Nitzsche, Kai Nils ; Ishikawa, Naoto F. ; Yoshimura, Toshihiro ; Kajita, Hiroto ; Kawahata, Hodaka ; Ogawa, Nanako O. ; Suga, Hisami ; Ohkouchi, Naohiko (2024)
Historical trend of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a sediment core from Osaka Bay during the Meghalayan.
In: The Holocene, 2024, 34 (7)
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00027706
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are produced by incomplete combustion of biomass and fossil fuel, yet PAHs have been rarely analyzed in coastal sediment cores as a tracer for human activities before industrialization. The aim of this study was to assess if the historical trend of PAHs can be related to past human activities. To this end, we have determined the concentrations of PAHs in a 9 m-long sediment core from Osaka Bay, which records history of the last 2400 years. The concentration of PAHs before the beginning of the 17th century CE, the beginning of the peaceful Edo period, was consistently low (<100 ng g⁻¹) and mainly comprised of smoke-derived PAHs reflecting the natural background. A relative higher abundance of 4−6 ring PAHs from the early 17th century CE and a higher PAH concentration from the early 18th century CE until approximately 1800 CE agreed with a population increase, Cu smelting activities and increasing combustion of charcoal. The constant PAH concentration until the late 19th century CE overlapped with a decline in the population in the Osaka area. An increasing PAH concentration from the late 19th century CE marked the beginning of industrialization in the Modern age. The peak in PAH concentration in 1945 CE was likely caused by burning of wooden structures due to air raids on Osaka City. A second peak around 1980 CE indicated the introduction of cleaner energies. We conclude that PAHs in coastal sediment cores can be used to reconstruct past human activities.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2024 |
| Autor(en): | Nitzsche, Kai Nils ; Ishikawa, Naoto F. ; Yoshimura, Toshihiro ; Kajita, Hiroto ; Kawahata, Hodaka ; Ogawa, Nanako O. ; Suga, Hisami ; Ohkouchi, Naohiko |
| Art des Eintrags: | Zweitveröffentlichung |
| Titel: | Historical trend of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a sediment core from Osaka Bay during the Meghalayan |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | 29 Juli 2024 |
| Ort: | Darmstadt |
| Publikationsdatum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2024 |
| Ort der Erstveröffentlichung: | Los Angeles |
| Verlag: | Sage |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | The Holocene |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 34 |
| (Heft-)Nummer: | 7 |
| Kollation: | 32 Seiten |
| DOI: | 10.26083/tuprints-00027706 |
| URL / URN: | https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/27706 |
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| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are produced by incomplete combustion of biomass and fossil fuel, yet PAHs have been rarely analyzed in coastal sediment cores as a tracer for human activities before industrialization. The aim of this study was to assess if the historical trend of PAHs can be related to past human activities. To this end, we have determined the concentrations of PAHs in a 9 m-long sediment core from Osaka Bay, which records history of the last 2400 years. The concentration of PAHs before the beginning of the 17th century CE, the beginning of the peaceful Edo period, was consistently low (<100 ng g⁻¹) and mainly comprised of smoke-derived PAHs reflecting the natural background. A relative higher abundance of 4−6 ring PAHs from the early 17th century CE and a higher PAH concentration from the early 18th century CE until approximately 1800 CE agreed with a population increase, Cu smelting activities and increasing combustion of charcoal. The constant PAH concentration until the late 19th century CE overlapped with a decline in the population in the Osaka area. An increasing PAH concentration from the late 19th century CE marked the beginning of industrialization in the Modern age. The peak in PAH concentration in 1945 CE was likely caused by burning of wooden structures due to air raids on Osaka City. A second peak around 1980 CE indicated the introduction of cleaner energies. We conclude that PAHs in coastal sediment cores can be used to reconstruct past human activities. |
| Status: | Postprint |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-277067 |
| Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 550 Geowissenschaften |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Geowissenschaften 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Geowissenschaften > Fachgebiet Bodenmineralogie und Bodenchemie |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 29 Jul 2024 14:09 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 30 Jul 2024 06:10 |
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