Sources and ecological risks of heavy metals in soils under different land uses in Bangladesh

MS Islam, MK Ahmed, MH Al-Mamun, SMA Islam - Pedosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil heavy metal pollution, influenced by both natural and anthropogenic factors,
significantly reduces environmental quality. In this study, Cr, Ni, Cu, As, Cd, and Pb in eight …

Heavy metal behaviour in peat–A mineralogical perspective

B Smieja-Król, B Fiałkiewicz-Kozieł, J Sikorski… - Science of the total …, 2010 - Elsevier
The mineralogical composition of a 40cm subsurface layer of transitional mire 'Bagno
Bruch'(southern Poland) polluted with atmospheric dust was studied using scanning …

A sedimentation study of St. Ana Lake (Romania) applying the 210Pb and 137Cs dating methods

RC Begy, A Timar-Gabor, J Somlai, C Cosma - Geochronometria, 2011 - Springer
The biggest problem with most lakes that have no contact with other water sources and are
being charged by precipitation is the massive eutrophication. The aim of this work was to …

Carbon accumulation rates in two poor fens with different water regimes: Influence of anthropogenic impact and environmental change

B Fiałkiewicz-Kozieł, B Smieja-Król… - The …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Fens are underestimated carbon sinks. Knowledge about their role in the sequestration of
CO2 in the past is limited. The research reported here focused on identifying long-term …

Development of lead-210 measurement in peat using polonium extraction. A procedural comparison

F De Vleeschouwer, J Sikorski, N Fagel - Geochronometria, 2010 - sciendo.com
Two chemical treatments for lead-210 measurement were compared on the sub-surface
samples of a core from an ombrotrophic bog from East Belgium. The classical procedure …

Application of α and γ Spectrometry in the Pb Method to Model Sedimentation in Artificial Retention Reservoir

J Sikorski, A Bluszcz - Geochronometria, 2008 - sciendo.com
The paper describes the application of the 210Pb method for creating a comprehensive
model of sedimentation in the retention reservoir Kozłowa Góra during the 60 years of its …

Guidelines for reporting and archiving 210Pb sediment chronologies to improve fidelity and extend data lifecycle

CJC Mustaphi, J Brahney, MA Aquino-Lopez… - Quaternary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Radiometric dating methods are essential for developing geochronologies to study Late
Quaternary environmental change and 210 Pb dating is commonly used to produce age …

[PDF][PDF] A new method for constructing Pb-210 chronology of young peat profiles sampled with low frequency

J Sikorski - Geochronometria, 2019 - intapi.sciendo.com
The paper presents the results of measurements the specific concentration of lead-210 for
six peat profiles representing four peat bogs from two regions of Poland and the problem of …

[PDF][PDF] Isotopic investigations of uppermost sediments from Lake Wigry (NE Poland) and its environment

J Pawlyta, A Pazdur, N Piotrowska, G Poręba… - …, 2004 - academia.edu
Abstract: This paper presents the results of the first isotopic investigations of sediments
recovered from Lake Wigry (NE-Poland). In the spring/summer 2002 few sediment cores …

Efficiency testing of Red Lake protection dam on Rosu stream by 210Pb method

RC Begy, H Simon, E Reizer - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear …, 2015 - Springer
The Red lake, a small lake from Romania is threatened by massive sedimentation, therefore
two protection dams were constructed on Oii and Rosu brooks. The aim of this study is to get …