EVALUATION OF MODERN SEDIMENTATION IN THE HIGH VALLEY OF BOLIVIAN ANDES AND ITS VALUE FOR ESTIMATING PAST ATMOSPHERIC-POLLUTION

Authors
POURCHET M MOURGUIART P PINGLOT JF PREISS N ARGOLLO J WIRRMANN D
Citation
M. Pourchet et al., EVALUATION OF MODERN SEDIMENTATION IN THE HIGH VALLEY OF BOLIVIAN ANDES AND ITS VALUE FOR ESTIMATING PAST ATMOSPHERIC-POLLUTION, Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Mecanique, physique, chimie, astronomie, 320(6), 1995, pp. 477-482
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Mecanique, physique, chimie, astronomie → ACNP
ISSN journal
12518069
Volume
320
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Part
2
Pages
477 - 482
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8069(1995)320:6<477:EOMSIT>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We have estimated recent sedimentation rates in several lakes of a hig h valley of the Bolivian Andes. Measurements of Pb-210 and Cs-137 show that some of these lake sediments should be used for the palaeo-estim ation of atmospheric pollution.