tree rings; contamination; LA-ICP-MS; pine; trace element
Abstract :
[en] This study reports the variation of tree-ring widths and annual variation of concentration of
metals (Na, Mg, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb) in pine growing nearby chemical factories. The conifers (Pinus
silvestris L.) investigated in this study covered the time span from 1920s to 2010 AD. Tree-ring
widths were measured, dated and rechecked using the COFECHA. Radial trace-element profiles were
determined by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. The combined usage
of tree ring width and chemical composition of wood provides historic records of anthropogenic im-
pact on the environment and allows identifying the behavior adaptation of trees to the pollution. Data
of pine tree cores collected from the sites nearby chemical factories show increasing levels of pollu-
tion linked to the increasing of industrial activities in Poland and subsequent dust fallout around the
site. This study evidences that tree rings can be used as archives of past environmental contamination.
Research center :
UR Geology
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Sensula, Barbara
Wilczynski, Slawomir
Monin
Allan, Mohammed ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Argiles, géochimie et environnements sédimentaires
pazdur, anna
Fagel, Nathalie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Argiles, géochimie et environnements sédimentaires
Language :
English
Title :
VARIATIONS OF TREE RING WIDTH AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF WOOD OF PINE GROWING IN THE AREA NEARBY CHEMICAL FACTORIES
Publication date :
28 March 2017
Journal title :
Geochronometria: Journal on Methods and Applications of Absolute Chronology
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