Heavy metals in Holocene Peats from south west England: Detecting mining impacts and atmospheric pollution

S. West; D. J. Charman; J. P. Grattan; A. K. Cherburkin

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Heavy metals in Holocene Peats from south west England: Detecting mining impacts and atmospheric pollution

S. West
, D. J. Charman
, J. P. Grattan^*
, A. K. Cherburkin

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Geography & Earth Sciences

University of Plymouth
Institute of Earth Sciences
Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences

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The potential use of peatlands in south west England is evaluated as archives of both local and more regional mineral extraction and processing operations from the mid-Holocene period. Quantitative XRF analyses reconstructed the pollution histories for the two sites investigated by analysis of Cu, Zn, As and Pb. Results are presented both as element concentration profiles and as enrichment factors using ash content to normalize the data.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	343-353
Number of pages	11
Journal	Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
Volume	100
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018393013619
Publication status	Published - Dec 1997

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