Major and trace elements in soils in the Central Pyrenees: high altitude soils as a cumulative record of background atmospheric contamination over SW Europe

Bacardit, Montserrat; Camarero, Lluís

doi:10.1007/s11356-010-0349-4

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“…This atmospheric contamination is detectable in the sediments of most Pyrenean lakes (Camarero, 2003) and in soils even at the highest altitudes (Bacardit and Camarero, 2010b). In the case of Pb, we have shown that such contamination has existed since ancient times (Camarero et al, 1998).…”

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“…The proportion of trace metals in the fraction extracted with our acid extraction was compared with the total content analysed with an energy-dispersive multielement analyser (EMMA) miniprobe XRF analyser (Cheburkin and Shotyk, 1996) in several test soil samples (Bacardit and Camarero, 2010b). Total Al and Ti were measured by conventional XRF at the University of Heidelberg analytical services.…”

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“…A pan-European survey of several trace metals and metalloids in alpine and arctic lake sediments provided an extensive record of diffuse atmospheric contamination at a continental scale . Together with lake sediments, mountain soils are an important store of polluting elements (Bacardit and Camarero, 2010b) that could eventually be remobilised (Klaminder et al, 2006a).…”

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Whole-catchment inventories of trace metals in soils and sediments in mountain lake catchments in the Central Pyrenees: Apportioning the anthropogenic and natural contributions

Bacardit

Krachler

Camarero

2012

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

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Whole-catchment inventories of trace metals in soils and sediments in mountain lake catchments in the Central Pyrenees: Apportioning the anthropogenic and natural contributions

Bacardit

Krachler

Camarero

2012

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

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“…Data on soil background concentrations of trace (Salonen and Korkka-Niemi, 2007;Biondi et al, 2011;Preston et al, 2014;Alfaro et al, 2015) and major elements (Montserrat and Camarero, 2010;Hannan and Tanguma, 2012;Dantu, 2014) are easily found in the literature. However, data regarding REEs are comparatively scarce and have mainly focused on determination of REEs in a limited number of soil types (Turra et al, 2011;Damascena et al, 2015).…”

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Rare Earth Element Concentrations in Brazilian Benchmark Soils

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Rev. Bras. Ciênc. Solo

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Studies regarding background concentrations of rare earth elements (REEs) are scarce and have mainly focused on a limited number of soil types from the northern hemisphere. The aim of this study was to determine REE concentrations in thirty-five benchmark soils of Brazil. Composite soil samples were taken from areas under native vegetation or with minimal anthropogenic influence. Concentrations of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Yb, Lu, Dy, Er, Ho, Tb, Tm, Y, Sc, and Fe were determined by ICP-OES using a cyclonic spray chamber/nebulizer system after microwave acid digestion. Results were assessed by descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and principal component analysis (PCA). Regression analyses among Fe, organic carbon, and REEs were performed to provide a tool for estimating REE concentrations in soils. The REE concentrations in the Brazilian benchmark soils were in the following order: Ce > La > Nd > Pr > Y > Sm > Gd > Sc > Dy > Yb > Eu > Er > Tb > Ho > Lu > Tm. The clear decoupling between light and heavy rare earth elements in soils, indicated by multivariate analysis, is mainly related to differences in parent material. The lowest REE concentrations were found in sandy sediments, whereas the highest REE concentrations were observed in basalt, biotite gneiss, and clayey sediments. The organic carbon and Fe concentrations can properly predict REE concentrations in soils; such a finding can assist in estimating REE concentrations in soils not only in Brazil but also in similar soils developed under tropical conditions.

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“…The elevated levels of As are likely partially due to the naturally high concentrations of As occurring in the local bedrock. Bacardit and Camarero (2010) found that geogenic As can occur in “hotspots.” The elevated levels may also be caused by past spills or the use or disposal of treated wood products (Guney et al, 2010).…”

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Soil Trace Element Concentrations on a Historic Maine Island

Hardy

Langley-Turnbaugh

2012

Soil Horizons

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Trace elements in soils are toxic in high concentrations, and some, like lead, are toxic to humans while having no beneficial effects. Trace elements can occur naturally, or can result from human activities such as automobile use, boat and house paint, and agriculture. Peaks Island, lying approximately 2.4 km (1.5 miles) to the east of Portland, Maine, is home to about 940 year‐round residents. The island's military history coupled with the intensive residential and recreational land use gives many residents cause for concern, especially residents interested in preserving the island's areas of natural beauty and historical importance. The purpose of this project was to conduct a pilot investigation of the extent of residential surface soil trace element contamination on Peaks Island. Soil samples were collected from residential yards on Peaks Island and analyzed for trace element concentrations (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, and Zn) using emission spectroscopy. Trace element concentrations were highly variable, with elevated levels found in samples from all parts of the island. Several elements correlated strongly with each other, suggesting a possible common source. There does not seem to be a relationship between elevated soil trace element concentrations and past military land use, but the presence of contamination in densely populated and growing areas of Peaks Island is a concern.

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Major and trace elements in soils in the Central Pyrenees: high altitude soils as a cumulative record of background atmospheric contamination over SW Europe

Cited by 24 publications

References 46 publications

Whole-catchment inventories of trace metals in soils and sediments in mountain lake catchments in the Central Pyrenees: Apportioning the anthropogenic and natural contributions

Whole-catchment inventories of trace metals in soils and sediments in mountain lake catchments in the Central Pyrenees: Apportioning the anthropogenic and natural contributions

Rare Earth Element Concentrations in Brazilian Benchmark Soils

Soil Trace Element Concentrations on a Historic Maine Island

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