The isotope geochemistry of zinc and copper

F Moynier, D Vance, T Fujii… - Reviews in Mineralogy …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Copper, a native metal found in ores, is the principal metal in bronze and brass. It is a
reddish metal with a density of 8920 kg m− 3. All of copper's compounds tend to be brightly …

Zinc isotope composition as a tool for tracing sources and fate of metal contaminants in rivers

AM Desaulty, E Petelet-Giraud - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Zinc is a ubiquitous metal, acting both as an essential and a toxic element to organisms
depending on its concentration and speciation in solution. Human activities mobilize and …

Multi-isotope approach of Pb, Cu and Zn in urban aerosols and anthropogenic sources improves tracing of the atmospheric pollutant sources in megacities

CE Souto-Oliveira, M Babinski, DF Araújo… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Studies including multiple isotope systems in aerosols promises unparalleled insights into
sources and pathways of metals in the atmosphere. However, such studies remain rare …

Multi-isotopic fingerprints (Pb, Zn, Cu) applied for urban aerosol source apportionment and discrimination

CE Souto-Oliveira, M Babinski, DF Araújo… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Air pollution imposes serious health risks to urban populations and currently is the major
environmental threat to the public health worldwide. In this context, discrimination and …

Tracing of anthropogenic zinc sources in coastal environments using stable isotope composition

DF Araújo, GR Boaventura, W Machado, J Viers… - Chemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of zinc isotopes to trace anthropogenic sources in coastal areas has been tested in
this study. We determined the stable isotopic composition of zinc in sediment cores …

The fate of Zn in agricultural soils: a stable isotope approach to anthropogenic impact, soil formation, and soil–plant cycling

M Imseng, M Wiggenhauser, M Müller… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
The supplementation of Zn to farm animal feed and the excretion via manure leads to an
unintended Zn input to agricultural systems, which might compromise the long-term soil …

Assessment of trace metal pollution in roof dusts and soils near a large Zn smelter

PK Lee, MJ Kang, S Yu, YK Kwon - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The spatial extent of dust emissions from a Zn smelter was assessed based on metal
concentrations in roof dust samples. In addition, the vertical mobility of metal loads in soils …

A global assessment of copper, zinc, and lead isotopes in mineral dust sources and aerosols

NJ Schleicher, S Dong, H Packman, SH Little… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The stable isotope compositions of Cu and Zn in major geochemical reservoirs are
increasingly studied with the aim to develop these isotope systems as tools to investigate the …

Contrasting copper concentrations and isotopic compositions in two Great Lakes watersheds

TP Junqueira, DF Araújo, AL Harrison… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Copper (Cu) stable isotopes can elucidate the biogeochemical controls and sources
governing Cu dynamics in aquatic environments, but their application in larger rivers and …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metals pollution from smelting activities: A threat to soil and groundwater

M Adnan, B Xiao, MU Ali, P Xiao, P Zhao… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Throughout the literature, the word" heavy metal"(HM) has been utilized to describe soil
contamination; in this context, we characterize it as those elements with a density greater …