Mercury sources and bioavailability in lakes located in the mining district of Chibougamau, eastern Canada

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 230-241

  Petit, Stéphane ^a   Lucotte, Marc ^a   Teisserenc, Roman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C/N RATIO; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; LAKE SEDIMENTS; MINE TAILINGS; MINE WASTES; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING DISTRICT; ORGANIC MATTER; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENTS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; LAKES; LANDFORMS; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TAILINGS; TAILINGS DISPOSAL; WATERSHEDS;

LAKE POLLUTION;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMARKER; COPPER; FISH; GOLD MINE; GYMNOSPERM; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE POLLUTION; LIGNIN; LOGGING (TIMBER); MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; MINE WASTE; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TAILINGS; WATERSHED; ZINC;

CANADA; CHIBOUGAMAU; QUEBEC [CANADA];

GYMNOSPERMAE;

EID: 78751703667     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.11.023     Document Type: Article

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