Title: Regional distribution of arsenic in near-surface soils in the Yellowknife area (CIMP168)
Citation: Jamieson, H.E., Maitland, K.M., Oliver, J.T., & Palmer, M.J. (2017).
Regional distribution of arsenic in near-surface soils in the Yellowknife area(CIMP168). NWT Discovery Portal. https://doi.org/10.46887/2017-03
Study Site: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Purpose: The objective of this NWT Open File is to report the concentration of arsenic and other elements in 479 near-surface soil samples collected within 30 km of Yellowknife in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
Abstract: For this research, the soil samples were cored from locations that were undisturbed by buildings, roads, mining or other visible human activities to minimize the influence of recent post-mining activities and examine the effect of natural processes and the legacy of airborne emissions from former ore roasting. Sampling targeted four distinct terrain units: outcrop soils, forest canopy soils, forest canopy outcrop soils, and peatland soils. Most of the analyses have been done on the Public Health Layer, which is defined as the top 5 cm of material.
Supplemental Information Summary:
Research: Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program
Further Info:
Status: Complete
Keywords:
peat properties,
effects of disturbance,
metals,
Geographical coordinates: North: 62.6621, South: 62.1639 East: -113.5832 West: -115.2192
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2015-01-01, End
Date: 2017-12-31
