Distribution of metals and radionuclides in the lichens Cladonia rangiferina and C. mitis from the past uranium mining region of Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada

The present study was performed in the Elliot Lake area (Ontario, Canada), a site of uranium mining and milling for nearly 40 years between 1950’s and 1990’s. Although mining activities ceased in the mid-1990’s, the site hosts several tailings management areas (TMAs) which are under ongoing rehabili...

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Main Authors: J. Anderson, F. Caron, P. Beckett, G.A. Spiers, N. Lévesque, G.M. Charbonneau, B. Halvorson, H. Dufour, A. Lock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022031516