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Gonzalez AG, Pokrovsky OS, Auda Y, Shirokova LS, Rols JL, Auguet JC, de Diego A, Camarero L. Trace elements in the water column of high-altitude Pyrenean lakes: Impact of local weathering and long-range atmospheric input. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 342:123098. [PMID: 38072020 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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High altitude (alpine) lakes are efficient sentinels of environmental processes, including local pollution and long-range atmospheric transfer, because these lakes are highly vulnerable to ongoing climate changes and increasing anthropogenic pressure. Towards improving the knowledge of trace element geochemistry in the water column of alpine lakes, we assessed 64 physico-chemical parameters, including macro- and micronutrients, major and trace element concentrations in the water column of 18 lakes in the Pyrenees, located along the border between France and Spain. Lake depth, morphology, retention time and watershed rock lithology did not exhibit sizable impact on major and trace element concentrations in the water column. However, acidic (pH = 4.7 ± 0.2) lakes were distinctly different from circumneutral lakes (pH = 6.8 ± 0.5) as they exhibited >10 times higher concentrations of SO42- and trace metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cd, Pb, Co, Ni, Be, Al, Ga and REEs). While some of these elements clearly mark the presence of sulphide-rich minerals within the watershed (Fe, Zn, Cd and Pb), the increased mobility of lithogenic elements (Be, Al, Ga and REEs) in acidic lakes may reflect the leaching of these elements from silicate dust derived from atmospheric deposits or surrounding granites. At the same time, compared to circumneutral lakes, acidic lake water displayed lower concentrations of dissolved oxyanions (As, Mo, V, B and W) and elevated SO42- concentrations. The latter could lead to efficient Ba removal from the water column. The exploitation of metal ores within the watershed of three lakes clearly impacted high Zn and Cd concentrations observed in their water column, despite two of these lakes not being acidic. We conclude that local impacts have a greater effect on the water column than long-range atmospheric inputs and that dissolved trace element concentration measurements can be used for revealing sulphide-rich minerals or acid mine drainage within the lakes' watershed.
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- Aridane G Gonzalez
- Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, IOCAG, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ULPGC, Spain
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- Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET) - Research Institute for Development [IRD]: UMR239, Paul Sabatier University [UPS] - Toulouse III, CNRS: UMR5563, Toulouse III, Toulouse, France; BIO-GEO-CLIM Laboratory, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Prs, Tomsk, 630050, Russia.
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- Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET) - Research Institute for Development [IRD]: UMR239, Paul Sabatier University [UPS] - Toulouse III, CNRS: UMR5563, Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET) - Research Institute for Development [IRD]: UMR239, Paul Sabatier University [UPS] - Toulouse III, CNRS: UMR5563, Toulouse III, Toulouse, France; Institute of Ecological Problems of the North, N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Nab Severnoi Dviny 23, Arkhangelsk, 163000, Russia
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- Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse INP, Université Toulouse 3 - Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), P.O. Box 644, 48080 Bilbao(5) Advanced Studies Center of Blanes (ceab) - C/ D'accés a la Cala St. Francesc, 14. Blanes. Girona. E-17300, Spain
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Chai L, Zhou Y, Dong H, Gong P, Wang X. Soil contamination and carrying capacity across the Tibetan plateau using structural equation models. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 337:122640. [PMID: 37769704 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Soil contamination is a major environmental issue worldwide. Compared with Arctic, European Alps and Rocky Mountains, the soil contamination and soil environment carrying capacity (SECC) of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is not systematic and multidimensional. In this study, the levels, influencing factors including climate factors [(i.e., mean annual precipitation (MAP) and mean annual temperature (MAT)], socio-economic factors [(i.e., population, population density and gross domestic product (GDP)], vegetation coverage factor, soil factors [(i.e., pH, soil organic carbon (SOC), total phosphorus and total nitrogen] and topographic factors [(i.e., longitude, latitude and digital elevation model (DEM)] and carrying capacity of multiple soil contaminants [persistent organic pollutants (POPs), heavy metals (HMs) and microplastics (MPs)] was systematically studied. Results show that the spatial distribution of POPs in the eastern was higher than that in the western region, and the structural equation model (SEM) demonstrate that SOC and MAT were the key factors influencing distribution. Regarding HMs, except As, moderate and heavy pollution of the remaining elements were found in the northern and eastern TP regions, and pH and MAP were the main influencing factors. The MPs showed that the distribution of the patches was influenced by GDP and MAP. Furthermore, a higher SECC in the eastern region that gradually decreased from east to west. pH is the primary factors affecting SECC, followed by normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). An increase of pH and NDVI by one unit is likely to make SECC scores decrease by 0.8 and increase by 0.32, respectively. Taken together, these studies provide a system, cost-effective, and quantitative framework for soil contamination and carrying capacity in the TP.
