Urbanization and water quality: limestone encrustation of the Grand Aqueduc de Belleville reveals 300 years of history.

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.... Among organic pollutants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are commonly analysed as part of water quality assessments. After being emitted into the atmosphere, these persistent organic pollutants are deposited on the continental surface, where they are transported to the aquatic environment by run-off and infiltration waters. Mainly due to anthropogenic emissions, PAHs can therefore be considered as a proxy for human activities.

This study focuses on a well-dated USCD covering the last 300 years from the Great Aqueduct of Belleville (north-east of Paris, France). The aim is to determine the nature and variation of trapped organic compounds over time and to discuss their origin, transport, and link with changes in soil occupation due to human activities.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon record in an urban secondary carbonate deposit over the last three centuries (Paris, France)

Julia Garagnon , Yves Perrette , Emmanuel Naffrechoux , Edwige Pons-Branchu

Science of the Total Environment 905 (2023) 167429

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A. Mazaud, 2023-10-09 11:45:00