Development and application of paleolimnological analyses to disentangle the roles of natural processes and anthropogenic activities on contaminant deposition and hydrological conditions across a northern delta

• Main Author: Kay, Mitchell
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Waterloo 2022
• Subjects: Paleolimnology; Peace-Athabasca Delta; Contaminants; Athabasca Oil Sands Region; Sediment quality monitoring; Mixing models; Athabasca River; Canada; W.A.C. Bennett Dam; Peace River
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/18663

Freshwater ecosystems across northern Canada provide important habitat for wildlife and have long supported the traditional lifestyles of Indigenous communities. Multiple potential stressors threaten the security of water supply to northern landscapes, which fosters need for information spanning bro...