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Detecting atmospheric pollution in surface soils using magnetic measurements: A reappraisal using an England and Wales database |
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| Authors: | A. Blundell J.A. Hannam |
| Affiliation: | a Department of Geography, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZT, UK b Natural Resources Department, National Soil Resources Institute, School of Applied Sciences, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK c School of Geography, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK |
| Abstract: | Industrial activity such as burning of fossil fuels produces magnetically enhanced particulates. These particulates consist of coarse-grained multidomain and stable single domain magnetic minerals. Two threshold values of low field magnetic susceptibility (χLF) and frequency dependent susceptibility percentage (χFD%) discriminate ferrimagnetic minerals of these sizes and can act as a tracer of magnetic pollution. Application of the thresholds to a magnetic topsoil data set (n = 5656 across England and Wales) revealed 637 samples potentially dominated by pollution particulates. The magnetic parameters of these samples display a negative correlation with distance to urban areas and positive correlations with metals associated with anthropogenic activity (Cu, Pb, and Zn). Results of experimentation with threshold values and modelling of magnetic anomalies suggest that regional factors such as geology and potential for pedogenic secondary magnetic enhancement should be considered when setting threshold values. |
| Keywords: | Environmental magnetism Topsoil Metals Pollution England/Wales |
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