Identification of contamination in a lake sediment core using Hg and Pb isotopic compositions, Lake Ballinger, Washington, USA

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Gray, John E ^a   Pribil, Michael J ^a   Van Metre, Peter C ^b   Borrok, David M ^c   Thapalia, Anita ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANT SOURCES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAKE SEDIMENTS; MASS-INDEPENDENT FRACTIONATION; METAL CONTAMINANTS; NEGATIVE VALUES; SEATTLE , WASHINGTON; SEDIMENT CORE; SMELTING PROCESS; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; WASHINGTON , USA;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; IMPURITIES; ISOTOPES; LAKES; LEAD; LEAD SMELTING; MERCURY (METAL); POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

LAKE POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LEAD ISOTOPE; LICHEN; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PEAT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION; SMELTING;

LAKE BALLINGER; SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84873077972     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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