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Geochemistry of the Kola River and Lake Imandra, Northwestern Russia 2005:22 DOCTORAL T H E SI S Geochemistry of the Kola River and Lake Imandra, northwestern Russia Larisa Pekka Luleå University of Technology Department of Chemical Engineering and Geosciences Division of Applied Geology 2005:22|: 02-544|: - -- 05⁄22 -- *HRFKHPLVWU\RIWKH.ROD5LYHUDQG/DNH ,PDQGUDQRUWKZHVWHUQ5XVVLD /DULVD3HNND 'HSDUWPHQWRI&KHPLFDO(QJLQHHULQJDQG*HRVFLHQFHV 'LYLVLRQRI$SSOLHG*HRORJ\ /XOHn8QLYHUVLW\RI7HFKQRORJ\ 6(/8/(c6ZHGHQ $EVWUDFW 7KHLPSDFWIURPPLQLQJDQGODUJHVFDOHDJULFXOWXUDODFWLYLWLHVRQOHYHOVDQGPLJUDWLRQRIPHWDOV ZLWKLQWKH.ROD5LYHUDQG/DNH,PDQGUDKDVEHHQVWXGLHGLQGHWDLO(YDOXDWLRQRIWKHSROOXWLRQ VWDWXVLQWKH.ROD5LYHULVEDVHGRQVDPSOLQJRIWKHGLVVROYHG +P DQGVXVSHQGHG +P IUDFWLRQVDQGDOVRPHWDODFFXPXODWLRQLQDTXDWLFEU\RSK\WHVRQVLWHVDORQJWKH.ROD5LYHUDQG LWVWULEXWDULHVGXULQJDQDQQXDOF\FOH,Q/DNH,PDQGUDWKHVDPSOLQJRIGLVVROYHG P DQG VXVSHQGHG 0 IUDFWLRQVIURPVDPSOLQJOHYHOVZLWKLQWKHZDWHUFROXPQZDVSHUIRUPHG 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