Lake sediment archive reveals a distinct response to anthropogenic Pb and Zn deposition with historical periods: Pb–Zn isotope evidence

Y **a, Y Liu, C Liu, T Gao, R Yin, M Qi… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anthropogenic activities release large quantities of heavy metals into the atmosphere. In
China, the input of these heavy metals through local and trans-boundary atmospheric …

Coupling soil washing with chelator and cathodic reduction treatment for a multi-metal contaminated soil: Effect of pH controlling

H Sun, Y Song, W Liu, M Zhang, T Duan, Y Cai - Electrochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Contamination of soil with heavy metals has become a significant environmental issue
worldwide. In previous studies, a technology that couped EDTA-washing and cathodic …

Environmental protection measures mitigate Pb but not Cd accumulation in soils: Evidence from a 49-year soil chronosequence in an industrial and mining city in …

Z Long, Y Wu, H Zhu, H Bing, Y Huang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
To address severe soil Pb and Cd contamination from anthropogenic activities, governments
have implemented various environmental management measures. However, the extent to …

Source apportionment and emission projections of heavy metals from traffic sources in India: Insights from elemental and Pb isotopic compositions

D Lahiri, I Ray, R Ray, IVS Chanakya, M Tarique… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study investigates the sources of metals in urban road dusts using elemental
concentration and Pb isotopic ratios. The elemental concentrations are also utilized to …

Entrapment of atmospheric particle bound heavy metals by ferns as evidenced by lead (Pb) isotope and MixSIAR: Implications for improving air quality

I Ray, S Misra, M Chen, X Wang, R Das - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant metal uptake can occur through both soil-root and atmospheric transfer from leaves.
The latter holds potential implications for development of biofiltration systems. To explore …

Sources of lead in a Tibetan glacier since the Stone Age

MR Sierra-Hernández, F Marcantonio… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau glaciers, among the world's most remote and pristine places,
provide water to millions and play a vital environmental role. We measured the lead isotopic …

Spatial variation and chemical reactivity of dusts from open-pit bitumen mining using trace elements in snow

F Barraza, MB Javed, T Noernberg, J Schultz, W Shotyk - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The chemical reactivity of trace elements (TEs) in dusts from bitumen mining, upgrading and
related industrial activities in the Athabasca Bituminous Sands region (ABS), Alberta …

A lingering legacy of leaded gasoline in Southeast Asia

I Ray, R Das - Communications Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Recent reports of 1 in 3 children globally having blood lead levels≥ 5microgram decilitre− 1
demands thorough understanding of lead (Pb) sources of the present century and the fate of …

Identification and contribution of potential sources to atmospheric lead pollution in a typical megacity: Insights from isotope analysis and the Bayesian mixing model

WJ Dai, XD Li, YC Fu, SY Ding, QK Li… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) enriched with lead (Pb) has severe irreversible effects
on human health. Therefore, identifying the contribution of Pb emission sources is essential …

Using isotopic lead and strontium in sediments to trace natural and anthropogenic sources in the Bohai Sea

S Zhang, Q Li, Y Zou, B Liu, J Yang, H Zheng, G Liu - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The containment history in the coastal zone of the Bohai Sea has not been sufficiently traced
because of the difficulty in identifying complex sources of pollutants. This study quantitatively …