Geochemical and biological controls on the ecological relevance of total, dissolved and colloidal forms of trace elements in large boreal rivers: review and case studies

• Main Authors: Cuss, Chad W, Glover, Chris N, Javed, Muhammad Babar, Nagel, Andrew, Shotyk, William
• Format: Review
• Language: unknown
• Published: NRC Research Press (a division of Canadian Science Publishing) 2019
• Subjects: Athabasca River; Canada; Pinega; dvina
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/99179; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/er-2019-0014

The concentrations of trace elements (TEs) in large boreal rivers can fluctuate markedly due to changing water levels and flow rates associated with spring melt and variable contributions from tributaries and groundwaters, themselves having different compositions. These fluctuating and frequently hi...