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Changes in Mercury Deposition in a Mining and Smelting Region as Recorded in Tree Rings
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SYSNO ASEP 0360810 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Changes in Mercury Deposition in a Mining and Smelting Region as Recorded in Tree Rings Author(s) Hojdová, Maria (GLU-S) RID, SAI
Navrátil, Tomáš (GLU-S) RID, SAI, ORCID
Rohovec, Jan (GLU-S) RID, SAI
Žák, Karel (GLU-S) SAI, RID, ORCID
Vaněk, A. (CZ)
Chrastný, V. (CZ)
Bače, R. (CZ)
Svoboda, M. (CZ)Source Title Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. - : Springer - ISSN 0049-6979
Roč. 216, 1/4 (2011), s. 73-82Number of pages 10 s. Publication form WWW - WWW Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords mercury ; dendrochemistry ; trees ; geochemical archives Subject RIV DD - Geochemistry R&D Projects GP526/09/P404 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) CEZ AV0Z30130516 - GLU-S (2005-2011) UT WOS 000287328000007 EID SCOPUS 79951954541 DOI 10.1007/s11270-010-0515-9 Annotation Metal mining and processing in the central Czech Republic has led to the contamination of surrounding soils and vegetation. In this study, Hg concentrations were measured in spruce (Picea abies L.) and beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) tree rings to monitor historical Hg deposition in the area. The highest Hg concentrations were found in spruce at an HgS smelting contaminated site (up to 15 ng g−1), probably reflecting smelting activities at the end of the nineteenth century. In the vicinity of a Pb smelter, Hg concentrations increased from the 1950s to maxima (up to 8.4 ng g−1) in the 1970s, corresponding with a peak of metallurgical production and smelter emissions in the mid 1970s. A decreasing trend in Hg concentrations since the 1980s was probably related to improvements in flue gas cleaning technologies. The beech trees, which grow at a site between two smelters and range in age from 150 to 220 years, seem to reflect deposition from both point sources. Workplace Institute of Geology Contact Jana Popelková, popelkova@gli.cas.cz, Sabina Janíčková, Tel.: 233 087 272 Year of Publishing 2012
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