The effect of legacy gold mining on methylmercury cycling and microbial community structure in northern freshwater lakes

Historical smelting pollution gradient at Giant Mine (Yellowknife, NWT, Canada) affects rate of methylmercury production in sediments and final methylmercury concentrations in water columns of nearby lakes.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts
Main Authors: Aždajić, Mija, Yumvihoze, Emmanuel, Blais, Jules M., Poulain, Alexandre J.
Other Authors: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2021
Subjects:
Yellowknife
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1em00129a
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/EM/D1EM00129A
Description
Summary:Historical smelting pollution gradient at Giant Mine (Yellowknife, NWT, Canada) affects rate of methylmercury production in sediments and final methylmercury concentrations in water columns of nearby lakes.

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