Physical and Biological Factors Affecting Mercury and Perfluorinated Contaminants in Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) of Pingualuit Crater Lake (Nunavik, Canada) + Supplementary Appendices (See Article Tools)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Gantner, Nikolaus, Veillette, Julie, Michaud, Wendy K., Bajno, Robert, Muir, Derek, Vincent, Warwick C., Power, Michael, Dixon, Brian, Reist, James D., Hausmann, Sonja, Pienitz, Reinhard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2012
• Subjects: Pingualuit Crater; Salvelinus alpinus; mercury; PFOS; PFOA; polyfluoroalkyl chemicals; atmospheric deposition; cannibalism; genetic isolation; meteor-impact crater; cratère de Pingualuit; mercure; produits chimiques perfluorés; dépôt atmosphérique; cannibalisme; isolement génétique; cratère résultant de l’impact d’un meteorite; Arctic; Canada; Chevalier; Crater Lake; Lac Laflamme; Lac Pingualuk; Nunavik; Ungava Peninsula; Ungava peninsula
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67247

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...