Lead pollution history from 256 BC to AD 2005 inferred from the Pb isotope ratio (206Pb/207Pb) in a varve record of Lake Korttajärvi in Finland

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Meriläinen, Jarmo J ^a   Kustula, Virve ^a   Witick, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Annually laminated sediment; Lake Korttaj rvi; Lead; Pollution history; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; FALLOUT; GEOACCUMULATION; LAKE POLLUTION; LAMINATION; LEAD ISOTOPE; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; ROMAN ERA; STABLE ISOTOPE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

FINLAND; LAKE KORTTAJARVI; LANSI SUOMEN;

EID: 78650512723     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9473-x     Document Type: Article

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