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Estuaries are excellent containers for the prehistorical and historical pollution that develops in their river basins. This paper studies the Au contents obtained by inductively coupled plasma spectrometry of two cores extracted from the Doñana National Park (Guadalquivir Estuary, SW Spain). Concentrations of this precious metal have been associated with the different prehistoric and historical stages of exploitation of the Iberian Pyritic Belt. The three detected peaks correspond to the first mining operations in the area around the park, the first systematic Tartessian mining and strong exploitation during the Roman period. Consequently, Au is an appropriate marker of the contamination phases prior to its current extraordinary biological diversity.
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Metals;
National parks;
River basins;
Spectrometry;
Holocene;
Gold;
Recent sediments;
Heavy metals;
Estuaries;
Soil erosion;
Mining;
Laboratories;
Estuarine dynamics;
Water analysis;
Metal concentrations;
Sediments;
Pollution;
Historical metallurgy;
Geology;
Inductively coupled plasma;
Tracers;
Exploitation;
Tsunamis;
Biodiversity
National parks;
River basins;
Spectrometry;
Holocene;
Gold;
Recent sediments;
Heavy metals;
Estuaries;
Soil erosion;
Mining;
Laboratories;
Estuarine dynamics;
Water analysis;
Metal concentrations;
Sediments;
Pollution;
Historical metallurgy;
Geology;
Inductively coupled plasma;
Tracers;
Exploitation;
Tsunamis;
Biodiversity
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Gold as Pollution Tracer in Holocene Sediments of the Doñana National Park, the Largest Biological Reserve in Europe
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Romero, Verónica 1 ; Ruiz, Francisco 2
; González-Regalado, María Luz 1 ; Carretero, María Isabel 3 ; Pozo, Manuel 4
; Monge Guadalupe 4
; Cáceres, Luis Miguel 1
; Vidal, Joaquín Rodríguez 5 ; Abad, Manuel 6
; Izquierdo, Tatiana 6
; Toscano, Antonio 1 ; Gómez, Paula 1 ; Gómez, Gabriel 1
1 Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Huelva, Avda. 3 de Marzo, s/n, 21720 Huelva, Spain; [email protected] (V.R.); [email protected] (M.L.G.-R.); [email protected] (L.M.C.); [email protected] (J.R.V.); [email protected] (A.T.); [email protected] (P.G.); [email protected] (G.G.)
2 Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Huelva, Avda. 3 de Marzo, s/n, 21720 Huelva, Spain; [email protected] (V.R.); [email protected] (M.L.G.-R.); [email protected] (L.M.C.); [email protected] (J.R.V.); [email protected] (A.T.); [email protected] (P.G.); [email protected] (G.G.), Centro de Investigación en Patrimonio Histórico, Cultural y Natural, Universidad de Huelva, Campus Universitario de El Carmen, 21720 Huelva, Spain
3 Departamento de Cristalografía, Mineralogía y Química Agrícola, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Profesor García González, s/n, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; [email protected]
4 Departamento de Geología y Geoquímica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain; [email protected] (M.P.); [email protected] (G.M.)
5 Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Huelva, Avda. 3 de Marzo, s/n, 21720 Huelva, Spain; [email protected] (V.R.); [email protected] (M.L.G.-R.); [email protected] (L.M.C.); [email protected] (J.R.V.); [email protected] (A.T.); [email protected] (P.G.); [email protected] (G.G.), Gibraltar Natural Museum, Parson’s Lodge Battery, Rosia Rd, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Gibraltar
6 Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Escuela Superior de Ciencias Experimentales y Tecnología (ESCET), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, c/Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles, Spain; [email protected] (M.A.); [email protected] (T.I.)
; González-Regalado, María Luz 1 ; Carretero, María Isabel 3 ; Pozo, Manuel 4
; Monge Guadalupe 4
; Cáceres, Luis Miguel 1
; Vidal, Joaquín Rodríguez 5 ; Abad, Manuel 6
; Izquierdo, Tatiana 6
; Toscano, Antonio 1 ; Gómez, Paula 1 ; Gómez, Gabriel 1 1 Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Huelva, Avda. 3 de Marzo, s/n, 21720 Huelva, Spain; [email protected] (V.R.); [email protected] (M.L.G.-R.); [email protected] (L.M.C.); [email protected] (J.R.V.); [email protected] (A.T.); [email protected] (P.G.); [email protected] (G.G.)
2 Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Huelva, Avda. 3 de Marzo, s/n, 21720 Huelva, Spain; [email protected] (V.R.); [email protected] (M.L.G.-R.); [email protected] (L.M.C.); [email protected] (J.R.V.); [email protected] (A.T.); [email protected] (P.G.); [email protected] (G.G.), Centro de Investigación en Patrimonio Histórico, Cultural y Natural, Universidad de Huelva, Campus Universitario de El Carmen, 21720 Huelva, Spain
3 Departamento de Cristalografía, Mineralogía y Química Agrícola, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Profesor García González, s/n, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; [email protected]
4 Departamento de Geología y Geoquímica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain; [email protected] (M.P.); [email protected] (G.M.)
5 Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Huelva, Avda. 3 de Marzo, s/n, 21720 Huelva, Spain; [email protected] (V.R.); [email protected] (M.L.G.-R.); [email protected] (L.M.C.); [email protected] (J.R.V.); [email protected] (A.T.); [email protected] (P.G.); [email protected] (G.G.), Gibraltar Natural Museum, Parson’s Lodge Battery, Rosia Rd, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Gibraltar
6 Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Escuela Superior de Ciencias Experimentales y Tecnología (ESCET), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, c/Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles, Spain; [email protected] (M.A.); [email protected] (T.I.)
Minerals; Basel
Volume
15
Issue
8
First page
801
Number of pages
11
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Place of publication
Basel
Country of publication
Switzerland
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e-ISSN
2075163X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
Journal Article
Publication history
Online publication date
2025-07-30
Milestone dates
2025-05-25 (Received); 2025-07-28 (Accepted)
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First posting date
30 Jul 2025
ProQuest document ID
3244048401
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