Integrating magnetic proxies for efficient characterization of pollution at an urban mega-site
Final Report Abstract
The results of the study manifest the efficiency of combined magnetic-chemical techniques for HM pollution assessment. In the following, the results are briefly summarized: (1) The usefulness of magnetic pre-screening data as a basis for targeting chemical sampling sites is demonstrated and quantified by a suitable new map comparison technique. (2) In Linfen area, effects of pollutant deposition can rapidly be monitored by magnetic measurement of soil, reservoir sediments, and leaf samples, despite difficult boundary conditions. Discrimination of past and present pollution is revealed by soil and reservoir sediments (accumulation of last decades) and leaf samples (last few years, and even seasonal changes. (3) New simple passive samplers were successfully tested at Linfen; results are in agreement with leaf sampling.
Publications
- 2013. Magnetic properties of tree leaves and their significance in atmospheric particle pollution in Linfen City, China. Chinese Geographical Science, 23(1): 59-72
Yin, G., Hu, S.Y., Cao, L.W., Rösler, W., Appel, E.
(See online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-013-0588-7) - 2015. An economic passive sampling method to detect particulate pollutants using magnetic measurements. Environmental Pollution, 205: 97-102
Cao, L.W., Appel, E., Hu, S.Y., Ma, M.M.
(See online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.05.019) - 2015. Atmospheric pollution history at Linfen (China) uncovered by magnetic and chemical parameters of sediments from a water reservoir. Environmental Pollution, 204: 161-172
Ma, M.M., Hu, S.Y., Cao, L.W., Appel, E., Wang, L.S.
(See online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.04.028) - 2015. Magnetic response to air pollution recorded by soil and dust-loaded leaves in a changing industrial environment. Atmospheric Environment
Cao, L.W., Appel, E., Hu, S.Y., Yin, G., Lin, H., Rösler, W.
(See online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.06.017) - Efficiency of stepwise magnetic-chemical site assessment for fly ash derived heavy metal pollution. Geophysical Journal International, Volume 203, Issue 2, 1 November 2015, Pages 767–775
Cao, L.W., Appel, E., Rösler, W., Magiera, T.
(See online at https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggv318) - The spatio-temporal variation of magnetic properties of tree leaves in Linfen, China and its indication to the atmospheric pollution of heavy metals (in chinese). KMS Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, CAS, Bd. 59, Ausg. 5, 2016.
(DFG: Cao, L.W., Hu, S.Y., Appel, E., Yin, G.) Quelle: C Li-Wan, H Shou-Yun, A Erwin, S Shang-Li, Y Gang
