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Climate change triggers increase in toxic trace elements in Holocene soil.

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Journal of Shaanxi Normal University
Trace elements and pedogenic changes in the Holocene Loess soil on the Changchengyuan Loess tableland in Ningxia
Yang Hong-jin

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A study on Holocene loess soil in Ningxia found that trace elements like V, Ga, As, Y, and Nb increased in a paleosol layer due to warm-humid climate conditions. The decrease of Th and U, and increase of V and As in transitional loess were caused by leaching and carbonate deposits.

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