The Chemical Composition of Sea Water in the Vicinity of the Atlantic Provinces of Canada

• Published in: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
• Main Authors: Young, E. Gordon, Smith, D. G., Langille, W. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1959
• Subjects: General Medicine; Canada; Breton Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f59-002; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f59-002

Samples of sea water from eight locations at the surface around the coast of the Atlantic Provinces of Canada have been analyzed for their content of major and minor chemical constituents. The salt water in the Bras d'Or Lakes of Cape Breton Island, N.S., was different from that in the contiguo...