A mass balance approach to quantifying Pb storage and fluxes in an upland catchment of the Peak District, north-central England

Shotbolt, L. A.; Rothwell, J. J.; Lawlor, A. J.. 2008 A mass balance approach to quantifying Pb storage and fluxes in an upland catchment of the Peak District, north-central England. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 33 (1). 1721-1741. 10.1002/esp.1644

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Abstract/Summary

A mass balance model of the main Pb stores and fluxes for a typical organic-rich upland catchment in the Peak District, UK, has been produced. The model, based on the Howden reservoir catchment, reveals that the majority of Pb in the catchment is stored within the soil (approximately 8·63 t km-2). Soil Pb levels are extremely high and can only be explained as the result of centuries of atmospheric Pb deposition from surrounding urban-industrial conurbations, and mining and smelting activity within the Peak District National Park. The atmospheric Pb flux onto the Howden catchment is approximately 107 kg a-1. The aquatic Pb flux is estimated at between 29·9 and 71·7 kg a-1; thus, at present, catchment soils are acting as a sink for Pb pollution. The Howden reservoir acts as a secondary store for Pb eroded and leached from catchment soils, with approximately 80% re-deposited in its sediments. It is estimated that 2·3% of the catchment soil Pb pool has been retained in the reservoir sediments over its 91 year lifespan. Although the catchment is currently acting as a Pb sink, the rate of change in the soil Pb pool is very small. Future change in climate or deposition chemistry could, however, transform catchment soils into a significant source of Pb to the aquatic environment and water supply.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1002/esp.1644
Programmes:	CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Biogeochemistry > BG02 Recovery from acidification and eutrophication > BG02.2 Critical Loads
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Shore
ISSN:	0197-9337
Additional Keywords:	lead, erosion, revoir sediments, pollution, Peak District
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Earth Sciences
Related URLs:	Publisher
Date made live:	23 Mar 2009 16:29 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/5257

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1002/esp.1644

Programmes:

CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Biogeochemistry > BG02 Recovery from acidification and eutrophication > BG02.2 Critical Loads

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Shore

ISSN:

0197-9337

Additional Keywords:

lead, erosion, revoir sediments, pollution, Peak District