Biological Monitoring of Heavy Metals Pollution in Streams of the Tri-state Mining District
Author: Franz J. Schmidt
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Published: 1987
Total Pages: 176
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Author: Franz J. Schmidt
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Published: 1987
Total Pages: 176
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jessica Lynn Peebles
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Published: 2014
Total Pages: 146
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHeavy metals cadmium, lead, and zinc present in soil and sediment in high concentration may pose a threat to human (and wildlife) health. Several soil surveys have focused in the area encompassing Turkey Creek and Joplin, Missouri, due to its proximity to the historic Tri-State Lead and Zinc Mining District. The Tri-State Mining District is an area of extensive mining for over a century (1850-1960s) that resulted in soil contamination. Contaminant levels were considered toxic enough to declare part of this area an EPA Superfund site. Mixed media samples (soil, sediment, and chat) were collected throughout the summer of 2013 and were analyzed using aqua regia-Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES). Significant positive and negative correlations were found between metals, as well as metal content and distance from mine waste piles and the smelter zone. Enrichment Factor (EF) and Geoaccumulation Index (IG) were both calculated and identified sites of highest contamination/enrichment. Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) interpolation was used to generate metal concentrations around Turkey Creek Watershed and visualize the potential regions of highest concern. This study has identified areas of the watershed where metal contents are high and should be examined more closely to further remediation efforts.
Author: Yusaf Samiullah
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 796
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sylvester Chibueze Izah
Publisher: Springer Nature
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Total Pages: 889
ISBN-13: 9819716586
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Wade H. Shafer
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1990-01-31
Total Pages: 424
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMasters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences was first conceived, published, and disseminated by the Center for Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis (CINDAS) * at Purdue University in 1 957, starting its coverage of theses with the academic year 1955. Beginning with Volume 13, the printing and dissemination phases of the activity were transferred to University Microfilms/Xerox of Ann Arbor, Michigan, with the thought that such an arrangement would be more beneficial to the academic and general scientific and technical community. After five years of this joint undertaking we had concluded that it was in the interest of all con cerned if the printing and distribution of the volumes were handled by an interna tional publishing house to assure improved service and broader dissemination. Hence, starting with Volume 18, Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences has been disseminated on a worldwide basis by Plenum Publishing Cor poration of New York, and in the same year the coverage was broadened to include Canadian universities. All back issues can also be ordered from Plenum. We have reported in Volume 32 (thesis year 1987) a total of 12,483 theses titles from 22 Canadian and 176 United States universities. We are sure that this broader base for these titles reported will greatly enhance the value of this important annual reference work. While Volume 32 reports theses submitted in 1987, on occasion, certain univer sities do report theses submitted in previous years but not reported at the time.
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 884
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 475
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Published: 1994
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jean-Pierre L. Savard
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2015-04-13
Total Pages: 604
ISBN-13: 1482248980
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe past decade has seen a huge increase in the interest and attention directed toward sea ducks, the Mergini tribe. This has been inspired, in large part, by the conservation concerns associated with numerical declines in several sea duck species and populations, as well as a growing appreciation for their interesting ecological attributes. Reflec
Author: Jean-Pierre Vernet
Publisher: Elsevier Publishing Company
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 480
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHighlighted in this compilation of papers is the role and importance of heavy metals in the environment. It provides up-to-date information in a field of active research and progress, where the focus is on effects and interactions between the environment and organisms, as well as contaminant dynamics. Several papers address the impact of heavy metals on our health. The influence of metals on plants is described in an exhaustive study on lichens, which have been widely used as biomonitors for environmental contamination by heavy metals. Metals are also accumulated by animals, as seen in a chapter which focusses on sediment/benthic organism interactions and biomonitoring in fish. Soil interactions are discussed, as well as regional studies of freshwater sediments and the marine environment. The final part of the book addresses a crucial problem: the management of stabilized municipal waste sludges. As a result, the most important and significant recent trends are included, emphasizing interactions with and impacts of heavy metals on humans, animals, plants and soils.