Interpretation of mercury concentrations in eight headwater lakes in Kejimkujik National park, (Nova Scotia, Canada) by use of a geographic information system and statistical techniques

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 134, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 165-188

  Vaidya, O C ^a   Howell, G D ^a  

^a Environmental Conservation Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

GIS; Headwater lakes; Hydrogeochemistry; Kejimkujik; Lake water quality; Mercury; Principal component analysis; Regression modelling; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GRANITE; IRON; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); NITROGEN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SODIUM;

ANNUAL AVERAGE MERCURY YIELD; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON (TOC);

POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; IRON; LAKE WATER; MERCURY; NITROGEN; SODIUM;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GIS; HEADWATER; LAKE WATER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOLOGY; GRANITE; LAKE; NATIONAL PARK; PH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER HARDNESS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHED;

CANADA;

EID: 0036187576     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014163600945     Document Type: Article

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