A 17,300-year record of mercury accumulation in a pristine lake in southern Chile

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 547-561

  Hermanns, Y M ^a   Biester, H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Holocene; Lake sediment; Mercury accumulation; Natural variation

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BEDROCK; CATCHMENT; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIER RETREAT; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WEATHERING; YTTRIUM;

CHILE; PATAGONIA;

EID: 84875586393     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-012-9668-4     Document Type: Article

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