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New Publication: Photooxidation of arsenic in pristine and mine-impacted Canadian subarctic freshwater systems

September 1, 2021

Another reason to celebrate the arrival of springtime sunshine in the North:

A new paper, co-authored by Aurora College North Slave Research Centre Manager, Mike Palmer, has found that sunlight can convert a toxic form of arsenic (found in NWT lakes) to a less toxic form!

Read More here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772416621000061?via%3Dihub

 

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