| Titre | Mercury distribution in humus and surficial sediments, Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada |
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| Auteur | Henderson, P J; McMartin, I |
| Source | Mercury as a global pollutant: proceedings of the Third International Conference; par Porcella, D (éd.); Huckabee, J (éd.); Wheatley, B (éd.); Water, Air and Soil Pollution vol. 80, (1995), no. 1/4,
1995 p. 1043-1046, https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01189763 |
| Année | 1995 |
| Séries alt. | Commission géologique du Canada, Contributions aux publications extérieures 25594 |
| Éditeur | Springer Nature |
| Réunion | Third International Conference on mercury as a global pollutant; Whistler, BC; CA; juillet 10 - 14, 1994 |
| Document | publication en série |
| Lang. | anglais |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01189763 |
| Media | papier; en ligne; numérique |
| Formats | pdf |
| Province | Manitoba; Saskatchewan |
| SNRC | 63K; 63L; 63M/01; 63M/01; 63M/02; 63N/01; 63N/02; 63N/03; 63N/04 |
| Région | Flin Flon; Snow Lake; Amisk Lake; Sturgeon-Weir River |
| Lat/Long OENS | -103.0000 -100.0000 55.2500 54.0000 |
| Sujets | mercure; dépôts glaciaires; géochimie du humus; géochimie du till; analyse environnementales; effets sur l'environnement; géochimie; pédologie; géologie des dépôts meubles/géomorphologie;
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| Illustrations | croquis cartographiques; profils |
| Résumé | (disponible en anglais seulement)
Regional humus and surficial sediments were collected in the vicinity of a base metal smelter in Flin Hon. Results of total mercury (Hg) analyses indicate that
enrichment in humus is related to emissions from the smelter stack up to a distance of 40 km. In the immediate vicinity of the point source, total Hg values reach as much as 250 times the regional background (400 ppb). This enrichment is not
reflected in the underlying surficial sediments. The Hg distribution pattern is similar for other known metal pollutants emitted from the smelter. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 204421 |
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