Mountain lakes are often situated in protected natural areas, a feature that leads to their role
as sentinels of global environmental change. Despite variations in latitude, mountain lakes …

Mountains are an essential component of the global life-support system. They are
characterized by a rugged, heterogenous landscape with rapidly changing environmental …

Purpose Humanity has been modifying the planet in a measurable way for thousands of
years. Recently, this influence has been such that some feel we are in a new geological …

Parent and alkyl PAHs (51 compounds and alkyl homologues) have been quantified in
suspended particulates and sediments (345 samples) from the Fraser River system, British …

An Introduction to Organic Geochemistry explores the fate of organic matter of all types,
biogenic and man-made, in the Earth System. investigates the variety of pathways and …

Now in its second edition, Pollution of Lakes and Rivers provides essential insights into
present-day water quality problems from an international perspective. Explains simply and …

Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) is a concerning chemical that is included in the United States
Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Stockholm Convention. Knowledge of the sources of …

The Arctic has undergone dramatic change during the past decade. The observed changes
include atmospheric sea-level pressure, wind fields, sea-ice drift, ice cover, length of melt …

Climate warming will adversely affect Canadian water quality and water quantity. The
magnitude and timing of river flows and lake levels and water renewal times will change. In …

This review investigates the fate and behaviour of endosulfan, a current-use organochlorine
pesticide, in temperate environments and the Arctic. Usage data and patterns, physical …