Abstract
Sediment yields for two contrasting lake catchments in the English Midlands have been calculated from 1765 to 1982 and 1861 to 1982 respectively. Chemical analysis has been performed on the sediments to examine changes in the concentration and flux of calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron, manganese, aluminium, copper, nickel, zinc and lead in total digests and extractable calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium and phosphorus in the same sediments. It is shown that the chemical analyses may be used to interpret and quantify atmospheric pollution, rates of movement and sources of minerogenic sediment and the intensification of land use in an agricultural ecosystem.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 115-133 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Applied Geography |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1987 |
Funding
We would like to thank Dr R. Cambray and Dr J. Eakins of the AERE Harwell for radiometric analysis of sediments and Sir William Dugdale and Mr F. Newdigate for access to the Merevale and Seeswood sites respectively. Thanks also go to Shirley Addleton who produced the diagrams. The Natural Environment Research Council provided a grant (GR3/4368) to work on the Merevale site.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Forestry
- Geography, Planning and Development
- General Environmental Science
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
