Water chemistry, and biological traits and mercury content of Salvelinus alpinus and S. namaycush in Laflamme and Pingualuit lake ...

• Main Authors: Gantner, Nikolaus, Veillette, Julie, Michaud, Wendy K, Bajno, Robert, Muir, Derek C G, Vincent, Warwick C, Power, Michael, Dixon, Brian, Reist, James D, Hausmann, Sonja, Pienitz, Reinhard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2012
• Subjects: International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY; Arctic; Nunavik; Canada; Ungava Peninsula; International Polar Year; IPY; Salvelinus alpinus; Ungava peninsula
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.810120; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.810120

Pingualuk Lake fills a deep crater in the Parc National des Pingualuit on the Ungava Peninsula (Nunavik, Canada) and is isolated from nearby surface waters. The main objectives of this study were to determine and compare the concentrations of two atmospherically derived contaminants, mercury and per...