Pb-derived ages for the reconstruction of terrestrial contaminant history into the Mexican Pacific coast: Potential and limitations |
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| Authors: | AC Ruiz-Fernndez C Hillaire-Marcel |
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| Institution: | aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Calz. Joel Montes Camarena s/n, 82040 Mazatlán, Sin., Mexico;bCentre de Recherche en Géochimie et Géodynamique (GEOTOP), Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888 Centre-ville, Montréal, Quebec, Canada H3C3P8 |
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| Abstract: | 210Pb is widely used for dating recent sediments in the aquatic environment; however, our experiences working in shallow coastal environments in the Pacific coast of Mexico have demonstrated that the potential of 210Pb for reliable historical reconstructions might be limited by the low 210Pb atmospheric fallout, sediment mixing, abundance of coarse sediments and the lack of 137Cs signal for 210Pb corroboration. This work discusses the difficulties in obtaining adequate sedimentary records for geochronological reconstruction in such active and complex settings, including examples of 210Pb geochronologies based on sediment profiles collected in two contrasting areas coastal areas (mudflats associated to coastal lagoons of Sinaloa State and the continental shelf of the Gulf of Tehuantepec), in which geochemical data was used to support the temporal frame established and the changes in sediment supply recorded in the sediment cores which were related to the development of land-based activities during the last century. |
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| Keywords: | 210Pb 137Cs Marine coastal sediments Pacific coast of Mexico Mudflats Land-use changes |
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