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Experimental plots have been set up at two Research Stations in upland areas of Scotland with the intention of characterising environmental samples using lead isotopic composition which varies according to the original source of the lead. Thermal ionisation mass spectrometry (TIMS) was used to measure lead isotope ratios with high precision. The Pb-206/Pb-207 ratios in rainwater were in the range from 1.101 to 1.153 over a period of two years at the two sites. Low ratios were associated with the very low ratios found in Britain in petrol additives during that period whereas higher ratios indicated a larger component derived from industrial sources at the Hartwood site, The Pb-206/Pb-207 ratios in the surface (0-2.5 cm) soil from a roadside plot were low (1.1126 and 1.1159 in 1989 and 1990, respectively) but the ratios in surface soils in plots distant from the road were considerably higher. Whereas the lead in roadside soil had a Pb-206/Pb-207 ratio indicating its source to be predominantly in recent petrol lead, there were significant components from other sources in the soils away from the road. The washing of grass samples resulted in no significant change in the lead isotope ratios. The lead isotope ratios measured in grass samples reflect the isotopic character of current atmospheric inputs but those in surface soil samples are an integrated record of atmospheric deposition over a long period of time. An undisturbed plot under a tree canopy had high concentrations of lead in the surface soil and low Pb-206/Pb-207 ratios. The ratios in fallen leaves on this plot were slightly but significantly lower than those in the grass grown on the plot. It would appear that the tree canopy is effective at scavenging lead carried in the atmosphere.
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