Identifying Anthropogenic Sources of Heavy Metals in Alpine Peatlands over the Past 150 Years: Examples from Typical Peatlands in Altay Mountains, Northwest China.

Int J Environ Res Public Health · 2023 · PMC10048823 · PMID 36981924

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The depth profile can be divided into three sections: 1–18-centimeter layer where all HMs exhibited a decreasing trend; 19–47-centimeter layer where all exhibited an increasing trend; and 47–60-centimeter layer showing different trends, i.e., elements of As, Zn, Hg, Al, Cr, Fe, Ti, Mn, and V showed decreasing trends, while Sb, Cu, Pb, Cd, and Ni exhibited increasing trends.

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