Instream Contaminant Study - Task 1: water sampling and analysis

Technical Report · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5554978

This study defines the hydrologic characteristics and mercury concentrations in East Fork Poplar Creek and Bear Creek for sediment transport predictions. A limited number of water quality samples were collected to determine the presence of other contaminants which might be added to ongoing monitoring programs. Flow measurements or water samples were collected from the Clinch River, East Fork Poplar Creek, Bear Creek, Poplar Creek, and lower White Oak Creek during one baseflow condition and from East Fork Poplar Creek, Bear Creek, and Mill Branch during two stormflow conditions. Baseflow field measurements included dissolved oxygen (DO), temperature, pH, conductivity, alkalinity, and water level. Laboratory analyses included selected metals, nutrients, priority pollutants, oil and grease, solids, turbidity, hardness, and radiological parameters. The stormflow surveys involved sampling and laboratory analyses of mercury, suspended solids, turbidity, particle size distribution, specific gravity, and radiological parameters. Streamflow and precipitation data were also collected during each stormflow survey.

• Research Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville (USA). Office of Natural Resources and Economic Development
• DOE Contract Number: AI05-84OR21444
• OSTI ID: 5554978
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/21444-T1; ON: DE85013501
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACID NEUTRALIZING CAPACITY
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMISTRY
DATA
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FEDERAL REGION IV
FLOW RATE
HYDROCARBONS
INFORMATION
MASS TRANSFER
MERCURY
METALS
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OAK RIDGE
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN
PH VALUE
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RADIOACTIVITY
SAMPLING
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS
TENNESSEE
TURBIDITY
USA
WATER CHEMISTRY
WATER QUALITY