Contaminant transport in High Arctic soils : a tracer experiment

Auteurs :
LUND, K.E.
YOUNG, K.L.

Description :
A lithium chloride (LiCl) tracer experiment in the summer of 2002 was set up at 3 study sites in the Canadian High Arctic. Soil were extracted and analyzed for vertical and lateral lithium movement one week and one year after initial application. All 3 sites experienced significant vertical and lateral losses of lithium after the snowmelt season (2003) that are attributed to elevated soil-moisture levels. This tracer methodology could be used to select waste-disposal sites located elsewhere in the Arctic.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Permafrost and periglacial processes, issn : 1045-6740, 2005, vol. 16, n°. 2, p. 195-207, nombre de pages : 13, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 30 ref.

Date :
2005

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley