Lead concentrations and isotope ratios in speleothems as proxies for atmospheric metal pollution since the Industrial revolution.

Mohammed Allan; Nathalie Fagel; Maité Van Rampelbergh; James Baldini; Jean Riotte; Hai Cheng; R.Lawrence  Edwards; David Gillikin; Yves Quinif; Sophie Verheyden

Lead concentrations and isotope ratios in speleothems as proxies for atmospheric metal pollution since the Industrial revolution.

Mohammed Allan, Nathalie Fagel, Maité Van Rampelbergh, James Baldini, Jean Riotte, Hai Cheng, R.Lawrence Edwards, David Gillikin, Yves Quinif, Sophie Verheyden

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Lead concentrations and isotope ratios from two speleothems from the Han-sur-Lesse cave in southern Belgium
were measured in order to study the ability of speleothems to act as archives of atmospheric pollution. To address
this aim we analyzed trace elemental Al and Pb compositions by LA-ICP-MS and ICP-MS as well as Pb isotopes by
MC-ICP-MS. The results help to identify three intervals characterized by particularly high enrichment of Pb: from
1880 to 1905 AD, from 1945 to 1965 AD, and from 1975 to 1990 AD. The speleothem record shows similar
changes as the known historical atmospheric pollution level in Belgium. Lead isotope ratios discriminate between
Pb sources and confirm that coal and gasoline combustion, combined with regional metallurgical activities, were
the predominant Pb pollution sources in the stalagmites during the last 250 years. This study opens possibilities
to determine anthropogenic versus natural metal sources in well-dated speleothem archives

Originele taal-2	English
Pagina's (van-tot)	140-150
Aantal pagina's	10
Tijdschrift	Chemical Geology
Volume	401
Status	Published - 2015

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Lead concentrations and isotope ratios in speleothems as proxies for atmospheric metal pollution since the Industrial revolution.

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