Metal Pollution and Forest Decline

2004 ◽  
pp. 295-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Hüttermann ◽  
I. Arduini ◽  
D. L. Godbold
Keyword(s):  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Forest Decline

Metal Pollution and Forest Decline

1999 ◽  
pp. 253-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Hüttermann ◽  
I. Arduini ◽  
D. L. Godbold
Keyword(s):  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Forest Decline

scholarly journals Mining and metallurgical activities in N Iberia and their link to forest evolution using environmental archives (centuries AD V to XI)

2015 ◽  
pp. 15-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noemí Silva Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Bronze Age ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Forest Decline ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Metal Extraction ◽  
The Bronze Age ◽  
Península Ibérica ◽  
Metallurgical Activities

Research on palaeoenvironmental archives has challenged the widely accepted view that atmospheric metal pollution started with the Industrial Revolution, by demonstrating that it dates back to the Bronze Age when mining and metallurgical activities spread. These activities and the exploitation of natural resources for metal extraction and smelting involved intense transformation of the landscape from the Iron Age onwards, with forest decline, among others, one of the most common. This paper examines the methodology used for the detection of past atmospheric metal pollution and other environmental impacts associated with mining and metallurgy and reviews the research performed in this field in North Iberia, with special attention to centuries AD V-XI. Minería y metalurgia en el Norte de la Península Ibérica y su relación con la evolución del bosque a partir de archivos ambientales (Siglos V-XI) - La investigación paleoambiental realizada en las últimas décadas en archivos ambientales ha demostrado que, a pesar de hasta hace poco se creía que la contaminación atmosférica metálica habría comenzado con la revolución industrial, las evidencias más antiguas se remontan ya a las primeras sociedades metalúrgicas. Las actividades mineras y metalúrgicas así como la explotación de los recursos naturales para la extracción y procesado de los metales supuso intensas modificaciones del paisaje, siendo la tala de bosques, entre otras, una de las más habituales. En este trabajo se examina la metodología empleada para el estudio de la evolución de la contaminación atmosférica metálica y otros impactos asociados con la minería y la metalurgia y se revisa la investigación realizada en este campo en el Norte de la Península Ibérica, con especial atención al periodo comprendido entre los siglos V-XI AD.

Statistical Analsysis to Evaluate Heavy Metal Pollution in the Air Obatained by Moss Technique in Hanoi and its Surrounding Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3SI) ◽  
pp. 411
Author(s):  
N. H. Quyet ◽  
Le Hong Khiem ◽  
V. D. Quan ◽  
T. T. T. My ◽  
M. V. Frontasieva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Heavy Metal Elements ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
Potential Pollution

The aim of this paper was the application of statistical analysis including principal component analysis to evaluate heavy metal pollution obtained by moss technique in the air of Ha Noi and its surrounding areas and to evaluate potential pollution sources. The concentrations of 33 heavy metal elements in 27 samples of Barbula Indica moss in the investigated region collected in December of 2016 in the investigated area have been examined using multivariate statistical analysis. Five factors explaining 80% of the total variance were identified and their potential sources have been discussed.

Distribution and Contamination Status of Heavy Metals in the Surface Sediments along Western Coast of Bali Strait, Banyuwangi

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Defri Yona ◽  
Syarifah Hikmah Julinda Sari ◽  
Anedathama Kretarta ◽  
Citra Ravena Putri Effendy ◽  
Misba Nur Aini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Contamination Factor ◽  
Pollution Index ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
Sampling Locations ◽  
Accumulation Index ◽  
Geo Accumulation Index ◽  
Geo Accumulation

This study attempted to analyze the distribution and contamination status of heavy metals (Cu, Fe and Zn) along western coast of Bali Strait in Banyuwangi, East Java. Bali Strait is one of the many straits in Indonesia with high fisheries activities that could potentially contributed to high heavy metal pollution. There were five sampling areas from the north to south: Pantai Watu Dodol, Pantai Kalipuro, Ketapang Port, Pantai Boom and Muncar as the fish landing area. Heavy metal pollution in these locations comes from many different activities such as tourism, fish capture and fish industry and also domestic activities. Contamination factor (CF), geo-accumulation index (Igeo) and enrichment factor (EF) of each heavy metal were calculated to obtain contamination status of the research area. The concentrations of Fe were observed the highest (1.5-129.9 mg/kg) followed by Zn (13.2-23.5 mg/kg) and Cu (2.2-7.8 mg/kg). The distribution of Cu, Fe and Zn showed variability among the sampling locations in which high concentrations of Cu and Zn were higher in Ketapang Port, whereas high concentration of Fe was high in almost all sampling locations. According to the pollution index, contamination factors of Cu, Fe and Zn were low (CF < 1 and Igeo < 1). However, high index of EF (> 50) showed high influence of the anthropogenic activities to the contribution of the metals to the environment. This could also because of the high background value used in the calculation of the index due to the difficulties in finding background value from the sampling areas.Keywords: heavy metals, pollution index, contamination factor, geo-accumulation index, Bali Strait

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