Compositional changes in sediments of subalpine Lakes, Uinta Mountains (Utah): Evidence for the effects of human activity on atmospheric dust inputs

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 161-175

  Reynolds, Richard L ^a   Mordecai, Jessica S ^b   Rosenbaum, Joseph G ^a   Ketterer, Michael E ^c   Walsh, Megan K ^d   Moser, Katrina A ^e  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake sediments; Magnetic properties; Metals; Mineral dust; Phosphorus; Uinta Mountains

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BEDROCK; CATCHMENT; CLASTIC ROCK; COPPER; DIAGENESIS; DUST; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LEAD; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETITE; OPEN PIT MINE; ORE DEPOSIT; PHOSPHORUS; PRECAMBRIAN; SEDIMENT CORE; SMELTING; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TIN; TITANIUM; WATERSHED;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UINTA MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 77952673862     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9394-8     Document Type: Article

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