Chronology of anthropogenic heavy-metal fluxes and Pb isotope ratios derived from radiometrically dated lake sediments in northern Germany

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 144, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 243-262

  Gäbler, Hans Eike ^a   Suckow, Axel ^b  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b Geowissenschaftliche Gemeinschaftsau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flux; Geochronology; Germany; Heavy metals; Human impact; Lake sediments; Lead isotopes; Pb 210; Radioactive fallout; Sampling

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; POTABLE WATER; SEDIMENTS; SPECTROMETRY;

GAMM SPECTROMETRY;

HEAVY METALS;

AMERICIUM; BISMUTH; CESIUM; COBALT; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; GASOLINE; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; LIGNITE; TIN; TRACER; ZINC;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; HISTORICAL RECORD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LEAD ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; BIOTURBATION; CHRONOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZING; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GERMANY; LAKE SEDIMENT; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESERVOIR; SAMPLING; URBAN AREA;

GERMANY;

EID: 0242499928     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022952232495     Document Type: Article

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