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Mercury concentrations in near-surface lake sediments of the Yellowknife area, Northwest Territories, Canada / J.M. Galloway, M.J. Palmer, M.B. Parsons, N.A. Nasser, H. Falck, H.M. Roe, and R.T. Patterson.M183-2/8949E-PDF

"Total mercury (Hg) concentration was measured in 175 near-surface sediment samples from 169 lakes in the central Northwest Territories. The lakes are located west and southwest of the City of Yellowknife in the Western Interior Platform, near the City of Yellowknife, east and southeast of the City of Yellowknife along the Ingraham Trail (Highway 4), and northeast of the City of Yellowknife along the Tibbitt to Contwoy to Winter Road. Total Hg in the sediment samples ranges from 3 to 317 μg.kg⁻¹. The sediments sampled from lakes in the Western Interior Platform had significantly lower sedimentary Hg concentrations than the other regions"--Project summary, page 1.

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Department/Agency
  • Geological Survey of Canada, issuing body.
TitleMercury concentrations in near-surface lake sediments of the Yellowknife area, Northwest Territories, Canada / J.M. Galloway, M.J. Palmer, M.B. Parsons, N.A. Nasser, H. Falck, H.M. Roe, and R.T. Patterson.
Series title
  • Open file, 2816-7155 ; 8949
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 21-27).
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Geological Survey of Canada, 2023.
  • ©2023
Author / Contributor
  • Galloway, Jennifer M. (Jennifer Margaret), 1978- author.
Description1 online resource (27 pages) : illustrations, colour maps.
ISBN9780660475844
Catalogue number
  • M183-2/8949E-PDF
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