Michael Parsons

Work

Natural Resources Canada

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Research Scientist

Canada

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Education

Stanford University School of Earth Sciences

United States of America
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Ph.D.

Dalhousie University

Canada
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B.Sc.

Publications

Mercury concentrations in near-surface lake sediments of the Yellowknife area, Northwest Territories, Canada

report

Lake-specific controls on the long-term stability of mining-related, legacy arsenic contamination and geochemical baselines in a changing northern environment, Tundra Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada

Applied Geochemistry

journal-article

Geoenvironmental characteristics of gold and critical metal deposits

report

Public presentations of May 21st, 2019: Environmental Geoscience Program, current status of research projects (phase 2014-2019)

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Choosing an appropriate digestion protocol for environmental risk assessments of mineralized earth materials

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Public presentations of May 8th, 2018: Environmental Geoscience Program, current status of research projects, May 2018

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Geoenvironmental characteristics of Canadian critical metal deposits

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Public presentations, Environmental Geoscience Program (EGP), current status of research projects

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Public presentations: Environmental Geoscience Program, current status of research projects, May 2017

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Caractéristiques géoenvironnementales de gisements métalliques critiques

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Geoenvironmental characteristics of Canadian critical metal deposits

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Geoenvironmental characteristics of Canadian critical metal deposits

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Geoenvironmental characteristics of critical metal deposits

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Exploitation minérale

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Metal mining

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Establishing geochemical baselines in forest soils for environmental risk assessment in the Montague and Goldenville gold districts, Nova Scotia, Canada

Atlantic Geology

journal-article

Arsenic mobility in mildly alkaline drainage from an orogenic lode gold deposit, Bralorne mine, British Columbia

Applied Geochemistry

journal-article

Mineralogical characterization of mine waste

Applied Geochemistry

journal-article

Establishing geochemical baselines in forest soils for environmental risk assessment in the Montague and Goldenville gold districts, Nova Scotia, Canada

atgeol

journal-article

Impact of historical gold mining activities on marine sediments in Wine Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

atgeol

journal-article

Controls on uranium, rare earth element, and radionuclide mobility at the decommissioned Bicroft Uranium Mine, Ontario

report

Characteristics and environmental aspects of slag: A review

journal-article

Mineralogy and spectral reflectance of soils and tailings from historical gold mines, Nova Scotia

journal-article

Baseline geochemistry and controls on mine drainage composition in the Bridge River Mining District, British Columbia

Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6435

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Baseline geochemistry and controls on mine drainage composition in the Bridge River Mining District, British Columbia

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Environmental geochemistry of tailings, sediments and surface waters collected from 14 historical gold mining districts in Nova Scotia

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Environmental geochemistry of tailings, sediments and surface waters collected from 14 historical gold mining districts in Nova Scotia

Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7150

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Downstream changes in antimony and arsenic speciation in sediments at a mesothermal gold deposit in British Columbia, Canada

journal-article

Influence of hardpan layers on arsenic mobility in historical gold mine tailings

journal-article

Analytical methods used to characterize the solid-phase speciation of metal(loid)s

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Analytical methods used to characterize the solid-phase speciation of metal(loid)s

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Assessing and reducing risks at the Montague and Goldenville Gold districts in Nova Scotia

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Assessing and reducing risks at the Montague and Goldenville gold districts in Nova Scotia

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Direct characterization of airborne particles associated with arsenic-rich mine tailings: Particle size, mineralogy and texture

journal-article

Geochemistry of mine waters draining a low-sulfide, gold-quartz vein deposit, Bralorne, British Columbia

journal-article

Identification and characterization of arsenic and metal compounds in contaminated soil, mine tailings, and house dust using synchrotron-based microanalysis

journal-article

Mineralogical characterization of arsenic in gold mine tailings from three sites in Nova Scotia

journal-article

Cruise Matthew 2000063, geophysical surveys and sampling operations near Saint John, NB, 21-29 October 2000

report

Characterization of the flow and chemistry of Adit Drainage, Bralorne Mine, Bralorne, B.C.

Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6345

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Characterization of the flow and chemistry of Adit Drainage, Bralorne Mine, Bralorne, B.C.

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Cruise Matthew 2001030 Geophysical Surveys and Sediment Sampling Operations Near Two Marine Mine Tailings Disposal Sites in Northern Newfoundland June 27 - July 8, 2001

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Effects of soil composition and mineralogy on the bioaccessibility of arsenic from tailings and soil in gold mine districts of nova scotia

journal-article

Arsenic mineralogy of near-surface tailings and soils: Influences on arsenic mobility and bioaccessibility in the nova scotia gold mining districts

journal-article

Factors affecting methylmercury levels in surficial tailings from historical Nova Scotia gold mines

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Reducing risks from metals: environmental impacts of historical gold mines

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Gastrointestinal microbes increase arsenic bioaccessibility of ingested mine tailings using the simulator of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem

journal-article

Réduction des risques attribuables aux métaux : impacts environnementaux des anciennes mines d'or

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Influence of lead smelter emissions on the distribution of metals in marine sediments from Chaleur Bay, eastern Canada

journal-article

Foreword: Environmental geoscience research in the Atlantic region

journal-article

Distribution, transport, and sources of metals in marine sediments near a coastal lead smelter in northern New Brunswick

Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin no. 584

book-chapter

A brief history of mercury and its environmental impact

Mineralogical Association of Canada, Short Course Series vol. 34

book-chapter

Mercury: Sources, Measurements, Cycles, and Effects

Mineralogical Association of Canada Short Course Series, Volume 34, 297 p.

edited-book

Distribution, transport, and sources of metals in marine sediments near a coastal lead smelter in northern New Brunswick

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Speciation and bioavailability of mercury in well-mixed estuarine sediments

journal-article

Geochemical and mineralogical controls on trace element release from the Penn Mine base-metal slag dump, California

journal-article

Geochemical and mineralogical controls on trace element release from the Penn Mine base-metal slag dump, California

Applied Geochemistry

journal-article

Geochemical data for the Bay of Chaleur - Mite project # 1.2 (phase 2)

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Geochemical data for the Bay of Chaleur - Mite project # 1.2 (phase 2)

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