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DOI | 10.1021/acs.est.0c00429 |
Decoupling Natural and Anthropogenic Mercury and Lead Transport from South Asia to the Himalayas | |
Huang, Jie; Kang, Shichang; Yin, Runsheng; Lin, Mang; Guo, Junming; Ram, Kirpa; Li, Chaoliu; Sharma, Chhatra; Tripathee, Lekhendra; Sun, Shiwei; Wang, Feiyue | |
通讯作者 | Huang, J (通讯作者) |
发表日期 | 2020 |
ISSN | 0013-936X |
EISSN | 1520-5851 |
起始页码 | 5429 |
结束页码 | 5436 |
卷号 | 54期号:9 |
英文摘要 | Mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) accumulation since the Industrial Revolution has been generally observed to increase concurrently in lake sedimentary records around the world. Located downwind during the monsoon season from the rapidly developing South Asia, the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau are expected to receive direct anthropogenic Hg and Pb loadings, yet the source, pathway, and effects of such transport remain poorly known due to logistic challenges in accessing this region. When studying the sediment record from Lake Gokyo (4750 m above sea level (a.s.l.)) in the Himalayas, we find remarkably different Hg and Pb accumulation trends over the past 260 years. Although Hg accumulation has continued to increase since the Industrial Revolution, Pb accumulation peaked during that time and has been decreasing since then. Stable isotope analysis reveals that the decoupling trends between these two elements are due to different sources and pathways of Hg and Pb in the region. Both delta Hg-202 and Delta Hg-199 have been increasing since the Industrial Revolution, suggesting that anthropogenic Hg emissions from South Asia have been continuously increasing and that the Indian monsoon-driven wet deposition of atmospheric Hg is the dominant pathway for Hg accumulation in the sediments. In contrast, analysis of Pb-206/Pb-207 and (208)pb/Pb-207 ratios suggests that Pb accumulation in the sediments originates primarily from natural sources and that the decreasing trend of Pb accumulation is most likely due to a weakening input of atmospheric mineral dust by the westerlies. These decoupling trends highlight the ongoing issue of transboundary Hg transport to the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau that are source waters for major freshwater systems in Asia and calls for regional and international collaborations on Hg emission controls in South Asia. |
关键词 | ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONTIBETAN PLATEAUATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONALPINE LAKEICE CORESEDIMENTSDUSTPBSIGNATURESRECONSTRUCTION |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS研究方向 | Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
WOS类目 | Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000530651900018 |
来源期刊 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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来源机构 | 中国科学院青藏高原研究所 |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/260029 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Huang, Jie,Kang, Shichang,Yin, Runsheng,et al. Decoupling Natural and Anthropogenic Mercury and Lead Transport from South Asia to the Himalayas[J]. 中国科学院青藏高原研究所,2020,54(9). |
APA | Huang, Jie.,Kang, Shichang.,Yin, Runsheng.,Lin, Mang.,Guo, Junming.,...&Wang, Feiyue.(2020).Decoupling Natural and Anthropogenic Mercury and Lead Transport from South Asia to the Himalayas.ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY,54(9). |
MLA | Huang, Jie,et al."Decoupling Natural and Anthropogenic Mercury and Lead Transport from South Asia to the Himalayas".ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 54.9(2020). |
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