The Prevalence of Freshwater Flocculation in Cold Regions: A Case Study from the Mackenzie River Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Droppo, I.G., Jeffries, D.S., Jaskot, C., Backus, S.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1998
• Subjects: flocculation; suspended sediment; grain-size distribution; bacteria; transport; floculation; solides en suspension; distribution granulométrique; bactéries; Arctic; Canada; Mackenzie Delta; Mackenzie River; Northwest Territories; Arctique*; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64112

The Mackenzie River Delta (MRD) is used as a case study for evaluating the extent to which flocculation may play an important role in the transport of sediment and associated contaminants in arctic regions. Samples were collected for nondestructive analysis of particle/floc size, major ions, particu...