A sedimentary record of the rise and fall of the metal industry in Bergslagen, south central Sweden

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 463-475

  Hammarlund, Dan ^a   Mackay, Anson W ^b   Fallon, David M J ^b   Pateman, Gemma ^b   Tavio, Luisa C ^b   Leng, Melanie J ^c,d   Rose, Neil L ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Carbon isotopes; Inorganic elements; Pollen accumulation rate; Pollution history; Rarefaction

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON ISOTOPE; DEPOSITION; LAKE POLLUTION; LEAD; METALS INDUSTRY; POLLEN; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

BERGSLAGEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 42149171738     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9124-z     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Alvstam CG, Korhonen J (1995) Mining. In: Alvstam CG (ed) Manufacturing and services. National Atlas of Sweden, Stockholm, pp 72-76
2. Appleby PG (2001) Chronostratigraphic techniques in recent sediments. In: Last WM, Smol JP (eds) Tracking environmental change using lake sediments, Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research, vol 1. Kluwer, Dordrecht, pp 171-203
3. Arpi G (1953) The supply with charcoal of the Swedish iron industry from 1830 to 1950. Geogr Ann 35:11-27
4. Åström M, Nylund K (2000) Impact of historical metalworks on the concentrations of major and trace elements in sediments: a case study in Finland. Appl Geochem 15:807-817
5. Becker A, Klöck W, Friese K, Schreck P, Treutler H-C, Spettel B, Duff MC (2001) Lake Süßer See as a natural sink for heavy metals from copper mining. J Geochem Explor 74:205-217
6. Bengtsson L, Enell M (1986) Chemical analysis. In: Berglund BE (ed) Handbook of holocene palaeoecology and palaeohydrology. J Wiley, Chichester, pp 423-451
7. Bergman I, Olofsson A, Hörnberg G, Zachrisson O, Hellberg E (2004) Deglaciation and colonisation: pioneer settlements in northern Fennoscandia. J World Prehistory 18:155-177
8. Birks HJB, Line J (1992) The use of rarefaction analysis for estimating palynological richness from Quaternary pollen analytical data. The Holocene 2:1-10
9. Boyle JF (2000) Rapid elemental analysis of sediment samples by isotope source XRF. J Paleolimnol 23:213-221
10. Boyle JF (2001) Inorganic geochemical methods in Palaeolimnology. In: Last WM, Smol JP (eds) Tracking environmental change using lake sediments, vol 2. Kluwer, Dordrecht, pp 83-141
11. Brännvall M-L, Bindler R, Emteryd O, Renberg I (2001) Four thousand years of atmospheric lead pollution in northern Europe: a summary from Swedish lake sediments. J Paleolimnol 25:421-435
12. Brännvall M-L, Bindler R, Renberg I, Emteryd O, Bartnicki J, Billström K (1999) The Medieval metal industry was the cradle of modern large-scale atmospheric lead pollution in northern Europe. Environ Sci Technol 33:4391-4395
13. 15N) signatures of sedimented organic matter as indicators of historic lake trophic state. J Paleolimnol 22:205-221
14. Ek AS, Löfgren S, Bergholm J, Qvarfort U (2001) Environmental effects of one thousand years of copper production at Falun, central Sweden. Ambio 30:96-103
15. Ek AS, Renberg I (2001) Heavy metal pollution and lake acidity changes caused by one thousand years of copper mining at Falun, central Sweden. J Paleolimnol 26:89-107
16. Eriksson GA (1957) The decline of the small blast-furnaces and forges in Bergslagen after 1850 with special reference to enterprises in the Valley of Kolbäck River. Geogr Ann 39:257-277
17. Eriksson GA (1960) Advance and retreat of charcoal iron industry and rural settlement in Bergslagen. Geogr Ann 42:267-284
18. 2. Tellus 51B:170-193
19. Hammarlund D, Velle G, Wolfe BB, Edwards TWD, Snowball IF, Barnekow L, Holmgren S, Lamme S, Wohlfarth B, Possnert G (2004) Palaeolimnological response to Holocene forest retreat in the Scandes Mountains of west-central Sweden. The Holocene 14:862-876
20. Holby O, Evans S (1996) The vertical distribution of Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in a Baltic Sea sediment. J Env Radioactivity 33:129-145
