Glacial‐Interglacial Climate Cycles of Atmospheric Hg Deposition: Insights From Hg Isotopes in Loess‐Paleosol Sequences on the Chinese Loess Plateau

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 52; no. 7
• Main Authors: Xue, Wen, Xu, Zhidong, Cheng, Xing, Gou, Longfei, He, Maoyong, Jin, Zhangdong, Li, Miling, Fang, Linchuan, Yin, Runsheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 16.04.2025; Wiley
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Atmosphere; Climate control; Deposition; Dry deposition; Ecosystems; Emissions; Eolian deposits; Glacial deposits; Heavy metals; Interglacial periods; Isotope composition; Isotope ratios; Isotopes; Latitude; Loess; Mercury; Mercury (metal); Paleosols; Perturbation; Perturbations; Plateaus; Pollution dispersion; Soils; Wet deposition; Winter monsoon; Loess Plateau

As a highly volatile heavy metal, Hg is transported over long distances in the atmosphere and enters global ecosystems via Hg(II) wet deposition and Hg(0) dry deposition. The Chinese Loess Plateau develops loess‐paleosol sequences (eolian deposits) reflecting glacial‐interglacial cycles. Here, we in...