Fallout of Lead Over Paris From the 2019 Notre‐Dame Cathedral Fire

Abstract The roof and spire of Notre‐Dame cathedral in Paris that caught fire and collapsed on 15 April 2019 were covered with 460 t of lead (Pb). Government reports documented Pb deposition immediately downwind of the cathedral and a twentyfold increase in airborne Pb concentrations at a distance o...

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Main Authors: Alexander vanGeen, Yuling Yao, Tyler Ellis, Andrew Gelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020-08-01
Series:GeoHealth
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GH000279