Trace element concentrations in transplanted and naturally occurring Unionidae mussels, water, sediments, and macrophytes in Cayuga Lake
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6839250
This report is a compilation of element concentration data for an EML program whose goal is to determine the environmental fate of combustion-produced pollutants released from a coal-fired electric generating station into an aquatic ecosystem. Because of the enormity of the data set, we have prepared this document to present the data base which will be used in our future interpretive scientific publications. The concentration data for 22 trace elements are reported for naturally occurring fresh water (Unionidae) mussels, macrophytes, lake water, and littoral sediments obtained from Cayuga Lake, NY, the site of the study. Also reported are concentration data for mussels collected from northern Lake George, NY which were transplanted into various locations in Cayuga Lake for periods of up to two years, recovered, and analyzed for the same trace elements. The description of the sampling sites, sampling methodologies, and the results of the analytical quality control programs are presented. Ratios of trace elements in different compartments of the Cayuga Lake ecosystem and correlation coefficients determined by comparing element concentrations in the biota, water, and sediment with distance from the coal-fired power plant are also presented. 21 refs., 2 figs., 33 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Environmental Measurements Lab., New York
- OSTI ID:
- 6839250
- Report Number(s):
- EML-514; ON: DE88016988
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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