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Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 7908

Geochemistry of lakes across ecozones in the Northwest Territories and implications for the distribution of arsenic in the Yellowknife region. Part 1: Sediments

J.M. Galloway, M. Palmer, H.E. Jamieson, R.T. Patterson, N. Nasser, H. Falck, A.L. Macumber, S.A. Goldsmith, H. Sanei, P. Normandeau, T. Hadlari, H.M. Roe, L.A. Neville, D. Lemay

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources Canada, 2015

doi:10.4095/296954
 
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Galloway, J.M., Palmer, M., Jamieson, H.E., Patterson, R.T., Nasser, N., Falck, H., Macumber, A.L., Goldsmith, S.A., Sanei, H., Normandeau, P., Hadlari, T.,  Roe, H.M., Neville, L.A., and Lemay, D., 2015. Geochemistry of lakes across ecozones in the Northwest Territories and implications for the distribution of arsenic in the Yellowknife region. Part 1: Sediments; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7908, 1 .zip file. doi:10.4095/296954

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This Open File contains geochemical data from 211 near-surface lake sediment samples from the central Northwest Territories near the City of Yellowknife. The concentration of arsenic in lake sediments is highest in lakes near Yellowknife relative to other sites. Based on our data and a review of existing literature we interpret background arsenic concentrations in Yellowknife area lake sediments to be ~25 mg/kg. Other elements (Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn) are below sediment quality guidelines in the majority of lake sediments sampled.

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Author contact information

Galloway, J.M. (Jennifer.Galloway@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
3303-33rd Street NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7

Palmer, M. (Mike_Palmer@gov.nt.ca)
Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program 
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Government of the Northwest Territories
500-5102 50TH Avenue Yellowknife NT X1A 3S8

Jamieson, H.E. (jamieson@queensu.ca)
Department of Geological Sciences & Geological Engineering
Miller Hall, Queen's University
Kingston, ON K7L 3N6

Patterson, R.T. (Tim.Patterson@carleton.ca)
Department of Earth Sciences
College of Natural Sciences
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6

Nassar, N. (NawafNasser@cmail.carleton.ca)
Department of Earth Sciences
College of Natural Sciences
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6

Falck, H. (hendrik_falck@gov.nt.ca)
Northwest Territories Geological Survey
P.O. Box 1320
4601-B 52 Avenue, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9

Macumber, A.L. (andrewmacumber@cmail.carleton.ca)
Department of Earth Sciences
College of Natural Sciences
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6

Goldsmith, S.A. (sagoldsm@ucalgary.ca)
Department of Geoscience
University of Calgary ES118
2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 

Sanei, H. (Hamed.Sanei@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
3303-33rd Street NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7

Normandeau, P. (philippe_normandeau@gov.nt.ca)
Northwest Territories Geological Survey
P.O. Box 1320
4601-B 52 Avenue, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9

Hadlari, T. (Thomas.Hadlari@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
3303-33rd Street NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7

Roe, H.M. (h.roe@qub.ac.uk)
School of Geography, Archaeology and Paleoecology
Elmwood Avenue 
Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom BT7 1NN

Neville, L.A. (Lisa.Neville@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
3303-33rd Street NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7

Lemay, D. (Doug.Lemay@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
3303-33rd Street NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7

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