Cycling of iron and trace metals in the sediments of acidic lakes

Thesis/Dissertation · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5407979

Gubala, C P

This study focused on four lakes receiving acidic deposition located in the Adirondack Park, New York, U.S.A. The biogeochemistry of sediments and interstitial water along a depth transect in Big Moose, Lake was examined by chemical analysis of sediment and pore water. Solid phases of iron, manganese, aluminum, lead and zinc were quantified, using a sequential chemical extraction process. {sup 210}Pb dating, and equilibrium and diffusion transport modeling were used to assess the degree of post-depositional reprocessing of these metals. The sediment chemistry of Dart Lake, Lake Rondaxe and South Lake, were compared to the sediment processes observed in Big Moose Lake to assess inter-lake variability.

• Research Organization: Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5407979
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACID RAIN
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ALUMINIUM
DIAGENESIS
IRON
LAKES
WATER POLLUTION
LEAD
MANGANESE
NEW YORK
SEDIMENTS
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
ZINC
CONTAMINATION
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
INTERSTITIAL WATER
LEAD 210
TRACE AMOUNTS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHEMISTRY
ELEMENTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FEDERAL REGION II
GEOCHEMISTRY
GROUND WATER
HEAVY NUCLEI
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
LEAD ISOTOPES
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
RADIOISOTOPES
RAIN
SURFACE WATERS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USA
WATER
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
520200* - Environment
Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
520101 - Environment
Aquatic- Basic Studies- Radiometric Techniques- (-1989)