The Effects of metal contamination on peatlands in the Sudbury area
By: by L. Dennis Gignac
Publisher: s.n.]
Published: 1985
Place of publication: [s.l
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
Description:   The accumulation of heavy metals in eighteen peatlands near Falconbridge, Ontario, were quantified and metal concentrations were correlated to the distance from the Falconbridge metal smelter.  Metals accumulation and its toxic effects upon peatland vegetation, especially Sphagnum, and ecology were described.
Notes: Thesis (M.Sc.)--Laurentian University of Sudbury, 1985

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