Mercury in the Biogeochemical Cycle Natural Environments and Hydroel
Nowadays, major environmental issues are the object of large public debates de spite the fact that scientific knowledge is often insufficient to draw unequivocal conclusions. Such is the case in the ongoing debate regarding the specific contri butions o
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Marc Lucotte . Roger Schetagne . Normand Therien Claude Langlois· Alain Tremblay (Eds.)
Mercury in the Biogeochemical Cycle Natural Environments and Hydroelectric Reservoirs of Northern Quebec (Canada)
With 69 Figures and 46 Tables
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Editors Dr. Mark Lucotte Universite du Quebec aMontreal C.P. 8888, Succursalle Centre-ville Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C3P8
Claude Langlois EnvrronmentCanada 105 McGill street, 4th floor Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y2E7
Roger Schetagne Hydro-Quebec 855 Ste-Catherines east, 18th floor Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2L4P5
Dr. Alain Tremblay Hydro-Quebec 855 Ste-Catherines east, 18th floor Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2L4P5
Dr. Normand Therien Universite de Sherbrooke Dept. of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1K2R1
ISBN -13:978-3-642-64282-1 CIP data applied for Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme Mercury in the biogeochemical cycle: natural environments and hydroelectric reservoirs of northern Qu&ec (Canada); with 46 tables / Marc Lucotte ... (ed.). - Berlin; Heidelberg; New York; Barcelona; Hong Kong; London; Milan; Paris; Singapore; Tokyo: Springer, 1999 (Environmental science) ISBN-13:978-3-642-64282-1 e-ISBN-13:978-3-642-60160-6 DOl: 10.1007/978-3-642-60160-6
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Foreword
Nowadays, major environmental issues are the object of large public debates despite the fact that scientific knowledge is often insufficient to draw unequivocal conclusions. Such is the case in the ongoing debate regarding the specific contributions of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and of natural climate changes to global warming. At least 10 to 20 years of additional observations will be required, before we will be able to conclude, with certainty, on this subject. In the mean time, and as directed by their immediate interests, people will continue to promote contradictory opini
