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Title: Evaluation of sediments in the Middle Rio Grande, Elephant Butte Reservoir, and Caballo Reservoir as potential sources for toxic materials. Technical report

Abstract

The distribution of a large number of priority pollutant trace metal and organic species in water and sediments in surface waters in the Middle Rio Grande region of New Mexico has been surveyed. In addition to sediments and water, limnological data was collected on the reservoirs, radionuclide and particle size analysis was performed on the sediments and a limited number of fish were surveyed for trace metals and organics. The sediments carry elevated levels of the metals Hg, Cd, As, Se, and U and fish may be biomagnifying Hg, Pb, and V through the food chain. Detectable levels of 18 different chlorinated organic pesticides were found in samples of water and bottom sediments.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces (USA). New Mexico Water Resources Research Inst.
OSTI Identifier:
5745377
Report Number(s):
PB-83-221754; WRRI-161
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; SEDIMENTS; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; TRANSLOCATION; ARSENIC; BIOASSAY; CADMIUM; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; FOOD CHAINS; LEAD; LIMNOLOGY; MERCURY; NEW MEXICO; ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SIZE; PESTICIDES; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; RADIOISOTOPES; SELENIUM; SURFACE WATERS; URANIUM; VANADIUM; WATER POLLUTION; ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; FEDERAL REGION VI; ISOTOPES; MASS TRANSFER; METALS; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; SEMIMETALS; SIZE; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; USA; 520300* - Environment, Aquatic- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (1989); 520200 - Environment, Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Popp, C J, Brandvold, D K, Lynch, T R, and Brandvold, L A. Evaluation of sediments in the Middle Rio Grande, Elephant Butte Reservoir, and Caballo Reservoir as potential sources for toxic materials. Technical report. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Popp, C J, Brandvold, D K, Lynch, T R, & Brandvold, L A. Evaluation of sediments in the Middle Rio Grande, Elephant Butte Reservoir, and Caballo Reservoir as potential sources for toxic materials. Technical report. United States.
Popp, C J, Brandvold, D K, Lynch, T R, and Brandvold, L A. 1983. "Evaluation of sediments in the Middle Rio Grande, Elephant Butte Reservoir, and Caballo Reservoir as potential sources for toxic materials. Technical report". United States.
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title = {Evaluation of sediments in the Middle Rio Grande, Elephant Butte Reservoir, and Caballo Reservoir as potential sources for toxic materials. Technical report},
author = {Popp, C J and Brandvold, D K and Lynch, T R and Brandvold, L A},
abstractNote = {The distribution of a large number of priority pollutant trace metal and organic species in water and sediments in surface waters in the Middle Rio Grande region of New Mexico has been surveyed. In addition to sediments and water, limnological data was collected on the reservoirs, radionuclide and particle size analysis was performed on the sediments and a limited number of fish were surveyed for trace metals and organics. The sediments carry elevated levels of the metals Hg, Cd, As, Se, and U and fish may be biomagnifying Hg, Pb, and V through the food chain. Detectable levels of 18 different chlorinated organic pesticides were found in samples of water and bottom sediments.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5745377}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
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