Paleolimnological reconstructions of Rouyn-Noranda lakes within the zone of influence of the Horne Smelter, Québec, Canada

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-226

  Dixit, Aruna S ^a,b   Alpay, S ^b   Dixit, Sushil S ^a,c   Smol, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abitibi Timiskaming; Acidification; Diatoms; Inference models; Lake sediments; Metal mining; Natural acidity; pH reconstruction; Rouyn Noranda; Smelting

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BOOTSTRAPPING; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; DIATOM; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PH; RECONSTRUCTION; SMELTING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ABITIBI; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; QUEBEC [CANADA]; ROUYN-NORANDA; TIMISKAMING;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 34547137872     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-006-9072-z     Document Type: Article

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