Alpine-ice record of bismuth pollution implies a major role of military use during World War II

Abstract Military conflicts result in local environmental damage, but documenting regional and larger scale impacts such as heavy metal pollution has proven elusive. Anthropogenic emissions of bismuth (Bi) include coal burning and various commodity productions but no emission estimates over the past...

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Main Authors: Michel Legrand, Joseph R. McConnell, Gilles Bergametti, Susanne Preunkert, Nathan Chellman, Karine Desboeufs, Laurence Lestel, Andreas Plach, Andreas Stohl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28319-3