Comparison of mercury and zinc profiles in peat and lake sediment archives with historical changes in emissions from the Flin Flon metal smelter, Manitoba, Canada

The copper-zinc smelter at Flin Flon, Manitoba, was historically the largest single Hg point-source in Canada, as well as a major source of Zn. Although emissions were reported by industry to have declined significantly since the late 1980s, these reductions have never been independently verified. H...

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Main Authors: Outridge, P. M. (Author) , Rausch, Nicole (Author) , Percival, J. B. (Author) , Shotyk, William (Author) , McNeely, R. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2011
In: The science of the total environment
Year: 2011, Volume: 409, Issue: 3, Pages: 548-563
ISSN:1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.10.041
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Author Notes:P.M. Outridge, N. Rausch, J.B. Percival, W. Shotyk, R. McNeely

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