title: High-resolution reconstruction of atmospheric deposition of trace metals and metalloids since AD 1400 recorded by ombrotrophic peat cores in Hautes-Fagnes, Belgium.
abstract: The objective of our study was to determine the trace metal accumulation rates in the Misten bog, Hautes-Fagnes, Belgium, and assess these in relation to established histories of atmospheric emissions from anthropogenic sources. To address these aims we analyzed trace metals and metalloids (Pb, Cu, Ni, As, Sb, Cr, Co, V, Cd and Zn), as well as Pb isotopes, using XRF, Q-ICP-MS and MC-ICP-MS, respectively in two 40-cm peat sections, spanning the last 600 yr. The temporal increase of metal fluxes from the inception of the Industrial Revolution to the present varies by a factor of 5-50, with peak values found between AD 1930 and 1990. A cluster analysis combined with Pb isotopic composition allows the identification of the main sources of Pb and by inference of the other metals, which indicates that coal consumption and metallurgical activities were the predominant sources of pollution during the last 600 years.
authors.affiliation: AGEs, Département de Géologie, Université de Liège, Allée du 6 Août, B18 Sart Tilman B-4000, Liège, Belgium. mallan@doct.ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.forename: Gaël
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Le Roux
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Vleeschouwer
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bindler
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blaauw
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Piotrowska
authors.forename: Jaroslaw
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sikorski
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fagel
mesh_terms: D001272:Atmosphere / Q000737:chemistry*; D001530:Belgium; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D058955:Metalloids / Q000032:analysis*; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D058955:Metalloids; D008670:Metals; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants