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Sedimentation rate variations and anthropogenic metal fluxes into Lake Constance sediments

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Sedimentation rates were determined by210Pb in three sediment cores from the main basin of Lake Constance. Rates vary from 0.094 to 0.133 g cm−2y−1, in agreement with previous determinations. A constant radionuclide flux (CR) model reveals long-term, quasi-synchronous fluctuations of sedimentation rate on the basin-wide scale. On average, the rate of sedimentation remains much the same from the beginning of this century indicating little effect of human activity in the watershed on fine-silt sediment supply.

The anthropogenic fluxes of Zn, Pb, and Cd in the three cores are compared and the application of210Pb as a heavy metal tracer in Lake Constance is examined. It seems to be a very good tracer for Pb, moderately good for Zn and Cu, and not useful for Cd.

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  1. J. Dominik

    Present address: Institut F.-A. Forel, Université de Genève, 10, rte de Suisse, CH-1290, Versoix, Switzerland

  2. F. Prosi

    Present address: Institut für Zoologie, Universität Heidelberg, West Germany

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    J. Dominik, A. Mangini & F. Prosi

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Dominik, J., Mangini, A. & Prosi, F. Sedimentation rate variations and anthropogenic metal fluxes into Lake Constance sediments. Geo 5, 151–157 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02381273

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