Erratum: Historical Water-Powered Ferrous Metallurgy Reconstructed from Tree-Rings and Lacustrine Deposits (Mała Panew Basin, Southern Poland)

Abstract According to historical sources in the basin of Mała Panew River there were at least 56 water-powered iron smelters from 14th-19th century. Now only two metallurgy plants work in the area. Many of the former smelting settlements ceased to exist. Historical data on the smelting industry in the area are often scarce. The aim of the study was to reconstruct the history of ferrous metallurgy from (1) the remains of wooden historical buildings, (2) remains of charcoal kilns and (3) deposits from former smelter pond. Results show that Regolowiec smelting settlement existed already in the 17th century (at least several decades earlier than historical written sources suggest) and was later re-paired after destruction caused probably by floods. Charcoal used for iron smelting in the ironworks in Brusiek on the Mała Panew River was burnt at the turn of the 18th century. This is in accordance with historical sources indicating particular prosperity of the metallurgy in that period. Upstream of the ironworks in Brusiek in the first half of the 17th century a large pond existed flooding the floor of the Mała Panew valley. Study has shown that the pond was at least 100 years older than historical sources have indicated.

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Trace elements and Pb isotope composition of annual tree rings and pine needles growing in highly industrialized region in southern Poland

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-9587 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Barbara Sensuła ◽

Nathalie Fagel

Keyword(s):

Trace Elements ◽

Chemical Composition ◽

Tree Rings ◽

Wet Deposition ◽

Isotope Ratio ◽

Isotope Composition ◽

Pine Needles ◽

Pb Isotope ◽

Southern Poland ◽

Icp Ms

Trees can provide annual records of ecosystem changes connected with human activity over several decades. These changes can be recorded in the pattern of variation of tree-rings widths and in the variation in the elemental composition of wood. Analysis of trace metal pollution is based on the assumption that element concentrations in tree foliage and tree rings represent element availability in the environment.We determined the chemical composition of pine needles and annual tree rings to monitor environmental contamination in an urban forest environment in the most industrialized part of southern Poland.The concentrations of trace elements (Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb) and the Pb isotope composition were measured in needles from&#160;Pinus sylvestris&#160;L. growing in nine urban forests near five factories. Trace elemental concentration and Pb isotope ratio were determined by ICP-MS and MC-ICP-MS, respectively. The needles were characterized based on the concentrations of Cr, ranging from 0.05 to 0.7 mg/kg, Co, from 0.005 to 0.075 mg/kg, Ni, from 0.12 to 0.66 mg/kg, Cu, from 0.49 to 1.0 mg/kg, Zn, from 3.9 to 14 mg/kg, and Pb, from 0.06 to 0.53 mg/kg. The&#160;208Pb/206Pb ratio ranged from 2.08 to 2.11 and the&#160;206Pb/207Pb ratio between 1.15 and 1.17. The heterogeneity of Pb isotope ratio indicates that there are different sources affecting the Pb isotopic composition of pine needles (Sensu&#322;a et al., 2021).In one of the investigated site, a radial trace-element profiles were determined by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (Laser ablation: New Wave Research UP-193 FX Fast Excimer, ICP-MS: Thermo Scientific X-Series2 with CCT -Collision Cell Technology) at Royal Museum for Central Africa (Belgium). LA-ICP-MS provides a repeatable, minimally destructive, sensitive method for determining many elements in wood tissue, with relatively high spatial resolution.Temporal variations of element concentration (median) in annual tree-rings of pines were compared with time series of wet deposition of pollutant and air pollutant concentration in the investigated area.&#160;The similar trends of magnitudes changes can be observed between analysed elements concentration (Na, Mg, Fe, Ni, Zn) and total wet deposition of these elements in the environment during vegetation period or these elements concentration in the rain (Sensu&#322;a et al. 2017).&#160;Different space-time patterns of element accumulation in pine needles and annaul tree rings were observed. The variation in isotopic composition reflects a mix between different anthropogenic sources.&#160;References:Sensu&#322;a, B., Wilczy&#324;ski, S., Monin, L., Allan, M., Pazdur, A., & Fagel, N. (2017). Variations of tree ring width and chemical composition of wood of pine growing in the area nearby chemical factories,&#160;Geochronometria,&#160;44(1), 226-239. doi:&#160;https://doi.org/10.1515/geochr-2015-0064Sensu&#322;a, B., Fagel, N., & Michczy&#324;ski, A. (2021). Radiocarbon, trace elements and pb isotope composition of pine needles from a highly industrialized region in southern Poland.&#160;Radiocarbon,&#160;1-14. doi:10.1017/RDC.2020.132

