Historical gold mining increased metal(loid) concentrations in lake sediments from Nova Scotia, Canada
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 aquat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
2024-01-01
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Series: | FACETS |
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Online Access: | https://facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2023-0063 |