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20392552

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-31
pubmed:abstractText
A 5.3 m sediment core and soil samples were taken from Diss Mere and its catchment. The sediment core was dated and Hg analysed on the sediment and soil samples. The Hg record of the sediment core shows that Diss Mere has been contaminated for the past thousand years and the historical trends in sediment contamination are in good agreement with the development of the weaving industry in Diss and hemp cultivation in the region. Mercury contamination in Diss Mere has been significant and reached a peak in the mid-19th century with sediment Hg concentrations over 50 microg g(-1). Elevated Hg concentrations were also found in contemporary soils in residential areas with former industrial land use. Although local hemp cultivation and the traditional weaving industry were abandoned a hundred years ago, Hg contamination caused by these activities still exists in the catchment, and affects the lake.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1873-6424
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
158
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2504-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Historical mercury contamination in sediments and catchment soils of Diss Mere, UK.
pubmed:affiliation
Environmental Change Research Centre, University College London, Pearson Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK. hyang@geog.ucl.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't