Dr. Michael B. Parsons

Maciag, B.J., Brenan, J.M., Parsons, M.B., Kennedy, G.W. (2023) Sources of geogenic arsenic in well water associated with granitic bedrock from Nova Scotia, Canada, Science of the Total Environment 887, Article 163943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163943

Miller, C.B., Parsons, M.B., Jamieson, H.E., Ardakani, O.H., Patterson, R.T., Galloway, J.M. (2022) Mediation of arsenic mobility by organic matter in mining‑impacted sediment from sub‐Arctic lakes: implications for environmental monitoring in a warming climate. Environmental Earth Sciences 81, Article 137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-022-10213-2

Miller, C.B., Parsons, M.B., Jamieson, H.E., Ardakani, O.H., Gregory, B.R.B., Galloway, J.M. (2020) Influence of late-Holocene climate change on the solid-phase speciation and long-term stability of arsenic in sub-Arctic lake sediments. Science of the Total Environment 709, Article 136115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136115

LeBlanc, M.E., Parsons, M.B., Chapman, E.E., Campbell, L.M. (2019) Review of ecological mercury and arsenic bioaccumulation within historical gold mining districts of Nova Scotia. Environmental Reviews 28: 187–198. https://doi.org/10.1139/er-2019-0042

Miller, C.B., Parsons, M.B., Jamieson, H.E., Swindles, G.T., Nasser, N.A., Galloway, J.M. (2019) 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 109, Article 104403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.104403 

Galloway, J.M., Swindles, G.T., Jamieson, H.E., Palmer, M., Parsons, M.B., Sanei, H., Macumber, A.L., Patterson, R.T., Falck, H. (2018) Organic matter control on the distribution of arsenic in lake sediments impacted by ~65 years of gold ore processing in subarctic Canada. Science of the Total Environment 622–623: 1668–1679. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.048

DeSisto, S.L., Jamieson, H.E., and Parsons, M.B. (2017) Arsenic mobility in weathered gold mine tailings under a low-organic soil cover. Environmental Earth Sciences 76: 773. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-7041-7

DeSisto, S.L., Jamieson, H.E., and Parsons, M.B. (2016) Subsurface variations in arsenic mineralogy and geochemistry following long-term weathering of gold mine tailings. Applied Geochemistry 73: 81–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.07.013

Parsons, M.B. and Little, M.E. (2015) Establishing geochemical baselines in forest soils for environmental risk assessment at the Montague and Goldenville gold districts, Nova Scotia, Canada. Atlantic Geology 51: 364–386. https://doi.org/10.4138/atlgeol.2015.017

Little, M.E., Parsons, M.B., Law, B.A., Milligan, T.G., and Smith, J.N. (2015) Impact of historical gold mining activities on marine sediments in Wine Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. Atlantic Geology 51: 344–363. https://doi.org/10.4138/atlgeol.2015.016

Jamieson, H.E., Walker, S.R., and Parsons, M.B. (2015) Mineralogical characterization of mine waste. Applied Geochemistry 57: 85–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.12.014

Piatak, N.M., Parsons, M.B., and Seal, R.R., II (2015) Characteristics and environmental aspects of slag: A review. Applied Geochemistry 57: 236–266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.04.009

Desbarats, A.J., Parsons, M.B., and Percival, J.B. (2015) Arsenic mobility in mildly alkaline drainage from an orogenic lode gold deposit, Bralorne Mine, British Columbia. Applied Geochemistry 57: 45–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.11.015

Parsons, M.B., Little, M.E., Desbarats, A.J., Percival, J.B., LeBlanc, K.W.G., Vaive, J.E., and Pelchat, P. (2013) Baseline geochemistry and controls on mine drainage composition in the Bridge River Mining District, British Columbia; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6435, 269 p.; https://doi.org/10.4095/292203

Parsons, M.B., LeBlanc, K.W.G., Hall, G.E.M., Sangster, A.L., Vaive, J.E., and Pelchat, P. (2012) 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, 326 p.; https://doi.org/10.4095/291923

Desbarats, A.J., Parsons, M.B., Percival, J.B., Beauchemin, S., and Kwong, Y.T.J. (2011) Geochemistry of mine waters draining a low-sulfide, gold-quartz vein deposit, Bralorne, British Columbia. Applied Geochemistry 26: 1990–2003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.06.029

Meunier, L., Walker, S.R., Wragg, J., Parsons, M.B., Koch, I., Jamieson, H.E., and Reimer, K.J. (2010) Effects of soil composition and mineralogy on the bioaccessibility of arsenic from tailings and soil in gold mine districts of Nova Scotia. Environmental Science & Technology 44: 2667-2674. https://doi.org/10.1021/es9035682

Walker, S.R., Parsons, M.B., Jamieson, H.E., and Lanzirotti, A. (2009) Arsenic mineralogy of near-surface tailings and soils: Influences on arsenic mineralogy and bioaccessibility in the Nova Scotia gold mining districts. Canadian Mineralogist 47: 533–556. https://doi.org/10.3749/canmin.47.3.533

Parsons, M.B. and Cranston, R.E. (2006) Influence of lead smelter emissions on the distribution of metals in marine sediments from the Bay of Chaleur, Eastern Canada. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis 6: 259–275. https://doi.org/10.1144/1467-7873/05-082

Parsons, M.B. and Percival, J.B. (eds.) (2005) Mercury: Sources, Measurements, Cycles, and Effects.  Mineralogical Association of Canada Short Course Series, Volume 34, 297 p.

Parsons, M.B., Bird, D.K., Einaudi, M.T., and Alpers, C.N. (2001) Geochemical and mineralogical controls on trace element release from the Penn Mine base-metal slag dump, Calaveras County, California. Applied Geochemistry 16: 1567–1593. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0883-2927(01)00032-4

Recent publications are available on GEOSCAN at the NRCan Library web site.