Lacustrine sediments and lichen transplants: Two contrasting and complimentary environmental archives of natural and anthropogenic lead in the South Urals, Russia

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-198

  Spiro, Baruch ^a   Udachin, Valery ^b   Williamson, Ben J ^a,c   Purvis, O William ^a,c   Tessalina, Svetlana G ^d   Weiss, Dominik J ^a,e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Karabash; Lake sediment cores; Lichens; Pb isotopes; Russia

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LEAD ISOTOPE; LICHEN; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SMELTING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; UPPER CRUST;

CHELYABINSK [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]; KARABASH; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; URALS;

HYPOGYMNIA PHYSODES;

EID: 84875407109     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-012-0266-3     Document Type: Article

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