Limnological Characteristics Reveal Metal Pollution Legacy in Lakes near Canada’s Northernmost Mine, Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Sivarajah, Branaavan, Michelutti, Neal, Wang, Xiaowa, Grooms, Christopher, Smol, John P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2021
• Subjects: Polaris Mine; lead-zinc mining; water chemistry; base metal mines; legacy contaminants; Mine Polaris; exploitation du plomb et du zinc; composition chimique de l’eau; mines de métaux communs; contaminants hérités; Canada; Cornwallis; Cornwallis Island; Little Cornwallis Island; Nunavut; Resolute Bay; Arctic; Polaris; Qausuittuq
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/72515

We compared modern limnological characteristics of three lakes near the world’s northernmost base metal (lead-zinc) mine, Polaris Mine, which operated from 1981 to 2002 on Little Cornwallis Island (Nunavut, Canada), to a suite of sites from Resolute Bay (Qausuittuq), Cornwallis Island. Although both...