Regional and historical distributions of lake-water pH within a 100-km radius of the Horne smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 179-186

  Alpay, S ^a   Veillette, J J ^a   Dixit, A S ^a,b   Dixit, S S ^b,c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidification; Diatoms; Emissions; Lakes; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; CATCHMENTS; DEPOSITS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SEDIMENTS; SILICATES; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WEATHERING;

BUFFERING CAPACITIES; DIATOM ASSEMBLAGE; DIATOMS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORESTED CATCHMENTS; LAKE ACIDIFICATION; REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION; SILICATE WEATHERING;

LAKES;

ACIDIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GLACIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LAKE WATER; PH; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA; HORNE MINE; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; ROUYN-NORANDA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 33745866637     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/05-097     Document Type: Article

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