To clarify temporal changes in the transboundary pollution, we analyzed SCPs （spheroidal carbonaceous particles） in bottom sediments of lakes in China, South Korea and Japan. SCPs provide an unambiguous record of an...To clarify temporal changes in the transboundary pollution, we analyzed SCPs （spheroidal carbonaceous particles） in bottom sediments of lakes in China, South Korea and Japan. SCPs provide an unambiguous record of anthropogenic atmospheric pollution in bottom sediments. Recently deposited SCPs in air and unmelted snow on Mt. Fuji were also characterized. The concentrarion and characteristics of SCPs reflected the environmental and industrial history of the area. Evidence of transboundary air pollution was observed after the 1980s in Yashagaike and Kotaniike ponds in Japan, which are located on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The concentration suggests that the pollutants originated from continental Asia, particularly after the 1980s. The chemical composition of the SCPs allowed the source of emissions to be identified. Chinese SCPs were found at Yashagaike and Kotaniike ponds in Japan, and at Songiiho and Urimji lakes in Korea. The size distributions showed that small SCPs are transported over long distances. On the summit of Mr. Fuji, SCPs transported by the prevailing westerlies from China were found in addition to SCPs emitted in Japan.展开更多
文摘To clarify temporal changes in the transboundary pollution, we analyzed SCPs （spheroidal carbonaceous particles） in bottom sediments of lakes in China, South Korea and Japan. SCPs provide an unambiguous record of anthropogenic atmospheric pollution in bottom sediments. Recently deposited SCPs in air and unmelted snow on Mt. Fuji were also characterized. The concentrarion and characteristics of SCPs reflected the environmental and industrial history of the area. Evidence of transboundary air pollution was observed after the 1980s in Yashagaike and Kotaniike ponds in Japan, which are located on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The concentration suggests that the pollutants originated from continental Asia, particularly after the 1980s. The chemical composition of the SCPs allowed the source of emissions to be identified. Chinese SCPs were found at Yashagaike and Kotaniike ponds in Japan, and at Songiiho and Urimji lakes in Korea. The size distributions showed that small SCPs are transported over long distances. On the summit of Mr. Fuji, SCPs transported by the prevailing westerlies from China were found in addition to SCPs emitted in Japan.
