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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ftcaltechauth:oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:46507 2023-05-15T16:26:35+02:00 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. 1996-04-12 https://authors.library.caltech.edu/46507/ https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140625-113713825 unknown American Association for the Advancement of Science Hong, Sungmin and Candelone, Jean-Pierre and Patterson, Clair C. and Boutron, Claude F. (1996) History of ancient copper smelting pollution during Roman and medieval times recorded in Greenland ice. Science, 272 (5259). pp. 246-249. ISSN 0036-8075. doi:10.1126/science.272.5259.246. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140625-113713825 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140625-113713825> Article PeerReviewed 1996 ftcaltechauth https://doi.org/10.1126/science.272.5259.246 2021-11-11T18:58:17Z 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 Caltech Authors (California Institute of Technology) 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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Hong, Sungmin and Candelone, Jean-Pierre and Patterson, Clair C. and Boutron, Claude F. (1996) History of ancient copper smelting pollution during Roman and medieval times recorded in Greenland ice. Science, 272 (5259). pp. 246-249. ISSN 0036-8075. doi:10.1126/science.272.5259.246. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140625-113713825 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140625-113713825> |
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