Evidence of Recent Lead Pollution in Deep North-East Atlantic Sediments

Lead concentrations in two short cores from the northeast Atlantic ocean are reported. PBB concentrations in surficial sediments are higher than in the uppermost 10 cm of the cores, and are likely to be enhanced from anthropogenic sources. The quantity of Pb stored in these surficial sediments is of...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1987-03, Vol.236, p.278-278
Main Authors: Veron, Alain, Isley, Ann, Linet, Philippe, Grousset, Francis
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Lead concentrations in two short cores from the northeast Atlantic ocean are reported. PBB concentrations in surficial sediments are higher than in the uppermost 10 cm of the cores, and are likely to be enhanced from anthropogenic sources. The quantity of Pb stored in these surficial sediments is of the same order as the amount of pollutant Pb present in the dissolved state in the water column.
ISSN:0028-0836