Tracking human impact in a mining landscape using lake sediments: A multi-proxy palaeolimnological study

Bitušík, Peter; Trnková, Katarína; Chamutiová, Tímea; Sochuliaková, Lucia; Stoklasa, Jaroslav; Pıpík, Radovan; Szarłowicz, Katarzyna; Szaciłowski, Grzegorz; Thomková, Katarína; Šporka, Ferdinand; Stárek, Dušan; Šurka, Juraj; Milovský, Rastislav; Hamerlík, Ladislav

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.04.021

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“…The distribution was rather regular, only minor deviations were observed. The levels of radioactivity were connected with mineralogical composition of the sediments as coarse grained sand and gravel in the older layers were replaced by sand, silt, and clay in the younger ones (Bitušík et al 2018 ). So, the activity concentration can show local deviations from that of 238 U or 232 Th (mother radionuclide) due to weathering and other environmental factors.…”

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“…The 82 cm in the VIND started to deposit at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The 210 Pb and 137 Cs geochronology results have been published (Bitušík et al 2018 , Chamutiová et al 2018 ).…”

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“…Very-low level of organic matter content in the sample 21 can be correlated with high mineralization as a result of oxygen presence caused by drainage of the reservoir. On contrary, the sample 121 was found in the cluster with high content of organic matter caused by erosive contact (Bitušík et al 2018 ).…”

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“…The previous multi-proxy palaeolimnological studies (Bitušík et al 2018 ) have documented a potential of the sediments for the reconstructions of an ontogeny of these reservoirs and for expanding the current knowledge of changes in mining landscapes that are rarely described in historical documents.…”

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Origin and behavior of radionuclides in sediment core: a case study of the sediments collected from man-made reservoirs located in the past mining region in Central Slovakia

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The analyzed sediments were taken from the man-made reservoirs (Velka Richnava, Rozgrund and Vindsachta) located in an area intensively mined for polymetallic ores since the end of the eleventh century (Banska Stiavnica region, Central Europe). The aims of this study were to determine the radioactivity of natural (226Ra, 228Th, 210Pb) and artificial (137Cs and 241Am) radionuclides, compare the radionuclides’ distribution, and indicate the correlation of radioisotopes and their origin related to sediment properties. Two analytical techniques were used. 228Th, 226Ra, 241Am, and 137Cs were measured by means of gamma spectrometry and 210Pb was determined by its daughter radionuclide 210Po using alpha spectrometry. The results showed that the highest mean level of 226Ra (42.6 Bq·kg−1), 228Th (49.7 Bq·kg−1) and 210Pb (75.2 Bq·kg−1) was in the sediments collected from Rozgrund. The radioactivity of 137Cs and 241Am were present at a higher level in the layer related to Chernobyl (1986) accident and nuclear weapon test (1950/1960). The distribution of natural radionuclides was quite similar in all reservoirs. Chemometric analysis confirmed the radionuclides’ origin and correlation between the analyzed parameters.

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“…However, palaeolimnological research has become more extensive over the last years in Slovakia (e.g. Hamerlík et al 2016;Bitušík et al 2018) and there is the tendency to quantitatively reconstruct Holocene temperature patterns in the Western Carpathians.…”

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Subfossil chironomids (Diptera, Chironomidae) of lakes in the Tatra Mountains: an illustrated guide

Chamutiová¹,

Hamerlík²,

Bitušík³

2020

Zootaxa

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Here we present a summary of subfossil chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) found in the surface sediments of 52 Tatra Mts. lakes (Slovakia, Poland). Head capsules of 73 morphotypes of 5 subfamilies are described and illustrated. In addition to the previously documented subfossils by Brooks et al. (2007), we present 15 new morphotypes: Diamesa Tatra-type A, Diamesa Tatra-type B, Pseudodiamesa branickii-type, Pseudodiamesa nivosa-type, Pseudokiefferiella parva, Brillia bifida-type, Cricotopus (Paratrichocladius) skirwithensis-type, Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus-type, Cricotopus/Orthocladius I, Eukiefferiella brevicalcar-type, Eukiefferiella claripennis-type B, Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dentifer-type, O. (Mesorthocladius) frigidus, Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) sp. and Tanytarsini indet. Most of these types have possibly broad distribution patterns in Europe. We believe that due to specific features of each region, this paper will serve as a helpful manual for limnologists and paleolimnologists working not only in the Tatra Mts. but also in the whole Carpathian region.

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Ordination analysis in sedimentology, geochemistry and palaeoenvironment—Background, current trends and recommendations

Bialik

Jarochowska

Grossowicz

2021

The Depositional Record

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Ordination is the name given to a group of methods used to analyse multiple variables without preceding hypotheses. Over the last few decades, the use of these methods in Earth science in general, and notably in analyses of sedimentary sources, has dramatically increased. However, with limited resources oriented towards Earth scientists on the topic, the application of ordination analysis is at times suboptimal and misuse by authors can occur. This text was written for researchers with little to no experience with ordination with the aim of exposing them to the utility and the pitfalls of this branch of exploratory statistics. To do so, a detailed review of three ordination methods is offered: principal component analysis, non‐metric multidimensional scaling and detrended correspondence analysis. A survey of 163 publications in Earth science is presented, in which these ordination methods were used together with a summary of how, why and on what type of data ordination was used. With common mistakes outlined and misuses in those publications identified. Notably, issues were found with reproducibility, documentation, data set dimensions and transformations. Based on this survey, a recommended workflow is offered for Earth scientists who wish to apply ordination. Additionally, this article is accompanied by highly annotated R scripts for novice users to use these methods.

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Tracking human impact in a mining landscape using lake sediments: A multi-proxy palaeolimnological study

Cited by 13 publications

References 28 publications

Origin and behavior of radionuclides in sediment core: a case study of the sediments collected from man-made reservoirs located in the past mining region in Central Slovakia

Origin and behavior of radionuclides in sediment core: a case study of the sediments collected from man-made reservoirs located in the past mining region in Central Slovakia

Subfossil chironomids (Diptera, Chironomidae) of lakes in the Tatra Mountains: an illustrated guide

Ordination analysis in sedimentology, geochemistry and palaeoenvironment—Background, current trends and recommendations

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