21. Kaushal S, Binford MW (1999) Relationship between C:N ratios of lake sediments, organic matter sources, and historical deforestation in Lake Pleasant, Massachusetts, USA. J Paleolimnol 22:439-442
22. Lundqvist J (1998) The deglaciation. In: Fredén C (ed) Geology. National Atlas of Sweden. Stockholm, pp 124-135
23. 137Cs in sediments - a reply to the comment by J T Smith. Appl Geochem 12:861-866
24. Meyers PA, Lallier-Vergès E (1999) Lacustrine sedimentary organic matter records of late Quaternary paleoclimates. J Paleolimnol 21:345-372
25. Mitchell MS, Owen JS, Schindler SC (1990) Factors affecting sulfur incorporation into lake sediments: paleoecological implications. J Paleolimnol 4:1-22
26. Montelius S (1953) The burning of forest land for the cultivation of crops "svedjebruk" in central Sweden. Geogr Ann 35:41-54
27. Montelius S (1960) Finn settlement in central Sweden. Geogr Ann 42:285-293
28. Moore P, Webb J, Collinson M (1991) Pollen analysis. Blackwell, London
29. Nordström O (1989) Environment and conservation problems in the south Swedish forests. Svensk Geografisk Årsbok 65:129-138
30. Odgaard BV (1999) Fossil pollen as a record of past biodiversity. J Biogeog 26:7-17
31. Raab B (1995) Water temperature and ice. In: Raab B, Vedin H (eds) Climate, lakes and rivers.National Atlas of Sweden. Stockholm, pp 136-141
32. Reimer PJ, Baillie MGL, Bard E, Bayliss A, Beck JW, Bertrand CJH, Blackwell PG, Buck CE, Burr GS, Cutler KB, Damon PE, Edwards RL, Fairbanks RG, Friedrich M, Guilderson TP, Hogg AG, Hughen KA, Kromer B, McCormac G, Manning S, Ramsey CB, Reimer RW, Remmele S, Southon JR, Stuiver M, Talamo S, Taylor FW, van der Plicht J, Weyhenmeyer CE (2004) IntCal04 terrestrial radiocarbon age calibration 0-26 cal kyr BP. Radiocarbon 46:1029-1058
33. Renberg I, Bindler R, Bradshaw E, Emteryd O, McGowan S (2001) Sediment evidence of early eutrophication and heavy metal pollution of Lake Mälaren, central Sweden. Ambio 30:496-502
34. Renberg I, Wik M (1984) Dating recent lake sediments by soot particle counting. Verh Internat Verein Limnol 22:712-718
35. Ripa M (2001) A review of the Fe oxide deposits of Bergslagen, Sweden and their connection to Au mineralisation. In: Weihed P (eds) Economic geology research, vol 1. Swedish Geological Survey, Uppsala, pp 132-136 (SGU ser. C 833)
36. Routh J, Meyers PA, Gustafsson Ö, Baskaran M, Hallberg R, Schöldström A (2004) Sedimentary geochemical record of human-induced environmental changes in the Lake Brunnsviken watershed, Sweden. Limnol Oceanogr 49:1560-1569
37. Salonen V-P, Tuovinen N, Valpola S (2006) History of mine drainage impact on Lake Orijärvi algal communities, SW Finland. J Paleolimnol 35:289-303
38. Schelske CL, Hodell DA (1995) Using carbon isotopes of bulk sedimentary organic-matter to reconstruct the history of nutrient loading and eutrophication in Lake Erie. Limnol Oceanogr 40:918-929
39. Segerström U, Hörnberg. G, Bradshaw R (1996) The 9000-year history of vegetation development and disturbance patterns of a swamp-forest in Dalarna, northern Sweden. The Holocene 6:37-48
40. Talbot MR (2001) Nitrogen isotopes in palaeolimnology. In: Last WM, Smol JP (eds) Tracking environmental change using lake sediments: physical and chemical techniques, developments in paleoenvironmental research, vol 2. Kluwer, Dordrecht, pp 401-439
41. Tavio, LC (2005) Pollutant deposition analysis as an indicator of industrial impact in central south Sweden. Unpublished MSc Thesis, University of London, London, 39 pp
42. Ter Braak CJF, Šmilauer P (2002) Canoco for Windows 4.5. Biometrics, The Netherlands
43. 13C in sediment of autotrophic Lake Tanganyika, as a productivity proxy in the Anthropocene. J Paleolimnol 37:591-602
44. Wallin J-E (1996) History of sedentary farming in Ångermanland, northern Sweden, during the Iron Age and Medieval period based on pollen analytical investigations. Veget Hist Archaeobot 5:301-312
45. Wik M, Renberg I (1996) Environmental records of carbonaceous fly-ash particles from fossil-fuel combustion. A summary. J Paleolimnol 15:193-206