Postdepositional Mercury Mobility in a Permafrost Peatland from Central Yukon, Canada

• Published in: ACS earth and space chemistry Vol. 3; no. 5; pp. 770 - 778
• Main Authors: Bandara, Sasiri, Froese, Duane G, St. Louis, Vincent L, Cooke, Colin A, Calmels, Fabrice
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 16.05.2019
• Subjects: Yukon; permafrost; 210Pb; ombrotrophic peat; δ18O; postdepositional mobility; Mercury

Ombrotrophic peat underlain by permafrost has been used to reconstruct past atmospheric mercury (Hg) deposition. Here, we analyze a core collected from a rapidly aggrading, raised peat bog near Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, to reconstruct natural and anthropogenic Hg deposition rates during the last 4...