USING LEAD ISOTOPES TO CHARACTERISE THEIR SOURCE, LABILITY AND SOLUBILITY IN ALLUVIAL SOTLS OF THE TRENT CATCHMENT, UK

摘要

Fluvial environments are a major pathway for the dispersal of trace metal pollutants. A regional geochemical survey of the UK (G-BASE) revealed that alluvial soils of the Trent Catchment were enriched with Zn, Cd and Pb (Johnson et al., 2007). Sources of Pb contamination are likely to include petrol Pb, the Pb mines in the Peak district, industry and energy production.