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K-State Today

January 23, 2020

Geology postdoc publishes 'Lead pollution can be detected in North America for thousands of years'

Submitted by David Pompeani

David Pompeani, K-State geology postdoc, published the article "Lead pollution can be detected in North America for thousands of years" in the journal Geology. 

The article details Pompeani's recent research that indicates that environmental lead contamination from prehistoric metalworking can be detected in North America for thousands of years.

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