Impacts of smelter pollution on soil carbon dynamics in peatlands around one of North America’s largest historical point source of toxic metals, metalloids, and sulfur

S. Mitchell1, N. Basiliko1, C.P.R. McCarter2, P. Beckett3, P. Whittington4, I.F. Pendea5* 1 Department of Natural Resource Management, Lakehead University, 2 Department of Biology, Chemistry and Geography, Nipissing University, 3 Vale Living with Lakes Centre, Laurentian University, 4Department of Geography and the Environment, Brandon University, 5 Department of Sustainability Sciences, Geography and the Environment, Lakehead University