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Article: Temporal distributions of anthropogenic Al, Zn and Pb in Hong Kong Porites coral during the last two centuries

TitleTemporal distributions of anthropogenic Al, Zn and Pb in Hong Kong Porites coral during the last two centuries
Authors
KeywordsCoral
Hong Kong
Pollution
Trace metals
Issue Date2011
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/marpolbul
Citation
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2011, v. 63 n. 5-12, p. 508-515 How to Cite?
AbstractA 182-year long record of trace metal concentrations of aluminum, zinc and lead was reconstructed from a massive Porites coral skeleton from southeastern Hong Kong to evaluate the impacts of anthropogenic activity on the marine environment. Zn/Ca and Pb/Ca ratios fluctuate synchronously from the early 19th century to the present, indicating that the marine environment has been anthropogenically influenced since industrialization. Additionally, land reclamation, mining, and ship building activities are recorded by elevated Al/Ca ratios from 1900 to 1950. The coral record indicates that high levels of Zn, Pb and Al occur coincidentally with local wars, and may have contributed to partial colony mortality. Pb/Ca does not correlate well with hemispheric proxy records after 1950, indicating that coastal corals may be recording local rather than hemispheric contamination. Pb/Ca levels in Hong Kong, Guangdong and Hainan corals imply a continuous supply of Pb-based contamination to southern China not reflected in hemispheric signals. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/151315
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 5.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.445
ISI Accession Number ID
Funding AgencyGrant Number
University of Hong Kong
Ocean Park Conservation Foundation
Hong Kong General Research FundGRF-HKU702509P
Taiwan National Science Council
Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF)NRF-RF2010-04
Funding Information:

The authors gratefully acknowledge James True for coral identification and sampling, Chan Kam Sau for initial historical research, and Y.Q. Zong for comments. Chuan-Hsiung Chung is thanked for his instrumental help and Tsai-Luen Yu for her assistant on chemical analysis. Support of this project was provided from University of Hong Kong, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, the Hong Kong General Research Fund (GRF-HKU702509P (NFG)), and Taiwan National Science Council (YCF). The contribution of A.D. Switzer is based on research supported in part by the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF RF Award NRF-RF2010-04).

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dc.contributor.authorWang, BSen_US
dc.contributor.authorGoodkin, NFen_US
dc.contributor.authorAngeline, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorSwitzer, ADen_US
dc.contributor.authorYou, CFen_US
dc.contributor.authorHughen, Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T06:20:29Z-
dc.date.available2012-06-26T06:20:29Z-
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.identifier.citationMarine Pollution Bulletin, 2011, v. 63 n. 5-12, p. 508-515en_US
dc.identifier.issn0025-326Xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/151315-
dc.description.abstractA 182-year long record of trace metal concentrations of aluminum, zinc and lead was reconstructed from a massive Porites coral skeleton from southeastern Hong Kong to evaluate the impacts of anthropogenic activity on the marine environment. Zn/Ca and Pb/Ca ratios fluctuate synchronously from the early 19th century to the present, indicating that the marine environment has been anthropogenically influenced since industrialization. Additionally, land reclamation, mining, and ship building activities are recorded by elevated Al/Ca ratios from 1900 to 1950. The coral record indicates that high levels of Zn, Pb and Al occur coincidentally with local wars, and may have contributed to partial colony mortality. Pb/Ca does not correlate well with hemispheric proxy records after 1950, indicating that coastal corals may be recording local rather than hemispheric contamination. Pb/Ca levels in Hong Kong, Guangdong and Hainan corals imply a continuous supply of Pb-based contamination to southern China not reflected in hemispheric signals. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/marpolbulen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMarine Pollution Bulletinen_US
dc.subjectCoral-
dc.subjectHong Kong-
dc.subjectPollution-
dc.subjectTrace metals-
dc.subject.meshAluminum - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshAnthozoa - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshEnvironmental Monitoringen_US
dc.subject.meshHong Kongen_US
dc.subject.meshLead - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshMetals, Heavy - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshWater Pollutants, Chemical - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshWater Pollution, Chemical - Statistics & Numerical Dataen_US
dc.subject.meshZinc - Metabolismen_US
dc.titleTemporal distributions of anthropogenic Al, Zn and Pb in Hong Kong Porites coral during the last two centuriesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailGoodkin, NF:goodkin@hkucc.hku.hken_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.02.011en_US
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