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Historical gold mining increased metal(loid) concentrations in lake sediments from Nova Scotia, Cana...

Historical gold mining increased metal(loid) concentrations in lake sediments from Nova Scotia, Cana...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c7d161bbff054123b4de265ac339626c

Historical gold mining increased metal(loid) concentrations in lake sediments from Nova Scotia, Canada

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Historical gold mining increased metal(loid) concentrations in lake sediments from Nova Scotia, Canada

Publisher

NRC Research Press

Journal title

Facets, 2024-03, Vol.9, p.1-14

Language

English

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NRC Research Press

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Contents

Historical gold mining operations between the 1860s and 1940s have left substantial quantities of arsenic- and mercury-rich tailings near abandoned mines in remote and urban areas of Nova Scotia, Canada. Large amounts of materials from the tailings have entered the surface waters of downstream aquatic ecosystems at concentrations that present a ris...

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Historical gold mining increased metal(loid) concentrations in lake sediments from Nova Scotia, Canada

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c7d161bbff054123b4de265ac339626c

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c7d161bbff054123b4de265ac339626c

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ISSN

2371-1671

E-ISSN

2371-1671

DOI

10.1139/facets-2023-0063

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