Anthropogenic impact and lead pollution throughout the Holocene in Southern Iberia

García‐Alix, Antonio; Jiménez‐Espejo, Francisco J.; Lozano, José Antonio Vicente; Jiménez‐Moreno, Gonzalo; Ruiz, Francisca Martínez; Sanjuán, Leonardo García; Jiménez, Gonzalo Aranda; Alfonso, Eduardo García; Ruiz-Puertas, G.; Anderson, R. Scott

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.081

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“…This increase in silver production also fits with a recent palaeo‐environmental study: it has demonstrated a substantial increase in metallurgical activities in the south‐east during the Early Iron Age (García‐Alix et al . , 454) from the augmented levels of lead pollution.…”

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The Macro‐Regional Scale of Silver Production in Iberia During the First Millennium BC in the Context of Mediterranean Contacts

Murillo-Barroso¹,

Montero‐Ruiz

Rafel

et al. 2016

Oxford J Archaeology

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Summary The extraction of silver has traditionally been considered as one of the main incentives for the Phoenician expansion throughout the Mediterranean and their settlement in Iberia. In this paper, we approach the organization of silver production in Iberia during the Early Iron Age through the study of the evidence of production currently available and the development of Lead Isotope Analysis (LIA). Previous results (Hunt 2003; Stos Gale 2001; Kassianidou 1992) are considered in the light of new data. The extraction of silver from complex minerals noticeably intensifies in south‐west Iberia. Imports of exogenous lead, needed for the extraction of silver from these complex minerals, are evident. Supplies of lead come in from other regions of Iberia, such as Gádor, Cartagena/Mazarrón, Linares or even the mining district of Molar‐Belmunt‐Falset (MBF) in Catalonia. This picture reveals that the organization of silver production was much more complex than initially thought, with the articulation of an exchange network of raw materials at a macro‐territorial scale embracing almost all Iberia. The socioeconomic implications that control of these networks of lead distribution could have had are also discussed.

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The Macro‐Regional Scale of Silver Production in Iberia During the First Millennium BC in the Context of Mediterranean Contacts

Murillo-Barroso¹,

Montero‐Ruiz

Rafel

et al. 2016

Oxford J Archaeology

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“…Phaeozems and Kastanozems cover minor areas in some idiosyncratic shady slopes covered by dense vegetation. Millenary erosion caused by natural (climate aridification, earthquakes and tectonic uplifts) and land‐use driving forces has reduced the extent of these soil and vegetation types (Espinar‐Moreno, ; Mather et al ., ; Aguilar‐Ruiz et al ., ; Carrión et al ., ; Reinhardt et al ., ; Cortés‐Sánchez et al ., ; García‐Alix et al ., ). Cambisols are less abundant here than in typical Mediterranean regions.…”

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Are There Arid Land Soilscapes in Southwestern Europe?

et al. 2015

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No studies have proven the existence of soil assemblages typical of arid lands in Europe. This study was carried out in a representative territory of the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, Almería province, which is the driest part of Europe, to determine if soils characteristic of arid lands are present. In order to analyse the spatial distribution of soils, the authors made use of mathematical tools previously developed in biodiversity and pedodiversity analysis, such as richness, entropy indices, abundance distribution models, diversity‐area relationships and nested subset analysis. The study demonstrates that the soil types or pedotaxa are typical of mountainous arid lands. Shallow and weakly developed soils (e.g. Leptosols, Regosols and Arenosols), Calcisols, Gypsisols and Solonchaks, cover most of the study area, and pedodiversity analysis demonstrates that the pedotaxa spatial patterns follow the same regularities as in other areas, environments and scales. In view of the fact that the class of landscapes identified in this study is unique in Europe, the Tarbernas desert and other arid lands sites of the study area merit preservation as part of the European geological, geomorphological and pedological heritage. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…Lead exposure by industrial production has become the fatal public problem [1][2][3]. Lead is widely applied in electronic devices, which threatens the health of children living around the electronic waste recycling sites [4].…”

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A three-dimensional magnetic carbon framework derived from Prussian blue and amylopectin impregnated polyurethane sponge for lead removal

Zhuang

Gao

2016

Carbon

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Anthropogenic impact and lead pollution throughout the Holocene in Southern Iberia

Cited by 121 publications

References 69 publications

The Macro‐Regional Scale of Silver Production in Iberia During the First Millennium BC in the Context of Mediterranean Contacts

The Macro‐Regional Scale of Silver Production in Iberia During the First Millennium BC in the Context of Mediterranean Contacts

Are There Arid Land Soilscapes in Southwestern Europe?

A three-dimensional magnetic carbon framework derived from Prussian blue and amylopectin impregnated polyurethane sponge for lead removal

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