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

• Published in: Science Advances
• Main Authors: Eichler, A., Gramlich, Gabriela, Kellerhals, Thomas, Tobler, L., Schwikowski, Margit
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2015
• Subjects: 570 Life sciences; biology; 540 Chemistry; 530 Physics; Altiplano The; Inca; ice core
• Online Access: https://boris.unibe.ch/69373/1/e1400196.full.pdf; https://boris.unibe.ch/69373/

Exploitation of the extensive polymetallic deposits of the Andean Altiplano in South America since precolonial times has caused substantial emissions of neurotoxic lead (Pb) into the atmosphere; however, its historical significance compared to recent Pb pollution from leaded gasoline is not yet reso...