Naturally elevated uranium and arsenic in the Dawson Range, west-central Yukon [Video].

Watch this video for a basic overview of groundwater quality issues in the Dawson Range.

Peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals:

Skierszkan, E.K., Dockrey, J.W., Helsen, J., Findlater, L.-L., Bataille, C.P., de Laplante, G., McBeth, J.M., Mayer, K.U., Beckie, R.D. (2021). Persistence of uranium in old and cold subpermafrost groundwater indicated by linking 234U-235U-238U, groundwater ages, and hydrogeochemistry. Earth and Space Chem. https://pubs.acs.org/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00307&ref=pdf

Skierszkan, E.K., Dockrey, J.W., Mayer, K.U., Bondici, V.F., McBeth, J.M., Beckie, R.D., (2020). Geochemical controls on uranium release from neutral-pH rock drainage produced by weathering of granite, gneiss, and schist. Minerals 10, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10121104

Skierszkan, E.K., Dockrey, J.W., Mayer, K.U., Beckie, R.D. (2020). Release of geogenic uranium and arsenic results in water-quality impacts in a subarctic permafrost region of granitic and metamorphic geology. J. Geochem. Explor. 217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2020.106607  (Click here for accepted manuscript after peer-review)

Technical Report:

Skierszkan, E.K., and Dockrey, J.W. 2019. Uranium and arsenic in the baseline environment, Dawson Range, Yukon. Technical Report presented to Government of Yukon, September 5, 2019. https://yukon.ca/en/uranium-and-arsenic-baseline-environment-dawson-range-yukon