What killed Frame Lake? A precautionary tale for urban planners

Frame Lake, located within the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, has been identified as requiring significant remediation due to its steadily declining water quality and inability to support fish by the 1970s. Former gold mining operations and urbanization around the lake have been...

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Published in:PeerJ
Main Authors: Gavel, M.J. (Melody J.), Patterson, T. (Tim), Nasser, N.A. (Nawaf A.), Galloway, J.M. (Jennifer M.), Hanna, B.W. (Bruce W.), Cott, P.A. (Peter A.), Roe, H.M. (Helen M.), Falck, H. (Hendrik)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Arcellinida
Arsenic contamination
Eutrophication
Frame lake
Urbanization
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
Canada
Online Access:https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/19014
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4850
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Summary:Frame Lake, located within the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, has been identified as requiring significant remediation due to its steadily declining water quality and inability to support fish by the 1970s. Former gold mining operations and urbanization around the lake have been suspected as probable causes for the decline in water quality. While these land-use activities are well documented, lit

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