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- Lei Chai
- State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Rodriguez-Iruretagoiena A, Gredilla A, de Vallejuelo SFO, Arana G, Meaurio M, Madariaga JM, Auguet JC, González AG, Pokrovsky OS, Camarero L, de Diego A. Metals and metalloids in high-altitude Pyrenean lakes: sources and distribution in pre-industrial and modern sediments. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:87561-87574. [PMID: 37428320 PMCID: PMC10406682 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28347-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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High-altitude Pyrenean lakes are ecosystems far from local pollution sources, and thus they are particularly sensitive to the atmospheric deposition of metals and metalloids. This study aims to quantify the effect of human activity in 18 lakes located in both side of the France-Spain frontier. Sediment cores were collected in summer 2013, sampled at a 1cm resolution and the concentration of 24 elements was measured by ICP-MS. Statistic and chemometric analysis of the results highlights the influence of the geographical position and lithogenic features of each lake basin on trapping pollutants. More than the 80% of the lakes showed values of enrichment factor (EF) above 2 for at least one of the elements investigated in at least one core interval, which corroborates the existence of historical anthropogenic inputs of elements in the studied area. The results demonstrate the natural origin of As and Ti in Pyrenees, together with the significant anthropogenic inputs of Cd, Pb, Sb and Sn from ancient times. The data set points mining activities as the main historical source of pollution and illustrate the large impact of the industrial revolution. The regional variability could reflect also differential long-range transport, followed by dry or wet deposition.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- Hydrogeology and Environment Group, Science and Technology Faculty, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- Marine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation (MARBEC), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, Montpellier, France
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- Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET) - Research institute for development [IRD]: UMR239, Paul Sabatier Unibersity [UPS] - Toulouse III, CNRS: UMR5563, Toulouse III, France
- Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, IOCAG, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ULPGC. Parque Científico Tecnológico Marino de Taliarte, s/n, 35214 Telde, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET) - Research institute for development [IRD]: UMR239, Paul Sabatier Unibersity [UPS] - Toulouse III, CNRS: UMR5563, Toulouse III, France
- BIO-GEO-CLIM Laboratory, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Prs, Tomsk, 630050, Russia
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- Advanced Studies Center of Blanes (ceab), C/ d'accés a la Cala St. Francesc, 14. Blanes, E-17300, Girona, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
- Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PIE), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), P.O. Box 644, 48080, Bilbao, Spain
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Pey J, Larrasoaña JC, Pérez N, Cerro JC, Castillo S, Tobar ML, de Vergara A, Vázquez I, Reyes J, Mata MP, Mochales T, Orellana JM, Causapé J. Phenomenology and geographical gradients of atmospheric deposition in southwestern Europe: Results from a multi-site monitoring network. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 744:140745. [PMID: 32727660 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This article presents the results of atmospheric deposition from a 15-sites network which cover remote, agricultural, urban and industrial areas in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, with the aim of exploring geographical, climatic and natural vs anthropogenic gradients. Annual average fluxes of global deposition, discriminating insoluble (3,5-20,7 g m-2 year-1) and soluble-inorganic (7,1-45,5 g m-2 year-1) aerosols are discussed, seasonal patterns are regarded, and an attempt to estimate the impact of the main sources is presented. The wide range of atmospheric deposition fluxes (DF) regarding soluble (DFSOL) and insoluble (DFINS) has been investigated taking into consideration the contribution from nearby to long-distance sources, such as African dust, or regional-to-nearby ones, which include agricultural dust in the Ebro Valley, industrial emissions at different parts, urban dust at all cities, or saline dust resuspension from a dissicated lake bed. DFSOL is made up of marine aerosols, prevailing in coastal areas, with few exceptions in the Ebro Valley; nitrogen-species, homogeneously distributed across the network, with few exceptions due to agricultural sources; mineral dust, enhanced in the Ebro Valley owing to regional and agricultural emissions; and phospathe, displaying comparable values to other studies in general, but three hotspots at regional background environments have been identified. DFINS particles followed the aridity pattern, especially where anthropogenic emissions take place. Our estimates indicate that the regional dust to DFINS in the Ebro Valley represented 23-30%, overpassing 50% at intensive agricultural areas. Similarly, urban-metropolitan contributions accounted for 37-45% at the four cities, and 55% at the industrial one. African dust deposition was enhanced in the Central Pyrenees (75-80%) as a result of the magnification of atmospheric washout processes, and in south-eastern Iberia (69%) owing to the higher frequency of dust outbreaks.
