Making ‘chemical cocktails’ – Evolution of urban geochemical processes across the periodic table of elements

Kaushal, Sujay S.; Wood, Kelsey L.; Galella, Joseph G.; Gion, Austin M.; Haq, Shahan; Goodling, Phillip J.; Haviland, Katherine A.; Reimer, Jenna E.; Morel, Carol J.; Wessel, Barret; Nguyen, William; Hollingsworth, John W.; Mei, Kevin; Leal, Julian; Widmer, Jacob; Sharif, Rahat; Mayer, Paul M.; Newcomer Johnson, Tamara A.; Newcomb, Katie Delaney; Smith, Evan; Belt, Kenneth T.

doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2020.104632

Making ‘chemical cocktails’ – Evolution of urban geochemical processes across the periodic table of elements

Urbanization contributes to the formation of novel elemental combinations and signatures in terrestrial and aquatic watersheds, also known as 'chemical cocktails.' The composition of chemical cocktails evolves across space and time due to: (1) elevated concentrations from anthropogenic sources, (…