Browsing Theses & Dissertations by Subject "Gold mines and mining -- Environmental aspects -- Nova Scotia"

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Automated prediction of tailings areas at historic gold mine districts in Nova Scotia using multispectral images and a random forest classifier

Jewell, Daniel A. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-09-06)

Satellite imagery can be analyzed to offer a preliminary regional assessment of mine tailings indicators, enabling identification before performing in-depth fieldwork. Nova Scotia, Canada, still retains mine tailings ...
Bioaccumulation and transfer of mercury and arsenic in aquatic invertebrates and emergent insects at historical gold mine tailing sites of Nova Scotia

LeBlanc, Molly E. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)

Historical gold mining in Nova Scotia resulted in over 3,000,000 tonnes of mine tailings deposited into aquatic habitats and low-lying areas, where they remain today. Legacy tailings are typically elevated in mercury (Hg) ...
Using epiphytic lichens as biomonitors of atmospheric mercury and dust at a historical gold mine tailings site in Nova Scotia, Canada

Smith, Michael P. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)

Historic gold mining in Nova Scotia, Canada, produced mercury (Hg)-contaminated tailings from the 1860s to 1940s that were deposited into the environment and subsequently abandoned upon mine closures. Today, these ...

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