Lead (Pb) isotopic analyses proved to be a very efficient tool for tracing the sources of local
and global Pb pollution. This review presents an overview of literature published on the use …

Peat, especially from acidic mires (bogs), is a natural archive of past environmental change.
Reconstructions of past climate from bogs commenced in the 19th Century through …

Lead pollution in Arctic ice reflects midlatitude emissions from ancient lead–silver mining
and smelting. The few reported measurements have been extrapolated to infer the …

The world's first known empires took shape in Mesopotamia between the eastern shores of
the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, beginning around 2350 BCE. The next 2,500 …

Archaeometallurgy is an interdisciplinary and international field of study that examines all
aspects of the production, use, and consumption of metals from∼ 8000 BCE to the present …

During the past two centuries metal loads in the Earth's atmosphere and ecosystems have
increased significantly over pre-industrial levels. This has been associated with deleterious …

The Mediterranean has long played host to unusually intense patterns of maritime-led
exchange, involving both products made beyond the basin and local, culturally distinctive …

Pb pollution has existed for several millennia and remains relevant today. By using peat
cores as environmental archives it is possible to reconstruct this long history on a regional …

Titanium and Zr were analyzed in 10 weathering and pedogenetic soil profiles developed on
granitic rocks from NW Spain. Concentrations were obtained by XRF and the Ti and Zr …

The Geomorphology of Upland Peat offers a detailed synthesis of existing literature on peat
erosion, incorporating new research ideas and data from two leading experts in the field …