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[email protected] Distribution and origin of lead in stream sediments from small agricultural catchments draining Miocene molassic deposits (SW France) T. Bur, J.L. Probst, M. N’guessan, A. Probst * Université de Toulouse; INPT, UPS; Laboratoire d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle (EcoLab); ENSAT, Avenue de l’Agrobiopole, BP 107, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan cedex, France Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); Laboratoire d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle (EcoLab); ENSAT, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan cedex, France abstract Total Pb concentrations and isotopic composition were determined in stream-bed sediments and bedrock from 29 small agricultural or forested catchments in the Gascogne area (SW France). The contribution of Pb from various natural and anthropogenic sources was investigated in this rural area which is very weakly impacted by industrial or urban emissions. Environmental parameters in catchments (importance of forest cover, organic matter and oxide content in sediments) were considered.