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Heavy metal dispersion, persistance, and bioccumulation around an ancient copper mine situated in Anglesey, UK by Wilson, B., Pyatt, F.B.

“…The vicinity of an ancient abandoned copper mine located on the Isle of Anglesey was assessed for the dispersion of copper, zinc, lead, and cadmium into the…”
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Heavy Metal Bioaccumulation by the Important Food Plant, Olea europaea L., in an Ancient Metalliferous Polluted Area of Cyprus by Wilson, B, Pyatt, F. B

“…Aspects of the bioaccumulation of heavy metals are reviewed and possible evidence of homeostasis is highlighted. Examination and analysis of olive (Olea…”
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Copper and Lead Bioaccumulation by Acacia retinoides and Eucalyptus torquata in Sites Contaminated as a Consequence of Extensive Ancient Mining Activities in Cyprus by Pyatt, F.B.

“…Aspects of the industrial archaeology of the northwestern part of the island of Cyprus are outlined. Wastes resultant from copper mining activities of…”
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Implications of ideas on super-hydrophobicity for water repellent soil by McHale, G., Shirtcliffe, N. J., Newton, M. I., Pyatt, F. B.

“…Water repellence is an important factor in soil erosion due to its role in inhibiting the re‐establishment of vegetation after fire and due to its enhancement…”
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The heavy metal content of skeletons from an ancient metalliferous polluted area in southern Jordan with particular reference to bioaccumulation and human health by Pyatt, F.B., Pyatt, A.J., Walker, C., Sheen, T., Grattan, J.P.

“…This paper considers pollution/toxicological science in an archaeological context. Copper mining was an important activity in southern Jordan, especially…”
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Potential effects on human health of an ammonia rich atmospheric environment in an archaeologically important cave in southeast Asia by Pyatt, F B

“…This important cave is described together with an analysis of the potential health effects for humans inhabiting an ecosystem, albeit on a temporary basis,…”
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An Imperial Legacy? An Exploration of the Environmental Impact of Ancient Metal Mining and Smelting in Southern Jordan by Pyatt, F.B., Gilmore, G., Grattan, J.P., Hunt, C.O., Mclaren, S.

“…Extensive wastes from the copper mining and smelting activities of the Nabatean, Roman and Byzantine periods in the Wadi Faynan in the southern Jordanian…”
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Modern Bedouin exposures to copper contamination: an imperial legacy? by Grattan, J.P, Huxley, S.I, Pyatt, F.B

“…The exposure of a modern Bedouin population living in the deserts and mountains of southwestern Jordan, to metal contamination was assessed via the analysis of…”
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Early-Holocene environments in the Wadi Faynan, Jordan by Hunt, C. O., Elrishi, H. A., Gilbertson, D. D., Grattan, J., Mclaren, S., Pyatt, F. B., Rushworth, G., Barker, G. W.

“…Evidence for early-Holocene environments in the Wadi Faynan in the rift-margin in souther Jordan is described. The early Holocene of Jordan is not well known…”
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Radon and ‘King Solomon's Miners’: Faynan Orefield, Jordanian Desert by Grattan, J.P., Gillmore, G.K., Gilbertson, D.D., Pyatt, F.B., Hunt, C.O., McLaren, S.J., Phillips, P.S., Denman, A.

“…Concentrations of 222Rn were measured in ancient copper mines which exploited the Faynan Orefield in the South-Western Jordanian Desert. The concentrations of…”
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Comparison of Foliar and Stem Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals by Corsican Pines in the Mount Olympus Area of Cyprus by Pyatt, F.B.

“…Early anthropogenic metalliferous activity on the island of Cyprus is outlined. Samples of Corsican pines, obtained from both a largely uncontaminated…”
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King Solomon's Miners—Starvation and Bioaccumulation? An Environmental Archaeological Investigation in Southern Jordan by Pyatt, F.B., Barker, G.W., Birch, P., Gilbertson, D.D., Grattan, J.P., Mattingly, D.J.

“…Copper mining and smelting were important activities in various predesert wadis during the Iron Age, Nabatean, Roman, and Byzantine periods in southern Jordan…”
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Some consequences of ancient mining activities on the health of ancient and modern human populations by Pyatt, F. B., Grattan, J. P.

“…Heavy metal pollutants generated by mining activities in the Jordanian desert c. 2000 years ago will have had detrimental effects on the health of slaves,…”
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An appraisal of sample preparation, analysis and some toxicological implications of ancient industrial metalliferous pollution by Pyatt, F. B., Kennedy, R. D. P., Kennedy, E. M. P.

“…Metalliferous deposits are common worldwide. Some have been derived from activities following industrial revolutions in various countries, albeit at somewhat…”
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Invertebrates of ancient heavy metal spoil and smelting tip sites in southern Jordan: Their distribution and use as bioindicators of metalliferous pollution derived from ancient sources by Pyatt, F.B, Amos, D, Grattan, J.P, Pyatt, A.J, Terrell-Nield, C.E

“…The invertebrate populations of stony desert sites contaminated by ancient metalliferous activities in the Nabatean, Roman and Byzantine periods were…”
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Volcanic eruptions dry fogs and the European palaeoenvironmental record: localised phenomena or hemispheric impacts? by Grattan, J.P, Pyatt, F.B

“…This paper addresses the climatic and environmental significance of historical records of dry fogs, particularly from Mediterranean sources, which have…”
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An air-pollution history of metallurgical innovation in iron- and steel-making : A geochemical archive of Sheffield by GILBERTSON, D. D, GRATTAN, J. P, CRESSEY, M, PYATT, F. B

“…This paper explores the degree to which palaeoecological analyses can determine the history of metallurgical innovation and complex technological developments…”
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Analytical examination of animal remains from Borneo: the painting of bone and shell by Pyatt, F.B., Barker, G.W., Rabett, R.J., Szabó, K., Wilson, B.

“…Examination of a selection of shell and bone from archaeological assemblages excavated at Niah Cave and Gua Sireh, both of which are located in Sarawak,…”
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Comparative effectiveness of Tillandsia usneoides L. and Parmotrema praesorediosum (NYL.) hale as bio-indicators of atmospheric pollution in Louisiana (U.S.A.) by Pyatt, F.B, Grattan, J.P, Lacy, D, Pyatt, A.J, Seaward, M.R.D

“…Samples of the epiphytic bromeliad Tillandsia usneoides L. (Bromeliaceae) and the lichen Parmotrema praesorediosum (Nyl.) Hale, growing on bald cypress trees…”
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Geochemical variations in the intertidal deposits within the Dyfi Estuary, West Wales, United Kingdom-A case study by Pyatt, F. B., Collin, R. L.

“…Sediments sampled at varying levels and from different depths within the extensive intertidal marshes of the Dyfi Estuary, West Wales, United Kingdom, are…”
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