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Assessing Mercury and Methylmercury levels in the Wabigoon River with special attention on mercury methylation

Year: 2024, 2024

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Paiva Bento, Beatriz, Thesis advisor (ths): Hintelmann, Holger, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: <p>The Wabigoon River is known for an historic mercury (Hg) pollution source, caused by a chlor-alkali facility operating in the 1960s. As legacy Hg contamination continues to cause serious adverse health effects to the local communities living in the Wabigoon River region, it is imperative to undertake additional research to understand the deposition and transport of historical mercury in… more

Full Text: Assessing Mercury and Methylmercury levels in the Wabigoon River with special aten�on on mercury methyla�on A Thesis Submited to the Commitee on Graduate Studies in Par�al Fulﬁlment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty …