A 10,000-year record of trace metal and metalloid (Cu, Hg, Sb, Pb) deposition in a western Alpine lake (Lake Robert, France): Deciphering local and regional mining …

F Elbaz-Poulichet, S Guédron, D Anne-Lise… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Concentrations of trace metals and metalloids (Cu, Hg, Sb, Pb), major elements, stable Pb
and C isotope ratios, total organic carbon (TOC), C/N atomic ratios, were analyzed in two …

Recent and historical pollution legacy in high altitude Lake Marboré (Central Pyrenees): A record of mining and smelting since pre-Roman times in the Iberian …

JP Corella, MJ Sierra, A Garralón, R Millán… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
We have analyzed potential harmful trace elements (PHTE; Pb, Hg, Zn, As and Cu) on
sediment cores retrieved from lake Marboré (LM)(2612 m asl, 42° 41′ N; 0° 2′ E). PHTE …

[HTML][HTML] Carboxylesterase activities as potential biomarkers of pollution in marine pelagic predators

D Nos, J Navarro, D Macías, M Solé - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Assessment of chemical exposures in the marine environment is frequently undertaken in
sedentary organisms inhabiting coastal environments. However, predatory pelagic fish …

Keys to discern the Phoenician, Punic and Roman mining in a typical coastal environment through the multivariate study of trace element distribution

JE Ortiz, T Torres, I López-Cilla, LA Galán… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Trace element concentrations in the Cartagena Bay coastal record reveal a contribution of
natural processes. However, the influence of anthropogenic factors predominates in the last …

Reconstructing human–landscape interactions in the ancient Mediterranean harbour of Cartagena (Spain)

T Torres, S Ramallo, Y Sánchez-Palencia… - The …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Here, we sought to reconstruct the Pleistocene and Holocene evolution of Cartagena Bay.
Therefore, 16 borehole cores were analysed with the following aims:(1) to define a …

Middle and Late Holocene vegetation history of the Murcia region from a new high-resolution pollen sequence from the Mar Menor lagoon

J Azuara, V Lebreton, L Dezileau, AP Ruzafa… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract South-Eastern Spain is a particularly suitable area for studying the impact of human
societies on their environment. We present a new high resolution and continuous pollen …

Paleoenvironmental variability and anthropic influence during the last 7300 years in the western Mediterranean based on the pollen record of Cartagena Bay, SE …

MJ Gil-García, B Ruiz-Zapata, JE Ortiz, T Torres… - Palaeogeography …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we conduct a palynological analysis of a high-resolution Holocene record from
Cartagena Bay, southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to establish paleoenvironmental …

Lipid biomarkers and metal pollution in the Holocene record of Cartagena Bay (SE Spain): Coupled natural and human induced environmental history in Punic and …

JE Ortiz, T Torres, Y Sánchez-Palencia, M Ros… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
We reconstructed the palaeoenvironmental conditions of Cartagena Bay during the
Holocene after a multidisciplinary study to identify natural variations and the anthropic …

Anthropology of metallurgical design: a survey of metallurgical traditions from hominin evolution to the industrial revolution

B Kaufman - Metallurgical design and industry: prehistory to the …, 2018 - Springer
For every designed object or product, engineers, smiths, and artisans keep in mind societal
norms and taboos such as sustainable materials, tasteful morphology, tactile sensations …

Development of the marine Holocene environment in a drowned paleovalley with final anthropic influence in the Cartagena Bay (Murcia, SE Spain)

T Torres, JE Ortiz, S Ramallo, M Ros… - The …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Sedimentological, paleobiological, mineralogical, and geochemical analyses of a sediment
core retrieved on the seafront of Cartagena Bay were performed after high-resolution …