Acid drainage generation and seasonal recycling in disturbed permafrost near Eagle Plains, northern Yukon Territory, Canada

Chemical Geology

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 157-177

  Lacelle, Denis ^a   Doucet, Annick ^a   Clark, Ian D ^a   Lauriol, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid drainage; Geochemistry; Northern Yukon Territory; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACTIVE LAYER; BEDROCK; DISCHARGE; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; PERMAFROST; SANDSTONE; SURFACE WATER; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 34447569424     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.05.021     Document Type: Article

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