Selenium in the Elk River Basin, British Columbia : a review of findings and discussion of implications for assessment and management

Despite 100 to 200 fold increases in waterborne selenium below coal mine operations in the Elk River basin, concentrations in sediments, attached algae, aquatic insects and fish tissues were only 2 to 5 times greater than reference sites. Selenium concentrations in Westslope cutthroat trout skele...

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Main Authors: McDonald, Leslie E., Strosher, Mark M.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10365