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- Jorge Pey
- ARAID - Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (CSIC), 50059 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua (CSIC), C/Jordi Girona 18-26, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of the Atmosphere, Govern Illes Balears, 07009 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Laboratory of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Illes Balears University, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA-CEAMA), 18071 Granada, Spain; Department Applied Physics, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Laboratory of the Atmosphere, Govern Illes Balears, 07009 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, 28760 Tres Cantos, Spain
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- Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, 28760 Tres Cantos, Spain
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- Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, 28760 Tres Cantos, Spain
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- Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, 50006 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, 50006 Zaragoza, Spain
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Corella JP, Saiz-Lopez A, Sierra MJ, Mata MP, Millán R, Morellón M, Cuevas CA, Moreno A, Valero-Garcés BL. Trace metal enrichment during the Industrial Period recorded across an altitudinal transect in the Southern Central Pyrenees. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 645:761-772. [PMID: 30031334 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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- J P Corella
- Department of Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate, Institute of Physical Chemistry Rocasolano, CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate, Institute of Physical Chemistry Rocasolano, CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- CIEMAT, Department of the Environment (DMA), Avenida Complutense 40, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Rios Rosas 23, 28003 Madrid, Spain
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- CIEMAT, Department of the Environment (DMA), Avenida Complutense 40, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- CITIMAC, University of Cantabria, Faculty of Science, Avenida de los Castros s/n, 39005 Santander, Spain
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- Department of Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate, Institute of Physical Chemistry Rocasolano, CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Pyrenean Institute of Ecology, CSIC, Avda Montañana 1005, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain; Laboratorio Internacional de Cambio Global, CSIC-PUC-UFRJ, Avda Montañana 1005, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Pyrenean Institute of Ecology, CSIC, Avda Montañana 1005, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain; Laboratorio Internacional de Cambio Global, CSIC-PUC-UFRJ, Avda Montañana 1005, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain
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Compte-Port S, Borrego CM, Moussard H, Jeanbille M, Restrepo-Ortiz CX, de Diego A, Rodriguez-Iruretagoiena A, Gredilla A, Fdez-Ortiz de Vallejuelo S, Galand PE, Kalenitchenko D, Rols JL, Pokrovsky OS, Gonzalez AG, Camarero L, Muñiz S, Navarro-Navarro E, Auguet JC. Metal contaminations impact archaeal community composition, abundance and function in remote alpine lakes. Environ Microbiol 2018; 20:2422-2437. [PMID: 29687572 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Using the 16S rRNA and mcrA genes, we investigated the composition, abundance and activity of sediment archaeal communities within 18 high-mountain lakes under contrasted metal levels from different origins (bedrock erosion, past-mining activities and atmospheric depositions). Bathyarchaeota, Euryarchaeota and Woesearchaeota were the major phyla found at the meta-community scale, representing 48%, 18.3% and 15.2% of the archaeal community respectively. Metals were equally important as physicochemical variables in explaining the assemblage of archaeal communities and their abundance. Methanogenesis appeared as a process of central importance in the carbon cycle within sediments of alpine lakes as indicated by the absolute abundance of methanogen 16S rRNA and mcrA gene transcripts (105 to 109 copies g-1 ). We showed that methanogen abundance and activity were significantly reduced with increasing concentrations of Pb and Cd, two indicators of airborne metal contaminations. Considering the ecological importance of methanogenesis in sediment habitats, these metal contaminations may have system wide implications even in remote area such as alpine lakes. Overall, this work was pioneer in integrating the effect of long-range atmospheric depositions on archaeal communities and indicated that metal contamination might significantly compromise the contribution of Archaea to the carbon cycling of the mountain lake sediments.