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High concentration of charcoal hearth remains as legacy of historical ferrous metallurgy in southern Poland

Quaternary International ◽

10.1016/j.quaint.2019.04.015 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 512 ◽

pp. 133-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Paweł Rutkiewicz ◽

Ireneusz Malik ◽

Małgorzata Wistuba ◽

Aleksandra Osika

Keyword(s):

Ferrous Metallurgy ◽

High Concentration ◽

Southern Poland

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Meteorological triggers of landslide activity and hazard analysed from tree rings (Central Sudetes, Southern Poland)

10.1063/1.5138043 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Małgorzata Wistuba

Keyword(s):

Tree Rings ◽

Southern Poland ◽

Landslide Activity

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Spruce tree-ring reductions in relation to air pollution and human diseases a case study from Southern Poland

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies ◽

10.2478/environ-2018-0011 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 22-28

Author(s):

Paweł Rutkiewicz ◽

Ireneusz Malik

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Lung Disease ◽

Tree Ring ◽

Tree Rings ◽

Local Population ◽

Dust Pollution ◽

Southern Poland ◽

Temporal Relationships ◽

The 1960S ◽

The Impact

AbstractThe study was conducted in two small municipalities in Małopolskie voivodeship in Southern Poland. Both municipalities are located in mountain basins in the Western Beskids mountain range.Cores were taken from trees growing near the centre of Rabka-Zdrój and Sucha Beskidzka in order to analyse the impact of contemporary air pollution on the health of tree stands. Annual tree rings developed during the era of high atmospheric pollution are usually narrower than the others. These municipalities were chosen due to their current air pollution problems despite their relatively small population.Local chronology, skeleton plots and calculated ring reductions were created for the sample trees. Temporal relationships between air pollution and a negative health reaction in trees and in people were also examined. To fulfil this objective the dates of occurrence of tree-ring reductions were compared with the concentration of particulates (PM10) in the atmosphere and also lung disease morbidity in the local population. Two periods of reduced annual tree rings were detected: first from the 1960s to the end of the 1980s (associated with industrial pollution) and more recently the years since 2003. Since 2003 reductions of annual tree rings have increased in parallel with increases in dust pollution. This reaction of trees to dust pollution was immediate. The negative reaction of trees preceded several years of increasing lung disease morbidity. This gives basic evidence to support the argument that tree ring reductions could be used as an early bioindicator for warning against the risk of air pollution. The aim of this work was to determine the periods of reduction in the annual growth of spruce growing near the centre of Rabka-Zdrój and Sucha Beskidzka. In addition, potential associations were sought between the time of occurrence of these periods and changes in air pollution and human disease.

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Carbon Isotope Composition of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide in Southern Poland: Imprint of Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions in Regional Biosphere

Radiocarbon ◽

10.1017/s003382220005801x ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 55 (2) ◽

pp. 848-864 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Anna Pazdur ◽

Tadeusz Kuc ◽

Sławomira Pawełczyk ◽

Natalia Piotrowska ◽

Barbara Sensuła ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Tree Rings ◽

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide ◽

Fossil Fuels ◽

Isotope Composition ◽

Tatra Mountains ◽

Temporal And Spatial Distribution ◽

Southern Poland ◽

Pine Tree ◽

Temporal And Spatial ◽

High Tatra Mountains

Southern Poland is home to numerous large mining and energy industry facilities, which consume relatively great amounts of fossil fuels. Temporal and spatial distribution of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere were estimated on the basis of 13C and 14C isotope measurements in atmospheric CO2 and in α-cellulose from pine tree rings. The Suess effect was evaluated in the atmospheric CO2 from the High Tatra Mountains (Kasprowy Wierch) and the urban area (Kraków), as well as in tree rings from Niepołomice Forest near Kraków. Two different models were used to estimate the emission component recorded in tree ring δ13C on the background of climatic changes.

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