Table 1 Summary of concentrations and mass accumulation rates (MARs) of black carbon (BC), char and soot, as well as of parent-PAHs (∑28PAHs), oxygenated PAHs (∑15OPAHs) and azaarenes (∑4AZAs) in the Huguangyan Maar Lake (HGY) and the Chaohu Lake (CH) in different periods.

From: Reconstruction of atmospheric soot history in inland regions from lake sediments over the past 150 years

 

Concentration (mg g−1)

MARs (μg cm−2 yr−1)

Concentration (ng g−1)

MAR (ng cm−2 yr−1)

BC

Char

Soot

BC

Char

Soot

∑28PAHs

∑15OPAHs

∑4AZAs

∑28PAHs

∑15OPAHs

∑4AZAs

Lake Huguangyan Maar (HGY)

1980–2012

1.18 ± 0.38

0.62 ± 0.18

0.56 ± 0.23

48 ± 9

25 ± 4

23 ± 7

806.9 ± 335.6

406.6 ± 161.6

38.3 ± 30.9

35.0 ± 10.5

17.4 ± 4.5

1.6 ± 1.1

1950–1980

0.66 ± 0.07

0.34 ± 0.04

0.32 ± 0.05

34 ± 10

17 ± 5

17 ± 5

387.9 ± 33.5

174.7 ± 31.2

9.4 ± 2.1

21.1 ± 3.7

9.4 ± 1.6

0.5 ± 0.1

1850–1950

0.31 ± 0.03

0.21 ± 0.03

0.10 ± 0.02

10 ± 2

7 ± 1

3 ± 1

194.7 ± 46.4

134.6 ± 41.9

5.1 ± 4.9

6.7 ± 2.0

4.6 ± 1.7

0.17 ± 0.1

pre–1850

0.43 ± 0.11

0.32 ± 0.09

0.11 ± 0.03

13 ± 3

9 ± 3

3 ± 1

158.0 ± 42.8

138.4 ± 50.3

5.0 ± 2.2

4.7 ± 1.2

4.2 ± 1.4

0.15 ± 0.1

Highest/Lowest

6.7

5.5

16.4

8.7

6.0

21.3

16.1

9.1

44.0

20.3

12.3

59.2

(1980-2012)/(1850-1950)

3.8

2.9

6.0

4.8

3.6

7.7

4.2

3.1

8.0

5.2

3.8

9.3

Lake Chaohu (CH)

1980–2012

0.76 ± 0.14

0.36 ± 0.11

0.40 ± 0.10

116 ± 30

56 ± 20

60 ± 19

1174.5 ± 148.8

283.7 ± 88.2

108.5 ± 40.1

179.3 ± 44.0

43.5 ± 17.0

14.4 ± 6.6

1950–1980

0.55 ± 0.10

0.23 ± 0.04

0.32 ± 0.07

62 ± 10

26 ± 5

35 ± 7

706.9 ± 69.1

187.9 ± 26.5

114.0 ± 30.8

79.3 ± 8.0

21.3 ± 4.2

12.9 ± 4.1

1850–1950

0.30 ± 0.08

0.20 ± 0.05

0.10 ± 0.05

28 ± 7

19 ± 4

9 ± 4

118.3 ± 18.7

47.5 ± 14.0

99.4 ± 46.7

11.3 ± 2.4

4.6 ± 1.8

9.6 ± 5.3

pre–1850

0.34 ± 0.09

0.20 ± 0.05

0.14 ± 0.05

31 ± 8

18 ± 5

12 ± 5

113.0 ± 22.8

54.1 ± 36.8

45.8 ± 28.4

9.7 ± 2.9

4.9 ± 3.3

4.1 ± 2.6

Highest/Lowest

5.0

3.6

10.8

8.9

6.9

19.3

17.9

19.4

36.9

35.9

34.5

106.6

(1980-2012)/(1850-1950)

2.5

1.8

4.0

4.1

2.9

6.7

9.9

6.0

2.4

15.9

9.5

1.5