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- Sergi Compte-Port
- Group of Quality and Microbial Diversity, Catalan Institute for Water research (ICRA), Girona, Spain
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- Group of Quality and Microbial Diversity, Catalan Institute for Water research (ICRA), Girona, Spain.,Group of Molecular Microbial Ecology (gEMM), Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona (UdG), Girona, Spain
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- Equipe Environnement et Microbiologie (IPREM-EEM), UMR CNRS 5254, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France
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- Department of plant pathology and forest mycology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7026, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of analytical chemistry, Faculty of science and technology, University of Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of analytical chemistry, Faculty of science and technology, University of Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Ecogéochimie des Environnements Benthiques (LECOB), Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls/Mer, F-66650, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Ecogéochimie des Environnements Benthiques (LECOB), Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls/Mer, F-66650, France
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- EcoLab, UMR CNRS 5245, Observatory of Midi-Pyrénées, University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Geosciences and Environment Toulouse, UMR 5563 CNRS, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin 31400, Toulouse, France.,BIO-GEO-CLIM Laboratory, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
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- Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, IOCAG, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Group of integrative freshwater ecology, Department of continental ecology, Center of advanced studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), Blanes, Spain
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- Pyrenean institute of ecology (IPE-CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain
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Li R, Bing H, Wu Y, Zhou J, Xiang Z. Altitudinal patterns and controls of trace metal distribution in soils of a remote high mountain, Southwest China. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2018; 40:505-519. [PMID: 28303453 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-017-9937-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The aim of this study is to reveal the effects of regional human activity on trace metal accumulation in remote alpine ecosystems under long-distance atmospheric transport. Trace metals (Cd, Pb, and Zn) in soils of the Mt. Luoji, Southwest China, were investigated along a large altitudinal gradient [2200-3850 m above sea level (a.s.l.)] to elaborate the key factors controlling their distribution by Pb isotopic composition and statistical models. The concentrations of Cd, Pb, and Zn in the surface soils (O and A horizons) were relatively low at the altitudes of 3500-3700 m a.s.l. The enrichment factors of trace metals in the surface soils increased with altitude. After normalization for soil organic matter, the concentrations of Cd still increased with altitude, whereas those of Pb and Zn did not show a clear altitudinal trend. The effects of vegetation and cold trapping (CTE) (pollutant enrichment by decreasing temperature with increasing altitude) mainly determined the distribution of Cd and Pb in the O horizon, whereas CTE and bedrock weathering (BW) controlled that of Zn. In the A horizon, the distribution of Cd and Pb depended on the vegetation regulation, whereas that of Zn was mainly related to BW. Human activity, including ores mining and fossil fuels combustion, increased the trace metal deposition in the surface soils. The anthropogenic percentage of Cd, Pb, and Zn quantified 92.4, 67.8, and 42.9% in the O horizon, and 74.5, 33.9, and 24.9% in the A horizon, respectively. The anthropogenic metals deposited at the high altitudes of Mt. Luoji reflected the impact of long-range atmospheric transport on this remote alpine ecosystem from southern and southwestern regions.
