The partitioning of mercury among the solid components of sediments of the Saguenay Fjord, Québec /

An estimated 60 tonnes of mercury, released from a chlor-alkali plant between 1947 and 1976, are buried in the sediments of the Saguenay Fjord. Despite rapid sedimentation rates, concentrations of Hg in surficial sediments remain well above preindustrial levels. The partitioning of Hg among sediment...

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Main Author: Bono, Andrew B.
Other Authors: Mucci, Alfonso (advisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1997
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=27287