Sources and chronology of fifteen elements in the sediments of lakes affected by metal deposition in a mining area

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-114

  Couillard, Yves ^a   Cattaneo, Antonella ^b   Gallon, Céline ^c   Courcelles, Michel ^d  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

210Pb; Contamination history; Metals; Sediment record; Source apportionment; Stable Pb isotopes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHRONOLOGY; COPPER; CORE ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LEAD ISOTOPE; MINING; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SMELTING; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFIDE;

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

EID: 46249127041     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9146-6     Document Type: Article

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