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- Rui Li
- The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Bing H, Wu Y, Zhou J, Li R, Luo J, Yu D. Vegetation and Cold Trapping Modulating Elevation-dependent Distribution of Trace Metals in Soils of a High Mountain in Eastern Tibetan Plateau. Sci Rep 2016; 6:24081. [PMID: 27052807 PMCID: PMC4823730 DOI: 10.1038/srep24081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Trace metals adsorbed onto fine particles can be transported long distances and ultimately deposited in Polar Regions via the cold condensation effect. This study indicated the possible sources of silver (Ag), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), antimony (Sb) and zinc (Zn) in soils on the eastern slope of Mt. Gongga, eastern Tibetan Plateau, and deciphered the effects of vegetation and mountain cold condensation on their distributions with elevation. The metal concentrations in the soils were comparable to other mountains worldwide except the remarkably high concentrations of Cd. Trace metals with high enrichment in the soils were influenced from anthropogenic contributions. Spatially, the concentrations of Cu and Zn in the surface horizons decreased from 2000 to 3700 m a.s.l., and then increased with elevation, whereas other metals were notably enriched in the mid-elevation area (approximately 3000 m a.s.l.). After normalization for soil organic carbon, high concentrations of Cd, Pb, Sb and Zn were observed above the timberline. Our results indicated the importance of vegetation in trace metal accumulation in an alpine ecosystem and highlighted the mountain cold trapping effect on trace metal deposition sourced from long-range atmospheric transport.
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- Haijian Bing
- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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Bing H, Wu Y, Zhou J, Li R, Wang J. Historical trends of anthropogenic metals in Eastern Tibetan Plateau as reconstructed from alpine lake sediments over the last century. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 148:211-219. [PMID: 26807941 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Revised: 01/03/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Reconstructing trace metal historical trends are essential for better understanding anthropogenic impact on remote alpine ecosystems. We present results from an alpine lake sediment from the Eastern Tibetan Plateau to decipher the accumulation history of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) over last century, from the preindustrial to the modern period. Cd, Pb and Zn in the sediment of Caohaizi Lake clearly suffered from atmospheric deposition, and the mining and smelting were regarded as the main anthropogenic sources. Since the mid-1990s, over 80% of trace metals were quantified from anthropogenic emissions. The temporal trends of anthropogenic metal fluxes showed that the contamination history of Pb was earlier than that of Cd and Zn, which was in agreement with the regional Pb emission history, but lagged behind the Pb decline in Europe and North America. The fluxes of anthropogenic Cd and Zn were relatively constant until the 1980s, increased sharply between the 1980s and the mid-1990s, and then kept the high values. The anthropogenic fluxes of Pb showed a marked rise around 1950, and increased sharply in the 1980s. In the mid-1990s, this flux reached the peak, and then decreased gradually. The Pb deposition flux at present in comparison with other lake records in the areas of Tibetan Plateau further demonstrated that trace metals in the Caohaizi Lake region were probably from Southwest China and South Asia. Economic development in these regions still puts pressure on the remote alpine ecosystems, and thus the impact of trace metals merits more attention.
