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High-resolution atmospheric cadmium record for AD 1776–2004 in a high-altitude ice core from the eastern Tien Shan, central Asia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2016

Chaomin Wang ,
Yaping Liu ,
Wangbin Zhang ,
Sungmin Hong ,
Soon Do Hur ,
Khanghyun Lee ,
Hongxi Pang  and
Shugui Hou
Chaomin Wang
Affiliation:
School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Yaping Liu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Wangbin Zhang
Affiliation:
School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Sungmin Hong
Affiliation:
Department of Ocean Sciences, Inha University, Incheon, Korea
Soon Do Hur
Affiliation:
Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Korea
Khanghyun Lee
Affiliation:
Environmental Measurement and Analysis Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex, Incheon, Korea
Hongxi Pang
Affiliation:
School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Shugui Hou*
Affiliation:
School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
*
Correspondence: Shugui Hou <shugui@nju.edu.cn>
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Two ice cores drilled to the bottom were recovered from Miaoergou flat-topped glacier (43°03'19“N, 94°19'21“E; 4512 ma.s.l.), eastern Tien Shan, central Asia, in 2005. A high–resolution record of cadmium was established by applying inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to one of the ice cores (57.6 m), covering a 228 year period from AD 1776 to 2004. The results showed long-term variations of atmospheric transport and deposition of cadmium at high altitudes. Trend analysis based on the sequential Mann-Kendall test and the analysis of crustal enrichment factors of the cadmium shows that natural contribution, mainly from rock and mineral dust, dominated the atmospheric cycles of cadmium during the period AD 1776–1957, which was confirmed by the significant correlation between the winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index and annual cadmium concentration. The concentration of cadmium increased sharply from AD 1957 to 2004, suggesting increasing influence from human activities, such as metals production. The ice–core record indicated increasing atmospheric cadmium pollution in response to rapid economic growth after AD 1957 in the region.

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:ice chemistryice core

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Annals of Glaciology , Volume 57 , Issue 71 , March 2016 , pp. 265 - 272
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