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Macro nutrients N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na and S as well as heavy metals Pb, Cu, Zn, Co, Cr, Ni, Fe and Mn were analysed from a sediment core representing a 7000-year long history of a lake including the preceding brackish (Litorina Sea) and freshwater (Ancylus Lake) stages. Sediments were also analysed for sedimentary pigments, algal growth potential (AGP) of the interstitial water, phosphorus fractions, pH, specific conductivity and redox potential. The annual accumulation values of several chemical elements were interpreted in light of other paleolimnological data from the same core. In the uppermost sediment stratum the influence of sewage pollution is clearly reflected by increases in total electrolyte content, pH, AGP and sedimentary pigments including myxoxanthophyll. Nickel, copper and manganese only slightly increase in the recent sediment, whilst other heavy metals (especially Cr and Zn) and sulphur, phosphorus, nitrogen and total organic matter are heavily concentrasted in the polluted surface sediment. The interpretation of the chemostratigraphy of the lake accords with evidence of lake development based on biological analyses.
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Tolonen, K., Meriläinen, J. Sedimentary chemistry of a small polluted lake, Gallträsk, S. Finland. Hydrobiologia 103, 309–318 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00028471
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