Chronology of the atmospheric mercury in Lagoa Da Pata Basin upper Rio Negro region of Brazilian Amazon

G. M. Santos; R. C. Cordeiro; E. V. Silva Filho; B. Turcq; L. D. Lacerda; L. K. Fifield; P. R.S. Gomes; P. A. Hausladen; A. Sifeddine; A. L.S. Albuquerque

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Chronology of the atmospheric mercury in Lagoa Da Pata Basin upper Rio Negro region of Brazilian Amazon

G. M. Santos, R. C. Cordeiro, E. V. Silva Filho, B. Turcq, L. D. Lacerda, L. K. Fifield, P. R.S. Gomes, P. A. Hausladen, A. Sifeddine, A. L.S. Albuquerque

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We present prehistoric mercury accumulation rates in a dated sediment core from Lagoa da Pata, a remote lake in São Gabriel da Cachoeira, northern Amazon. The sediment samples were subdivided for mercury and radiocarbon analyses. A group of 18 samples have been prepared at ANU for ¹⁴C dating by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). The dating results show a good correlation with depth in the core, down to 41,500 BP. Three distinct sections are clearly identified in the core. They consist of upper and lower organic-rich layers, separated by an inorganic layer which represents a short period of rapid accumulation around 18 ka BP. The mercury accumulation rate is found to be larger in the upper layer (18 ka to present) than in the lower one (41 ka to 25 ka), by a factor of three. The larger accumulation rate of mercury is probably associated with warmer temperatures and a higher frequency of forest fires during the Holocene.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	801-808
Number of pages	8
Journal	Radiocarbon
Volume	43
Issue number	2 PART II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200041473
State	Published - 2001
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Chronology of the atmospheric mercury in Lagoa Da Pata Basin upper Rio Negro region of Brazilian Amazon

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