scholarly journals Application of 239,240 Pu, 137Cs and heavy metals for dating of river sediments

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Ciszewski ◽  
Edyta Łokas
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
River Sediments ◽  
Sediment Accumulation ◽  
Plutonium Isotopes ◽  
Overbank Sediments ◽  
Lower Accuracy ◽  
Pu Isotopes ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Zinc Mine ◽  
River Reach

Abstract The periodical nature of overbank sediment accumulation makes their detailed dating much more difficult than dating sediments in water reservoirs. To improve the commonly used dating with 137Cs, we combined this method with Pu isotopes and heavy metals in order to date sediments of the Chechło River (southern Poland), which was polluted by a lead-zinc mine. We analyzed 137Cs, Pu isotopes and heavy metal concentrations in three profiles of overbank sediments and in two profiles of subsidence basins in the lower river reach. The results indicate a lower accuracy and higher uncertainty of the overbank than the dating of reservoir sediments. The application of plutonium isotopes provided very important information validating caesium peaks or providing the principal information regarding horizons dated with heavy metals. The obtained dates give the earliest possible age of particular horizons with the actual sediment deposition delayed by several to a dozen years. This investigation shows that using plutonium radioisotopes can be a useful tool for dating, particularly of the youngest overbank sediments where numerous sedimentation gaps cause uncertainties in the application of other methods, e.g. radiocaesium and heavy metals.

scholarly journals Contamination Features and Source Apportionment of Heavy Metals in the River Sediments around a Lead-Zinc Mine: A Case Study in Danzhai, Guizhou, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Rongguo Sun ◽  
Yue Gao ◽  
Jing Xu ◽  
Yang Yang ◽  
Yutao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
River Sediments ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Ecological Risks ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Zinc Mine ◽  
Mining And Smelting ◽  
Mining And Smelting Activities

The spatial patterns, ecological risks, and sources of heavy metals (HMs), including Pb, Zn, Mn, Cu, Cd, Hg, and As in river sediments, were identified around a lead-zinc mine of Danzhai, Guizhou, China. The concentrations of selected HMs and their coefficient variations indicated that the river sediments around this typical lead-zinc mine were obviously contaminated with HMs. Anthropogenic activities had further enhanced the accumulation of HMs. The higher contents of the most common selected HMs were mainly distributed in the area close to the lead-zinc mine. Based on the combined evaluations of the single factor pollution index, geo-accumulation index, and potential ecological risk index, it indicated that the ecological risks of Hg, Cd, Zn, and Pb were high or extremely high, and of Mn, Cu, and As were slight or none in the sediments around this lead-zinc mine. It was found that lead-zinc mining and smelting activities, coal mining activities, and agricultural activities (livestock and poultry breeding) are the primary sources of selected HMs, based on the results of correlation analysis together with principal component analysis (PCA) and positive matrix factorization (PMF) model. The pollution of HMs in the river sediments around a lead-zinc mine was predominantly caused by lead-zinc mining and smelting activities. Therefore, for environmental persistence, lead-zinc mining and smelting activities should be given careful consideration and under close surveillance.

The Lichen Flora Near a Lead-Zinc Mine at Maarmorilik in West Greenland

1991 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. S. Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Alkaline Soil ◽  
West Greenland ◽  
Mining Town ◽  
Ecological Preferences ◽  
Lead And Zinc ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Zinc Mine ◽  
Airborne Lead ◽  
Lichen Flora

AbstractEighty-seven lichen taxa were collected at four localities near the leadzinc mine at Maarmorilik. These are listed alphabetically and grouped according to their ecological preferences. Lichens, which in Greenland are restricted to calcareous rocks and alkaline soil substrata, are well represented in the Maarmorilik area. In contrast, ferrugineous lichens appear to be comparatively rare. The lichens around the mining town are assumed to have accumulated significant concentrations of airborne lead and zinc. However, no damage to the lichens caused by heavy metals was observed.

Bioleaching combined brine leaching of heavy metals from lead-zinc mine tailings: Transformations during the leaching process

Chemosphere ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 168 ◽  
pp. 1115-1125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maoyou Ye ◽  
Pingfang Yan ◽  
Shuiyu Sun ◽  
Dajian Han ◽  
Xiao Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Mine Tailings ◽  
Leaching Process ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Zinc Mine

scholarly journals Continued environmental studies in the Qaumarujuk and Agfardlikavsâ fjords, Mârmorilik, Umanak district, central West Greenland

1976 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
G Asmund ◽  
H.J Bollingberg ◽  
J Bondam
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Background Level ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Full Production ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Zinc Mine

The results of studies of the heavy metal background level in the natural environment ofthe Qaumarujuk and Agfardlikavså fjords, adjacent to the lead-zinc mine Sorte Engel (= Black Angel) near Mârmorilik (71°07'N, 51°16'W), have been briefly communicated by Bondam & Asmund (1974), Asmund (1975), Bohn (1975) and BoIlingberg (1975). FuHdetails of the analyticaI results of these surveys have been reported in Danish elsewhere. (Vandkvalitetsinstituttet 1972; Grønlands Fiskeriundersøgelser et al., 1974; GGU et al., 1975). Since then, renewed sampling has been carried out, both in February and August 1974, and in April and September 1975, in order to follw closely the environmental dissemination of some heavy metals in the fjord region, due to disposal of tailings from the flotation plant adjacent to Agfardlikavsåfjord (fig. 18). This short communication deals with the content of certain heavy metals of bottom sediments, biological tissues and samples of sea water in the fjord regime after full production started in October 1973.

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