Multi-Year (2007-2017) Mercury (Hg) Concentration and Fluxes From Small High Arctic Rivers Impacted by Landscape Disturbance

• Main Author: Pope, Michael
• Other Authors: Lamoureux, Scott, Kirk, Jane, Geography and Planning
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Mercury; Arctic; Permafrost; Canada; Cape Bounty; Nunavut; Climate change; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/24915

Arctic mercury (Hg) contamination is an ongoing threat to human populations and ecosystems alike. Compared to preindustrial levels, elevated concentrations of Hg in air and water samples have been observed across the high latitudes with recent estimates demonstrating substantial Hg storage in Arctic...