How and why is aquatic quality changing at Nahanni National Park Reserve, NWT, Canada?

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 243-281

  Halliwell, Douglas R ^a   Catto, Steve ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Canadian Heritage   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycling; CCME Canadian environmental quality guidelines; Mining petroleum activity; Seasonality; Spatial variability; Water sediment quality objectives

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; METEOROLOGY; SEDIMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

METALS LEVELS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BERYLLIUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LAKE WATER; LEAD; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; RIVER WATER; SELENIUM; SILVER; STRONTIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ABANDONED MINE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FISH; GEOLOGY; METEOROLOGY; MINING; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REINDEER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; TAIGA; TISSUE LEVEL; UNITED NATIONS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; MINING; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; PETROLEUM; REFERENCE VALUES; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

CANADA;

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 0141726535     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025577325352     Document Type: Article

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