
Ancient Romans Polluted Their Lakes Just Like We Do Today
Author(s) -
Lucas Joel
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2018eo110747
Subject(s) - archaeology , ancient history , history , geology , geography
Sediments from a lake in Switzerland reveal that ancient Romans triggered dead zones caused by the runoff of nutrients. Sound familiar?