A test of the integrity of metal records in sediment cores based on the documented history of metal contamination in Lac Dufault (Québec, Canada)

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-162

  Couillard, Yves ^a   Courcelles, Michel ^b   Cattaneo, Antonella ^b   Wunsam, Sybille ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

210Pb; 214Pb; Contamination history; Metals; Sediment record

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE POLLUTION; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTATION;

CANADA; LAKE DUFAULT; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 3442885987     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOPL.0000029429.13621.68     Document Type: Article

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