Widespread Arctic lead pollution since 1000 BCE documents ancient and medieval European lead-silver smelting, major historical events, and northern-hemisphere industrialization

Oct 13, 2025

Widespread Arctic lead pollution since 1000 BCE documents ancient and medieval European lead-silver smelting, major historical events, and northern-hemisphere industrialization

Chellman, N. J., McConnell, J. R., Wilson, A. J., Stohl, A., Arienzo, M. M., Eckhardt, S., Kipfstuhl, S., Opel, T., Thompson, E., Pollard, M., Place, P., Steffensen, J. P. (2019). Widespread Arctic lead pollution since 1000 BCE documents ancient and medieval European lead-silver smelting, major historical events, and northern-hemisphere industrialization, Eos, Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract No. A51H-2774