Lead (Pb) isotopic analyses proved to be a very efficient tool for tracing the sources of local
and global Pb pollution. This review presents an overview of literature published on the use …

Although leaded gasoline was banned at the end of the last century, lead (Pb) remains
significantly enriched in airborne particles in large cities. The remobilization of historical Pb …

This study is one of very few dealing with the distribution and the origin of heavy metals in
French soils from a priori non-polluted forest areas. The abundance of heavy metals …

Aerosols collected between 1994 and 1999 at more than 80 different sites affecting the
atmospheric composition of the Northern Hemisphere have been measured for their …

Tracing the source of heavy metals in the environment is of key importance for our
understanding of their pollution and natural cycles in the surface Earth reservoirs. Up to now …

Many geochemists focus on natural systems with less emphasis on the human impact on
those systems. Environmental chemists frequently approach their subject with less …

The potentially deleterious presence of ore-derived Pb within riverine environments has
been a long-term impact of industrial and anthropogenic activity in general. The surface …

Aerosols collected between 1994 and 1999 at more than 70 different sites affecting the
Southern Hemisphere have been measured for their 206Pb/207Pb, 208Pb/207Pb and …

The Gascogne region (SW of France) is cultivated for more than 75% of the area. 83
samples of stream bed sediments were collected in three main Gascogne river basins (Gers …

Abstract Copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) are naturally present and ubiquitous in soils and are
important micronutrients. Human activities contribute to the input of these metals to soils in …