Enhanced mercury deposition by Amazonian orographic precipitation : evidence from high-elevation Holocene records of the Lake Titicaca region (Bolivia)

• Main Authors: Guédron, Stéphane, Ledru, Marie-Pierre, Escobar-Torrez, K., Develle, A. L., Brisset, E.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Central Andes; Peat sediment; Pollen stable isotopes; Climate change; Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation; The Altiplano; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074798

Very few studies have focused on historical mercury (Hg) deposition in the Southern Hemisphere, especially for the pre-mining period. Therefore, the respective contributions of Hg emissions from anthropogenic and natural sources are not fully constrained and the long-term influence of climate variab...