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Dynamics of metallic contaminants at a basin scale – Spatial and temporal reconstruction from four sediment cores

1. Introduction
2. Study area
2.1. Physical and hydrological characteristics of the Loire basin
2.2. Brief history of the Loire basin industrialization
3. Materials and methods
3.1. Sampling areas and sediment core description
3.2. Analytical methods
4. Results discussion
4.1. Local Sb contamination in the upper Loire and the Allier sub-basins for the 1900-1950 period
4.2. Bi, Cd, Hg contaminations recorded at the entire Loire basin scale between 1940s and 1980s
4.3. Influence of the sedimentary dynamic on the spatial and temporal distribution of metals in sediments of the Loire basin
5. Conclusions
Aknowledgements
References