Numbers of animal species react to the natural phenomenon of fire, but only humans have
learnt to control it and to make it at will. Natural fires caused overwhelmingly by lightning are …

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 …

In this study, we investigated the pollution degree and spatial distribution of heavy metals
and determined their sources in topsoil in a typical coal mine city, Lianyuan, Hunan …

This volume examines prehistoric copper mining in Europe, from the first use of the metal
eight thousand years ago in the Balkans to its widespread adoption during the Bronze Age …

Human habitation may significantly affect the chemical soil composition leading to
enrichments and depletions of specific chemical elements and the formation of …

At a field-scale (6.7 ha), 100 surface soil samples were collected from a vegetable field to
determine total concentrations of Cd, Co, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni and Zn. To identify possible …

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 …

A specific surveillance program has been set up to monitor avian scavenger populations in
the French Pyrenean Mountains, hosting a high proportion of the French populations. The …

Although archaeological research suggests that mining/metallurgy already started in the
Chalcolithic (3rd millennium BC), the earliest atmospheric metal pollution in SW Europe has …

The Balkans are considered the birthplace of mineral resource exploitation and
metalworking in Europe. However, since knowledge of the timing and extent of metallurgy in …