Publication details
Geochemical and Pb isotopic evidence for sources and dispersal of metal contamination in stream sediments from the mining and smelting district of Pribram Czech Republic
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| Year of publication | 2006 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Environmental Pollution |
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| Web | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_tockey=%23TOC%235917%232006%23998579996%23622279%23FLA%23&_cdi=5917&_pubType=J&_auth=y&_acct=C000045159&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=835458&md5=75998c9bc7d176cf38ef0514145c0f15 |
| Field | Geochemistry |
| Keywords | Metals; Stream sediments; Pollution; Pb isotopes; Pribram; Czech Republic |
| Description | The calculated enrichment factors (EFs) confirmed the extreme degree of contamination by Pb, Zn and Cd (EF > 40). Lead, Zn and Cd are bound mainly to Fe oxides and hydroxides. In the most contaminated samples Pb is also present as Pb carbonates and litharge (PbO). Lead isotopic analysis indicates that the predominant source of stream sediment contamination is historic Pb-Ag mining and primary Pb smelting (206Pb/207Pb = 1.16), while the role of secondary smelting (car battery processing) is negligible. |
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