Pb pollution from leaded gasoline in South America in the context of a 2000-year metallurgical history

Ice core records show that anthropogenic Pb pollution levels from road traffic in South America exceed those of any historical metallurgy.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Eichler, Anja, Gramlich, Gabriela, Kellerhals, Thomas, Tobler, Leonhard, Schwikowski, Margit
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2015
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1400196
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.1400196
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Summary:Ice core records show that anthropogenic Pb pollution levels from road traffic in South America exceed those of any historical metallurgy.