Lake Sediments Record Prehistoric Lead Pollution Related to Early Copper Production in North America

The mining and use of copper by prehistoric people on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula is one of the oldest examples of metalworking. We analyzed the concentration of lead, titanium, magnesium, iron, and organic matter in sediment cores recovered from three lakes located near mine pits to investigate t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental science & technology 2013-06, Vol.47 (11), p.5545-5552
Hauptverfasser:	Pompeani, David P, Abbott, Mark B, Steinman, Byron A, Bain, Daniel J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	America and Arctic regions Annealing Anniversaries Copper Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution - analysis Environmental studies Geologic Sediments - analysis Iron - analysis Lakes Lead Lead - analysis Lead poisoning Manganese - analysis Metal industry Metalworking industry Methodology and general studies Michigan Mining North America Prehistory and protohistory Sediments Titanium - analysis Typology, technology and attribute analysis
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