Heavy metals: fallout around a power plant
Journal Article
·
· Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)
Attempts were made to determine how much land area might be burdened by fallout from a major coal-burning power plant on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. The land sampling grid included 45 sites, with two samples taken at each site. The samples were analyzed and the results revealed that soils found around the plant are enriched in Ag, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Ni, Ti, and Zn. To gain some insight in to the possible entry of the discharged metals into the biota, samples of native grasses, maple leaves, and pine needles from four sites in the background region and four sites in the enriched region were collected and analyzed. The data show that plant material are enriched in Cd, Fe, Ni, and Zn. Soil enrichments correlate with wind patterns and with the metal content of coal except for Hg, which is only slightly enriched.
- Research Organization:
- Hope College, Holland, MI
- OSTI ID:
- 6184546
- Journal Information:
- Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 7:4; ISSN ESTHA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DATA
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
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EXPERIMENTAL DATA
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GRASS
GREAT LAKES
INFORMATION
IRON
LAKE MICHIGAN
LAKES
LEAVES
MAPLES
MASS TRANSFER
MERCURY
METALS
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PLANTS
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SILVER
SOILS
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