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Determining Geological Controls On Nutrient Availability At Different Depths In The Soils Of The Pelee Island Winery, Lindsay M. Blythe
Determining Geological Controls On Nutrient Availability At Different Depths In The Soils Of The Pelee Island Winery, Lindsay M. Blythe
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Terroir describes a sense of place that can give a unique flavour to wines grown in different environments. We explored the role of soil in the terroir at Canada’s most southern vineyard, Pelee Island Winery. This study examined the abundance of major nutrients, trace and rare earth elements of minerals and plant extractable nutrients from 19 soils across the vineyard to a depth of 2 m. We found that bedrock does not influence the element content of Pelee Island soils, the parent materials of the soils are tills and there are geochemical, mineralogical and grain size differences between the two …
The Effects Of Legacy Sulphur Deposition On Methylmercury Production In Northern Peatlands; Geochemical And Biological Considerations, Jennifer L. Blythe
The Effects Of Legacy Sulphur Deposition On Methylmercury Production In Northern Peatlands; Geochemical And Biological Considerations, Jennifer L. Blythe
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Mercury is a ubiquitous element with a complex geochemical cycle. Aquatic ecosystems such as wetland soils convert inorganic mercury to organic, neurotoxic methylmercury though the activity of sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB). Sulphate stimulates the activity of SRB, and the production of methylmercury in these environments. My aim was to investigate the effect that legacy sulphate has on Hg methylation in northern peatlands through a laboratory sulphate addition experiment with differentially sulphate-exposed peats and a field study of peatlands subjected to different levels of sulphate. Results from the laboratory study indicate that peatlands in regions of higher atmospheric sulphate deposition show enhanced …