Impact of toxic metals and metalloids from the Caribou gold-mining areas in Nova Scotia, Canada

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 235-241

  Wong, H K T ^a   Gauthier, A ^a   Beauchamp, S ^a   Tordon, R ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gold mining; Mercury amalgamation; Metal pollution; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

GOLD MINES; LAKES; MERCURY AMALGAMS; METALS; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

AIR-SURFACE EXCHANGES; AMALGAMATION PROCESS; BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY; FINE GRAINED TAILINGS; GOLD MINING; LAKE SEDIMENTS; METAL POLLUTION;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

GOLD; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINE WASTE; MINING; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TAILINGS;

CANADA; CARIBOU; NOVA SCOTIA;

ALCES ALCES; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 0036706318     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-787302-027     Document Type: Article

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