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DOI | 10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105428 |
Glacial record of trace metal pollution over the Central Himalayas and its surroundings: Distribution, variation, and anthropogenic signals | |
Bakhat Rawat, Qianggong Zhang, Chhatra Mani Sharma, Lekhendra Tripathee, ... Shichang Kang | |
2020-12-25 | |
发表期刊 | Atmospheric Research |
出版年 | 2020 |
英文摘要 | Glaciochemical records serve as one of the best archives and as good proxies to indicate regional and global anthropogenic influences. The Himalayas, with fragile ecosystems and pristine environments, hold the third largest reservoir of glacier ice and represent an ideal region to investigate trace metal pollution using glacier records. Limited studies on glacially recorded trace metals in the Himalayas usually collect samples from individual glaciers and report a few trace metals in different seasons. We provide a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the glacially recorded trace metals in the central Himalayas regarding their spatial distribution, seasonal variability, and anthropogenic signals. We analyzed six representative metals (Cu, Zn, Cd, Cr, Pb, Co) and found that the trace metal concentration range largely varied between the studied metals and sampling sites. The Zn metal concentration is higher, attributed to the contribution of natural sources (e.g., forest fires, dust storms) and anthropogenic sources, including industrial and traffic-related emissions. The Pb concentration showed striking seasonality due to the relatively natural input of local material during the monsoon season and the regional and long-range transport of anthropogenic sources during the non-monsoon season. There was a clear spatial variation in certain trace metals, such as Cu, Zn, and Pb, showing decreasing trends with increasing elevation. The enrichment factor (EF) results showed that Zn metal was highly enriched, followed by Cu and Cd, indicating that Zn metal was relatively highly susceptible to intensified human activities. The seasonal paradox between the enrichment factor and metal concentration revealed that the EF of the monsoon season was usually higher than that of the non-monsoon season, and vice versa regarding metal concentrations primarily associated with metal deposition in regional climate regimes, particularly atmospheric circulation. We suggest that the analytical method can influence the trace metal concentration and EF calculation, resulting in a previously unrecognized bias in the seasonality of trace metals. Future research should prioritize stable isotopes of trace elements (e.g., Pb, Cu) in glaciers that would provide valuable information in identifying the potential source of anthropogenic inputs and the degree of extent affecting the glaciochemistry of the Himalayas. |
领域 | 地球科学 |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/308991 |
专题 | 地球科学 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Bakhat Rawat, Qianggong Zhang, Chhatra Mani Sharma, Lekhendra Tripathee, ... Shichang Kang. Glacial record of trace metal pollution over the Central Himalayas and its surroundings: Distribution, variation, and anthropogenic signals[J]. Atmospheric Research,2020. |
APA | Bakhat Rawat, Qianggong Zhang, Chhatra Mani Sharma, Lekhendra Tripathee, ... Shichang Kang.(2020).Glacial record of trace metal pollution over the Central Himalayas and its surroundings: Distribution, variation, and anthropogenic signals.Atmospheric Research. |
MLA | Bakhat Rawat, Qianggong Zhang, Chhatra Mani Sharma, Lekhendra Tripathee, ... Shichang Kang."Glacial record of trace metal pollution over the Central Himalayas and its surroundings: Distribution, variation, and anthropogenic signals".Atmospheric Research (2020). |
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