History of ancient copper smelting pollution during Roman and medieval times recorded in Greenland ice

被引：195

作者：

Hong, SM

Candelone, JP

Patterson, CC

Boutron, CF

机构：

[1] CNRS,LAB GLACIOL & GEOPHYS ENVIRONNEMENT,F-38402 ST MARTIN DHERES,FRANCE

[2] UNIV GRENOBLE 1,INST UNIV FRANCE,UNITE FARMAT & RECH MECH,F-38041 GRENOBLE,FRANCE

[3] CURTIN UNIV TECHNOL,DEPT APPL PHYS,PERTH,WA 6001,AUSTRALIA

[4] CALTECH,DIV GEOL & PLANETARY SCI,PASADENA,CA 91125

来源：

SCIENCE | 1996年 / 272卷 / 5259期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.272.5259.246

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Determination of copper concentrations in Greenland ice dated from seven millennia ago to the present showed values exceeding natural levels, beginning about 2500 years ago. This early large-scale pollution of the atmosphere of the Northern Hemisphere is attributed to emissions from the crude, highly polluting smelting technologies used for copper production during Roman and medieval times, especially in Europe and China. This study opens the way to a quantitative assessment of the history of early metal production, which was instrumental in the development of human cultures during ancient eras.

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页码：246 / 249

页数：4