Metals in Plant Functional Types of Ombrotrophic Peatlands in the Sudetes (SW Poland)

Pech, Paweł; Samecka-Cymerman, Aleksandra; Polechońska, Ludmiła; Kempers, Alexander J.

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“…The first paradigm has been verified many times by independent geochemical comparisons, in particular the comparison between airborne pollutants measured in precipitation and herbaria vs. records in peat bogs or mosses (e.g. Bindler, 2011;Dunlap et al, 1999;Farmer et al, 2002;Kempter et al, 2010Kempter et al, , 2017Markert, 1991;Novak et al, 2008;Le Roux et al, 2005;Pech et al, 2022;Rausch et al, 2005;Shotyk et al, 2015;Steinnes, 1995;Weiss et al, 1999Weiss et al, , 2002Zupančič and Bozau, 2022). It should be noted that simply the presence of Sphagnum moss occurrence in a peatland does not systematically indicate the site is ombrotrophic.…”

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Nd isotopes as a tracer of dust trapped by peat bogs: A reminder of basics. Comment on: « Neodymium isotopes in peat reveal past local environmental disturbances » by

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Science of The Total Environment

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Nd isotopes as a tracer of dust trapped by peat bogs: A reminder of basics. Comment on: « Neodymium isotopes in peat reveal past local environmental disturbances » by

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“…Kajukało et al, 2016; Popowski, 2005; Skrzypek et al, 2009; Speranza et al, 2000), magnetic susceptibility and geochemistry (i.e. Bińczycki et al, 2020; Fiałkiewicz-Kozieł et al, 2015; Strzyszcz and Magiera, 2001), ecology and anthropopressure (Pech et al, 2022; Wojtuń et al, 2018) have been published.…”

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The Śnieżka peatland as a candidate Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the Anthropocene series

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Smieja-Król

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The Anthropocene Review

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The subalpine, atmospherically fed Śnieżka peatland, located in the Polish part of the Sudetes, is one of the nominated candidates for the GSSP of the Anthropocene. Data from two profiles, Sn1 (2012) and Sn0 (2020), from this site are critical for distinguishing the proposed epoch, while an additional core Sn2 is presented to support main evidence. The Sn0 archive contains a wide array of critical markers such as plutonium (Pu), radiocarbon (F14C), fly ash particles, Hg and stable C and N isotopes which are consistent with the previously well documented 210Pb/14C dated Sn1 profile, which provides a high-resolution and comprehensive database of trace elements and rare earth elements (REE), Pb isotopes, Pu, Cs, pollen and testate amoebae. The 1952 worldwide appearance of Pu, owing to its global synchronicity and repeatability between the cores, is proposed here as a primary marker of the Anthropocene, supported by the prominent upturn of selected chemostratigraphic and biostratigraphic indicators as well as the appearance of technofossils and artificial radionuclides.

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Global Patterns of Metal and Other Element Enrichment in Bog and Fen Peatlands

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Spiers

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Arch Environ Contam Toxicol

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Peatlands are found on all continents, covering 3% of the global land area. However, the spatial extent and causes of metal enrichment in peatlands is understudied and no attempt has been made to evaluate global patterns of metal enrichment in bog and fen peatlands, despite that certain metals and rare earth elements (REE) arise from anthropogenic sources. We analyzed 368 peat cores sampled in 16 countries across ve continents and measured metal and other element concentrations at three depths down to 70 cm as well as estimated cumulative atmospheric S deposition (1850-2009) for each site. Sites were assigned to one of three distinct broadly recognized peatland categories (bog, poor fen, and intermediateto-moderately rich fen) that varied primarily along a pH gradient. Metal concentrations differed among peatland types, with intermediate-to-moderately rich fens demonstrating the highest concentrations of most metals. Median enrichment factors (EFs; a metric comparing natural and anthropogenic metal deposition) for individual metals were similar among bogs and fens (all groups), with metals likely to be in uenced by anthropogenic sources (As, Cd, Co, Cu, Hg, Pb, and Sb) demonstrating median enrichment factors (EFs) > 1.5. Additionally, mean EFs were substantially higher than median values, and the positive correlation (< 0.40) with estimated cumulative atmospheric S deposition, con rmed some level of anthropogenic in uence of all pollutant metals except for Hg that was unrelated to S deposition. Contrary to expectations, high EFs were not restricted to pollutant metals, with Mn, K and Rb all exhibiting elevated median EFs that were in the same range as pollutant metals likely due to peatland biogeochemical processes leading to enrichment of these nutrients in surface soil horizons. The global patterns of metal enrichment in bogs and fens identi ed in this study underscore the importance of these peatlands as environmental archives of metal deposition, but also illustrates that biogeochemical processes can enrich metals in surface peat and EFs alone do not necessarily indicate atmospheric contamination.

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Metals in Plant Functional Types of Ombrotrophic Peatlands in the Sudetes (SW Poland)

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Nd isotopes as a tracer of dust trapped by peat bogs: A reminder of basics. Comment on: « Neodymium isotopes in peat reveal past local environmental disturbances » by

Nd isotopes as a tracer of dust trapped by peat bogs: A reminder of basics. Comment on: « Neodymium isotopes in peat reveal past local environmental disturbances » by

The Śnieżka peatland as a candidate Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the Anthropocene series

Global Patterns of Metal and Other Element Enrichment in Bog and Fen Peatlands

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