Levels of lead, copper, and zinc in the forest floor in the northeastern United States

Two‐hundred four quantitative samples of combined O1 and O2 horizons were collected from 51 forested sites from Virginia to Massachusetts and analyzed for lead (Pb), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn). Overall average quantities of Pb, Cu, and Zn were 1,234±100, 170±35, and 1,013±298 mg m−2, respectively. T...

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Published inJournal of environmental quality Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 293 - 296
Main Authors Andresen, Anthony M., Johnson, Arthur H., Siccama, Thomas G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America 01.04.1980
Subjects
anthropogenic Pb
atmospheric Pb
trace metal pollution
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Summary:Two‐hundred four quantitative samples of combined O1 and O2 horizons were collected from 51 forested sites from Virginia to Massachusetts and analyzed for lead (Pb), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn). Overall average quantities of Pb, Cu, and Zn were 1,234±100, 170±35, and 1,013±298 mg m−2, respectively. The data obtained represent a quantitative baseline against which future samples from the same sites can be compared in order to assess the role of the forest floor as a sink for these elements.
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Contribution from the Dep. of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning and the Dep. of Geology, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT 06511.
Graduate Assistant and Assistant Professor, Univ. of Pennsylvania, and Research Associate and Lecturer, Yale Univ., respectively.
ISSN:0047-2425
1537-2537
DOI:10.2134/jeq1980.00472425000900020027x