A High–Resolution Accumulation Record of Arsenic and Mercury after the First Industrial Revolution from a Peatland in Zoige, Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
The impacts of human activities on Zoige peatlands are poorly documented. We determined the concentrations and accumulation rates of As and Hg in a <sup>210</sup>Pb-dated peat profile collected from this area and analyzed the correlations between accumulation rates of both As and Hg and...
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| description | The impacts of human activities on Zoige peatlands are poorly documented. We determined the concentrations and accumulation rates of As and Hg in a <sup>210</sup>Pb-dated peat profile collected from this area and analyzed the correlations between accumulation rates of both As and Hg and other physicochemical properties. To reconstruct recent conditions of As and Hg, we analyzed peat sediments of Re’er Dam peatland in Zoige using <sup>210</sup>Pb and <sup>137</sup>Cs dating technologies. The concentrations of total As (86.38 to 174.21 μg kg<sup>−1</sup>) and Hg (7.30 to 32.13 μg kg<sup>−1</sup>) in the peat profile clearly increased after the first industrial revolution. From AD 1824 to AD 2010, the average accumulation rates were 129.77 μg m<sup>−2</sup> yr<sup>−1</sup> for As and 18.24 μg m<sup>−2</sup> yr<sup>−1</sup> for Hg. Based on our results, anthropogenic emissions significantly affected the atmospheric fluxes of As and Hg throughout the past 200 years, and As was also likely to be affected by other factors than atmospheric deposition, which needs further identification by future studies. The historical variations in As and Hg concentrations in Re’er Dam peatland in Zoige mirror the industrial development of China. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-243ce3835bfe493fb8ecc5df1d4003732023-11-23T00:02:18ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2021-11-011011124110.3390/land10111241A High–Resolution Accumulation Record of Arsenic and Mercury after the First Industrial Revolution from a Peatland in Zoige, Qinghai–Tibet PlateauXuhui Chen0Qianqian Su1Huai Chen2Dan Xue3CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, ChinaThe impacts of human activities on Zoige peatlands are poorly documented. We determined the concentrations and accumulation rates of As and Hg in a <sup>210</sup>Pb-dated peat profile collected from this area and analyzed the correlations between accumulation rates of both As and Hg and other physicochemical properties. To reconstruct recent conditions of As and Hg, we analyzed peat sediments of Re’er Dam peatland in Zoige using <sup>210</sup>Pb and <sup>137</sup>Cs dating technologies. The concentrations of total As (86.38 to 174.21 μg kg<sup>−1</sup>) and Hg (7.30 to 32.13 μg kg<sup>−1</sup>) in the peat profile clearly increased after the first industrial revolution. From AD 1824 to AD 2010, the average accumulation rates were 129.77 μg m<sup>−2</sup> yr<sup>−1</sup> for As and 18.24 μg m<sup>−2</sup> yr<sup>−1</sup> for Hg. Based on our results, anthropogenic emissions significantly affected the atmospheric fluxes of As and Hg throughout the past 200 years, and As was also likely to be affected by other factors than atmospheric deposition, which needs further identification by future studies. The historical variations in As and Hg concentrations in Re’er Dam peatland in Zoige mirror the industrial development of China.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/11/1241atmospheric depositionAsHg210Pb137Csaccumulation rate |
| spellingShingle | Xuhui Chen Qianqian Su Huai Chen Dan Xue A High–Resolution Accumulation Record of Arsenic and Mercury after the First Industrial Revolution from a Peatland in Zoige, Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Land atmospheric deposition As Hg 210Pb 137Cs accumulation rate |
| title | A High–Resolution Accumulation Record of Arsenic and Mercury after the First Industrial Revolution from a Peatland in Zoige, Qinghai–Tibet Plateau |
| title_full | A High–Resolution Accumulation Record of Arsenic and Mercury after the First Industrial Revolution from a Peatland in Zoige, Qinghai–Tibet Plateau |
| title_fullStr | A High–Resolution Accumulation Record of Arsenic and Mercury after the First Industrial Revolution from a Peatland in Zoige, Qinghai–Tibet Plateau |
| title_full_unstemmed | A High–Resolution Accumulation Record of Arsenic and Mercury after the First Industrial Revolution from a Peatland in Zoige, Qinghai–Tibet Plateau |
| title_short | A High–Resolution Accumulation Record of Arsenic and Mercury after the First Industrial Revolution from a Peatland in Zoige, Qinghai–Tibet Plateau |
| title_sort | high resolution accumulation record of arsenic and mercury after the first industrial revolution from a peatland in zoige qinghai tibet plateau |
| topic | atmospheric deposition As Hg 210Pb 137Cs accumulation rate |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/11/1241 |
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