# Eville Gorham

> Eville Gorham was a Canadian-American scientist whose focus has been understanding the chemistry of fresh waters and the ecology and biogeochemistry of peatlands. In the process, Gorham made a number of practical contributions that included discovering the influence of acid rain in lake acidification, plus the importance of the biological magnification of radioactive fallout isotopes in northern food chains. The former led to legislation and redesign of the power plants of the world to scrub sulfur, and the latter was an early step toward the establishment of an atmospheric nuclear test ban treaty.

*Canadian-American scientist*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1925-10-15
- **Died:** 2020-01-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 13.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 35.0 / 100

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- [Горам, Эвилл](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%2C_%D0%AD%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20054058)

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