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- Haijian Bing
- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Catalan J. Tracking Long-Range Atmospheric Transport of Trace Metals, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, and Organohalogen Compounds Using Lake Sediments of Mountain Regions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9541-8_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Cong Z, Kang S, Zhang Y, Gao S, Wang Z, Liu B, Wan X. New insights into trace element wet deposition in the Himalayas: amounts, seasonal patterns, and implications. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:2735-2744. [PMID: 25205151 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3496-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Our research provides the first complete year-long dataset of wet deposition of trace elements in the high Himalayas based on a total of 42 wet deposition events on the northern slope of Mt. Qomolangma (Everest). Except for typical crustal elements (Al, Fe, and Mn), the concentration level of most trace elements (Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Mo, Cd, Sn, Cs, Pb, Bi, and U) are generally comparable to those preserved in snow pits and ice cores from the nearby East Rongbuk Glacier. Cadmium was the element most affected by anthropogenic emissions. No pronounced seasonal variations are observed for most trace elements despite different transport pathways. In our study, the composition of wet precipitation reflects a regional background condition and is not clearly related to specific source regions. For the trace element record from ice cores and snow pits in the Himalayas, it could be deduced that the pronounced seasonal patterns were caused by the dry deposition of trace elements (aerosols) during their long exposure to the atmosphere after precipitation events. Our findings are of value for the understanding of the trace element deposition mechanisms in the Himalayas.
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- Zhiyuan Cong
- Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Building 3, Courtyard 16, Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, 100101, Beijing, China
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Liu YX, Li QX, Ma N, Sun XL, Bai JF, Zhang Q. Application of the Zr/Hf Ratio in the Determination of Hafnium in Geochemical Samples by High-Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2014; 86:11570-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ac503517f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Ya Xuan Liu
- Central Laboratory, Institute
of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Langfang, Hebei 065000, China
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- Central Laboratory, Institute
of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Langfang, Hebei 065000, China
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- Central Laboratory, Institute
of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Langfang, Hebei 065000, China
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- Central Laboratory, Institute
of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Langfang, Hebei 065000, China
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- Central Laboratory, Institute
of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Langfang, Hebei 065000, China
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- Central Laboratory, Institute
of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Langfang, Hebei 065000, China
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Samecka-Cymerman A, Stankiewicz A, Kolon K, Kempers AJ, MusiaŁ M. Athyrium distentifolium used for bioindication at different altitudes in the Tatra National Park (South Poland). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2012; 79:184-188. [PMID: 22277777 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2011] [Revised: 12/29/2011] [Accepted: 12/29/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This research is a continuation of investigations on the biogeochemistry of metal accumulation of the fern Athyrium distentifolium in the Tatra National Park in Poland. This species, abundantly growing throughout the Tatra mountains, was sampled from sites with identical type of bedrocks (granites/gneisses) at various altitudes between 1000 and 2050 m a.s.l. Concentrations of the elements Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn were measured in the fern. This investigation was done to verify the hypothesis that differences in the elemental composition of A. distentifolium (growing on the same type of substrate) reflect the differences of the atmospheric metal deposition at various altitudes. We verified this hypothesis using the Market Basket Analysis technique. MBA revealed that at low altitude (1000-1500 m a.s.l.) A. distentifolium contains very low concentrations of Cd, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn. At a medium altitude (1501-1700 m a.s.l.) the fern contains a very high concentration of Pb and at a high altitude (1701-2050 m a.s.l.) the fern contains very high concentrations of Cd, Cr, Mn, Ni and Zn. The different altitudes on which A. distentifolium grew influenced the concentrations of elements accumulated in this species. Our investigation pointed out that A. distentifolium is able to accumulate elevated levels of metals and therefore may be used in controlling metal pollution. In addition A. distentifolium gives comparable bioindicative results as the moss P. schreberi in the same Tatra mountains. As the investigated species has a wide circumpolar distribution in mountains of the Northern hemisphere therefore it may be used in controlling long range metal pollution in such mountainous areas.
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- Aleksandra Samecka-Cymerman
- Department of Ecology, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Protection, WrocŁaw University, ul. Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Ecology, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Protection, WrocŁaw University, ul. Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Ecology, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Protection, WrocŁaw University, ul. Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Huygens Building, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Ecology, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Protection, WrocŁaw University, ul. Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland.
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