Peat bogs in northern Alberta, Canada reveal decades of declining atmospheric Pb contamination

Dust is the dominant source of “heavy metals” to peat moss (Sphagnum fuscum) in the bogs of the Athabasca Bituminous Sands region of northern Alberta

(2016) William Shotyk et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Isotopic evolution of atmospheric Pb from metallurgical processing in Flin Flon, Manitoba: Retrospective analysis using peat cores from bogs

(2016) W. Shotyk et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Isotopic Composition of Pb in Peat and Porewaters from Three Contrasting Ombrotrophic Bogs in Finland: Evidence of Chemical Diagenesis in Response to Acidification

(2016) William Shotyk et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Early atmospheric metal pollution provides evidence for Chalcolithic/Bronze Age mining and metallurgy in Southwestern Europe

(2016) Antonio Martínez Cortizas et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Review of pollutant lead decline in urban air and human blood: A case study from northwestern Europe

(2015) Daniel Petit et al.   COMPTES RENDUS GEOSCIENCE

Development of recent chronologies and evaluation of temporal variations in Pb fluxes and sources in lake sediment and peat cores in a remote, highly radiogenic environment, Cairngorm Mountains, Scottish Highlands

(2015) John G. Farmer et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Stable (206Pb, 207Pb, 208Pb) and radioactive (210Pb) lead isotopes in 1year of growth of Sphagnum moss from four ombrotrophic bogs in southern Germany: Geochemical significance and environmental implications

(2015) William Shotyk et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Sphagnum Mosses from 21 Ombrotrophic Bogs in the Athabasca Bituminous Sands Region Show No Significant Atmospheric Contamination of “Heavy Metals”

(2014) William Shotyk et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Environmental imprints of climate changes and anthropogenic activities in the Ore Mountains of Bohemia (Central Europe) since 13 cal. kyr BP

(2014) Alain Veron et al.   HOLOCENE

Historical records of atmospheric metal deposition along the St. Lawrence Valley (eastern Canada) based on peat bog cores

(2013) Steve Pratte et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

High-resolution palynology, climate change and human impact on a late Holocene peat bog on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada

(2013) Matthew JW Huntley et al.   HOLOCENE

A 6000-year geochemical record of human activities from Alexandria (Egypt)

(2013) Alain J. Véron et al.   QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Atmospheric Radiocarbon for the Period 1950–2010

(2013) Quan Hua et al.   RADIOCARBON

IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP

(2013) Paula J Reimer et al.   RADIOCARBON

Has Alberta oil sands development increased far-field delivery of airborne contaminants to the Peace–Athabasca Delta?

(2012) Johan A. Wiklund et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Contaminated lead environments of man: reviewing the lead isotopic evidence in sediments, peat, and soils for the temporal and spatial patterns of atmospheric lead pollution in Sweden

(2011) Richard Bindler   ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH

Atmospheric Pb and Ti Accumulation Rates fromSphagnumMoss: Dependence upon Plant Productivity

(2010) H. Kempter et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Storage and Behavior of As, Sb, Pb, and Cu in Ombrotrophic Peat Bogs under Contrasting Water Table Conditions

(2010) James J. Rothwell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The isotopic evolution of atmospheric Pb in central Ontario since AD 1800, and its impacts on the soils, waters, and sediments of a forested watershed, Kawagama Lake

(2010) W. Shotyk et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Oil sands development contributes elements toxic at low concentrations to the Athabasca River and its tributaries

(2010) E. N. Kelly et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Anthropogenic impacts in North Poland over the last 1300years — A record of Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni and S in an ombrotrophic peat bog

(2009) François De Vleeschouwer et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Historical records of atmospheric Pb deposition in four Scottish ombrotrophic peat bogs: An isotopic comparison with other records from western Europe and Greenland

(2008) J. M. Cloy et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Bridging the gap between ancient metal pollution and contemporary biogeochemistry

(2008) Richard Bindler et al.   JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY

Two high resolution terrestrial records of atmospheric Pb deposition from New Brunswick, Canada, and Loch Laxford, Scotland

(2008) Malin E. Kylander et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT