Geochemical evidence for atmospheric pollution derived from prehistoric copper mining at Copa Hill, Cwmystwyth, mid-Wales, UK

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 292, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 69-80

  Mighall, T M ^a   Abrahams, P W ^b   Grattan, J P ^b   Hayes, D ^b   Timberlake, S ^c   Forsyth, S ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Early Mines Research Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronze Age; Copa Hill; Copper; Geochemical monitoring; Mining; Peat; Wales

Indexed keywords

COPPER MINES; GEOCHEMISTRY; PEAT; POLLUTION;

RADIOCARBONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CARBON 14; COPPER; PEAT;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLANKET BOG; BRONZE AGE; COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINING;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HISTORY; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; MINING; SOIL; WALES;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037142256     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00027-X     Document Type: Article

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