On the Quality of Some Waters on Baffin Island, Northwest Territories

In glacierized and nonglacierized river basins in eastern and central Baffin Island, waters are generally very soft (total dissolved solids of order 5–50 mg/l). Diurnal and seasonal fluctuations in dissolved solids concentration are related to runoff characteristics and sources.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Author: Church, Michael
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1974
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e74-166
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e74-166
Description
Summary:In glacierized and nonglacierized river basins in eastern and central Baffin Island, waters are generally very soft (total dissolved solids of order 5–50 mg/l). Diurnal and seasonal fluctuations in dissolved solids concentration are related to runoff characteristics and sources.