title: Relationship between (210)Pb(ex) activity and sedimentary organic carbon in sediments of 3 Chinese lakes.
abstract: This report demonstrates that organic matter was an important factor in lake sediment (210)Pb(ex) dating. Sediment cores from lakes in central and western China with different-trophic levels were collected, and the (210)Pb(ex) activity and total organic carbon (TOC) were measured. The Rock-Eval pyrolysis technique was used to deconvolute TOC into free hydrocarbons (S1), thermally less-stable macromolecular organic matter (S2a), kerogen (S2b), and residual carbon (RC). The results show significant correlations between TOC and (210)Pb(ex), particularly between S2a and (210)Pb(ex), in all the sediment cores. This indicated that the algal-derived organic component S2a may play the most important role in controlling the distribution of (210)Pb(ex). Scavenging by algal-derived organic matter may be the main mechanism. As chronology is the key to the understanding of pollution reconstruction and early diagenesis in sediments, more attention should be paid to the influence of organic matter on (210)Pb(ex).
authors: State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
authors: Libin
authors: L
authors: Xu
authors: Fengchang
authors: F
authors: Wu
authors: Guojiang
authors: G
authors: Wan
authors: Haiqing
authors: H
authors: Liao
authors: Xiaoli
authors: X
authors: Zhao
authors: Baoshan
authors: B
authors: Xing
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis*; D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D007554:Isotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D060106:Lakes / Q000737:chemistry*; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007554:Isotopes; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D007854:Lead; D002244:Carbon