?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4557%2F&rft.title=Atmospheric+Emissions+and+Depositions+of+Cadmium%2C+Lead%2C+and+Zinc+in+Europe+During+the+Period+1955-1987&rft.creator=Olendrzynski%2C+K.&rft.creator=Anderberg%2C+S.&rft.creator=Bartnicki%2C+J.&rft.creator=Pacyna%2C+J.&rft.creator=Stigliani%2C+W.M.&rft.description=This+paper+presents+a+preliminary+estimate+of+atmospheric+emissions+of+cadmium%2C+lead+and+zinc+in+Europe+during+the+period+1955-1987.+The+emission+data+are+used+as+input+to+the+IIASA's+atmospheric+transport+model%2C+TRACE+m+a+c+e+toxic+Air+concentrations+in+Europe)%2C+to+compute+cumulative+deposition+loads+of+heavy+metals+onto+European+soils+during+the+investigated+time+period.+To+the+authors'+knowledge%2C+this+is+the+first+attempt+of+this+kind+in+the+open+literature.+The+computed+with+the+TRACE+model+maxima+of+cumulative+depositions+for+the+three+metals+are+approximately%3A+60+mg%2Fm2+for+Cd%2C+1450+mg%2Fm2+for+Pb+and+2600+mg%2Fm2+in+the+case+of+zinc.+The+results+presented+should+be+considered+first-order+approximations.+%0D%0A%0D%0AMajor+uncertainties+embedded+in+such+calculations+are+discussed.+Heavy+metals+enter+the+soils+from+atmospheric+load+and+with+the+application+of+fertilizers+and+sewage+sludge.+Once+in+the+soil+the+metals+can+be+mobilized%2C+leading+to+plant+and+ground+water+contamination.+This+threat+is+particularly+valid+for+heavily+polluted+regions+in+Central+Europe.+The+results+of+this+study+can+be+applied+in+assessing+environmental+and+health+effects+of+heavy+metals%2C+and+therefore+are+important+for+scientists+as+well+as+policy+makers.&rft.publisher=WP-95-035&rft.date=1995-04&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4557%2F1%2FWP-95-035.pdf&rft.identifier=++Olendrzynski%2C+K.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1489.html%3E%2C+Anderberg%2C+S.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1122.html%3E+ORCID%3A+https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0001-7131-7353+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0001-7131-7353%3E%2C+Bartnicki%2C+J.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1710.html%3E%2C+Pacyna%2C+J.%2C+%26+Stigliani%2C+W.M.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1593.html%3E++(1995).++Atmospheric+Emissions+and+Depositions+of+Cadmium%2C+Lead%2C+and+Zinc+in+Europe+During+the+Period+1955-1987.+++IIASA+Working+Paper.+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+WP-95-035+++++