Legacy Impacts of Environmental Mercury

The Pinchi Lake mine was active between 1940–1944 and 1968–1975, and was established to exploit mercury-rich deposits.

A study was conducted to observe the impacts of the mine on North American river otters.

Comparing landscape mercury levels to potential impacts of hydro-electric development

Collaborators

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    Dr. Shannon Crowley

    UNBC

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    Dexter Hodder

    JPRF

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    Dr. Chris Johnson

    UNBC

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Publication

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