Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/M/S/2002/00098
Using heavy metal isotopes to trace pollutants in the environment: new promises from Pb, Cu and Zn analysis in peat bogs.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor DJ Weiss, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
- Grant held at:
- Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Science Topics:
- Pollution
- Abstract:
- We propose to exploit the potential of Cu and Zn isotope variations for source tracing in pollution studies. By studying the isotopic variability of Cu, Zn and Pb in peat bogs (acting as an archive of atmospheric deposition) next to well defined point sources, we will be able to study a well constrained source-receptor environment. The sites selected include bogs in Finland in the vicinity of smelter plants, in areas remote from industrial activity for comparison and in nurseries where Cu and Zn salts were added to peats for nutrient studies. By comparing the isotopic variability of metal accumulation preserved in the dated peat cores with the known chronologies of metal emission and the isotopic characteristics of the different sources (smelter dust, salts and soil dust), the sources of the elements within the peat profiles will be quantified.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/M/S/2002/00098
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- New Investigators Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- New Investigators
This grant award has a total value of £48,945
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £27,439 | £964 | £7,920 | £12,622 |
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