Development and Testing of a Hydro-Chemical River MixingModel to Investigate Sources of Carbon and Mercury in the Mackenzie River Basin, Canada

• Main Author: Erikson, Torbjörn-Johannes
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära 2020
• Subjects: mercury; Hg; POC; DOC; Mackenzie River; kvicksilver; Mackenziefloden; Oceanography; Hydrology and Water Resources; Oceanografi; hydrologi och vattenresurser; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Canada; Kol’; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-423954

Mercury, Hg, is found in Arctic biota in alarming quantity, posing a potential health risk for the local population. It is believed that the large Arctic rivers contribute to this. The Mackenzie River annually transports approximately 325 km3 water to the Arctic Ocean, which is ca 10% of the freshwa...