Isotope record of anthropogenic lead pollution in lake sediments of Florida, USA

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 237-252

  Escobar, Jaime ^a,b   Whitmore, Thomas J ^c   Kamenov, George D ^c   Riedinger Whitmore, Melanie A ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE   (Colombia)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkyl lead; Florida; Lead arsenate; Lead isotope; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ARSENIC; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; FOSSIL FUEL; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE POLLUTION; LEAD ISOTOPE; MINING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SMELTING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LAKE JACKSON; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84872654357     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-012-9671-9     Document Type: Article

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