Contaminant migration through the permafrost active layer, Mackenzie Delta area, Northwest Territories, Canada

Abstract Buried pits (sumps), used for the disposal of drilling muds in the Mackenzie Delta area of Arctic Canada, provide an opportunity for assessing the effectiveness of ice-bonded permafrost sediments as a containment for industrial wastes. Potassium chloride (KCI) added to drilling muds as a fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Dyke, Larry D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2001
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Northwest Territories
Canada
Mackenzie Delta
Ice
permafrost
Polar Record
Tundra
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400027248
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400027248

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