Tracking the legacy of early industrial activity in sediments of Lake Zurich, Switzerland: using a novel multi-proxy approach to find the source of extensive metal contamination.
Heavy metals
Industrial pollution
Lake Zurich
Lake sediment
Mercury
Multi-proxy approach
Stable mercury isotopes
Switzerland
Toxic metals
Trace metals
Journal
Environmental science and pollution research international
ISSN: 1614-7499
Titre abrégé: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9441769
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2022
Dec 2022
Historique:
received:
02
02
2022
accepted:
31
05
2022
pubmed:
30
6
2022
medline:
22
11
2022
entrez:
29
6
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Historical industrial activities at the Horn Richterwil, on the shore of Lake Zurich (Switzerland), caused widespread metal contamination on land and in the adjacent lake sediments. This study provides an estimation of the age and source of the contamination by using XRF core scanning, ICP-OES, and Hg-AFS for quantitative measurements of trace metals and MC-ICP-MS for the stable isotope analysis of mercury. Radiometric dating ([Formula: see text]Cs, [Formula: see text]Pb, and Pu dating) of two proximal cores and varve chronology in a distal core suggest two different contaminations, one stemming from around 1960 (Zn, Cd) and an earlier one from 1880 (Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Sn). The XRF data suggest two different contamination pathways: one by landfill of contaminated soil and another one by industrial wastewater effluents. Maximum concentrations found within all samples are in the range of per mil (dry weight) for Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Sn, and Zn and lie within the top 10 cm of the sediment cores. The analysis of the mercury isotopic composition ([Formula: see text]Hg and [Formula: see text]Hg) shows a significantly different signature for one of the cores, indicating a second mercury source. We could not identify the exact source or process leading to the isotopic fractionation of mercury, but the isotopic data confirm two different sources.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35768710
doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-21288-6
pii: 10.1007/s11356-022-21288-6
pmc: PMC9668972
doi:
Substances chimiques
Water Pollutants, Chemical
0
Lead
2P299V784P
Mercury
FXS1BY2PGL
Waste Water
0
Metals, Heavy
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
85789-85801Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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