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YELLOW LAKE [5 records]

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Record 1 2023-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
  • Marine Biology
  • Ecosystems
CONT

Benthic, or bottom-dwelling, organisms are critical components of [the lake's] food web and are important indicators of ecosystem health. They provide food for native fish such as yellow perch, burbot and lake whitefish... Benthic organisms include amphipods(which are small crustaceans), worms, insect larvae and mollusks such as the invasive Quagga mussel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
  • Biologie marine
  • Écosystèmes

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Paleontology
  • Mining of Organic Materials
DEF

A pale yellow to dark brown variety of retinite found in decayed wood at Cedar Lake in Manitoba.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Paléontologie
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
DEF

Résine fossile de couleur jaune pâle à brun foncé présente sur les rives du lac Cedar, en Saskatchewan (Canada).

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
  • Agricultural Chemicals
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

Mirex. Generic name for dodecachlorooctahydro-1,3,4-metheno-2H-cyclobuta(c,d)pentalene, C10Cl12. Properties: White odorless crystals; soluble in benzene and dioxane; insoluble in water; decomposition at 485°C ... Uses: Systemic insecticide, effective against fire ants, but nonselective. Use has been restricted. May be carcinogenic.

CONT

Some cases in point are the contaminated yellow perch, pike and walleye in Lake St. Louis, the mercury and PAH contamination of shellfish in the Saguenay fjord and in English Bay at Baie Comeau, the contamination of St. Lawrence eel by pesticides such as mirex and DDT and the contamination of the beluga population by a variety of organochlorines.

OBS

dodecachloropentacyclo[5.3.0.02,6.03,9.04,8] decane: In this name, the numbers in the descriptor inserted in square brackets must be interpreted as follows: 5.3.0.02,6.03,9.O4,8.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux
  • Agents chimiques (Agriculture)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
CONT

Mirex. Cristaux blancs [...] Insoluble eau; soluble benzène [...] Toxique. Utilisation - Insecticide.

CONT

À titre d'exemple, qu'il suffise de mentionner les cas de contamination de la Perchaude, du Brochet et du Doré dans le lac Saint-Louis, le cas de la contamination des crustacés par le mercure et les HAP dans le fjord du Saguenay et dans la baie des Anglais à Baie-Comeau, le cas de l'Anguille du Saint-Laurent, contaminée par des pesticides comme le mirex et le DDT et la contamination de la population de Bélugas par différents composés organochlorés.

OBS

dodécachloropentacyclo-[5.3.0.02,6.03,9.04,8] décane : la série de chiffres qui se retrouve entre les termes dodécachloropentacyclo et décane est entre crochets et s'écrit de la façon suivante : 5.3.0.02,6.O3,9.O4,8.

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A native, yellow vanadium oxide found near Lake Superior.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Anhydride vanadique naturel.

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Water Pollution
CONT

Salmon, brown trout and sea trout are the most sensitive to acidification. Brown trout and salmon disappear at a pH of 5. Yellow perch, lake herring and cyprinids are more acid-resistant. They disappear at a pH of about 4. 2.

Key term(s)
  • acid resisting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

En parlant d'un organisme ou d'un milieu, qui est apte à supporter, sans manifester de réponse particulière, l'action d'un altérogène acide.

CONT

Dans les stades plus avancés d'acidification, l'intoxication (métaux toxiques) des organismes tolérants à l'acide vient rajouter une seconde pression sélective, résultant en une diversité encore plus appauvrie, combinée à une diminution et un arrêt de la production primaire (affectation de la photosynthèse).

Spanish

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