History of Ancient Copper Smelting Pollution During Roman and Medieval Times Recorded in Greenland Ice
Determination of copper concentrations in Greenland ice dated from seven millennia ago to the present showed values exceeding natural levels, beginning about 2500 years ago. This early large-scale pollution of the atmosphere of the Northern Hemisphere is attributed to emissions from the crude, highl...
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craaas:10.1126/science.272.5259.246 2024-10-13T14:07:38+00:00 History of Ancient Copper Smelting Pollution During Roman and Medieval Times Recorded in Greenland Ice Hong, Sungmin Candelone, Jean-Pierre Patterson, Clair C. Boutron, Claude F. 1996 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.272.5259.246 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.272.5259.246 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 272, issue 5259, page 246-249 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1996 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.272.5259.246 2024-09-27T04:01:00Z Determination of copper concentrations in Greenland ice dated from seven millennia ago to the present showed values exceeding natural levels, beginning about 2500 years ago. This early large-scale pollution of the atmosphere of the Northern Hemisphere is attributed to emissions from the crude, highly polluting smelting technologies used for copper production during Roman and medieval times, especially in Europe and China. This study opens the way to a quantitative assessment of the history of early metal production, which was instrumental in the development of human cultures during ancient eras. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Greenland Science 272 5259 246 249 |
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Determination of copper concentrations in Greenland ice dated from seven millennia ago to the present showed values exceeding natural levels, beginning about 2500 years ago. This early large-scale pollution of the atmosphere of the Northern Hemisphere is attributed to emissions from the crude, highly polluting smelting technologies used for copper production during Roman and medieval times, especially in Europe and China. This study opens the way to a quantitative assessment of the history of early metal production, which was instrumental in the development of human cultures during ancient eras. |
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History of Ancient Copper Smelting Pollution During Roman and Medieval Times Recorded in Greenland Ice |
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History of Ancient Copper Smelting Pollution During Roman and Medieval Times Recorded in Greenland Ice |
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History of Ancient Copper Smelting Pollution During Roman and Medieval Times Recorded in Greenland Ice |
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History of Ancient Copper Smelting Pollution During Roman and Medieval Times Recorded in Greenland Ice |
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History of Ancient Copper Smelting Pollution During Roman and Medieval Times Recorded in Greenland Ice |
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history of ancient copper smelting pollution during roman and medieval times recorded in greenland ice |
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