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RECORD NUMBER: 17 OF 137Main Title | Coal Mine Related Stream Sediment Geochemistry in Southern Illinois. | |||||||||||
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Author | Hood, W. C. ; Robinson, P. D. ; Chruscicki, J. B. ; Delfino, T. A. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Southern Illinois Univ. at Carbondale.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab.-Cincinnati, OH. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1984 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA-R-805353; EPA-600/7-84-022; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB84-153444 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Coal mines ; Sediments ; Geochemistry ; Stream pollution ; Geology ; Sampling ; Cadmium ; Cobalt ; Copper ; Iron ; Manganese ; Nickel ; Zinc ; Concentration(Composition) ; pH ; Leaching ; Precipitation(Chemistry) ; Metals ; Trace elements ; Illinois ; Tables(Data) ; Maps ; Mine acid drainage | |||||||||||
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Collation | 123p | |||||||||||
Abstract | A regional survey in stream sediment geochemistry indicates that downstream areas from coal mines or coal related land uses can contain four times the median value of several elements, specifically cadmium cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, nickel and zinc. In those parts of a mine-impacted stream where low pH is maintained, metals can be leached from the stream sediment to further increase the concentrations in water. This phenomenon is significant to watershed managers and potential downstream water users in that they can begin to analyze their water quality problems. |