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Diagenesis of organic matter in Las Vegas Bay and Bonelli Bay, Lake Mead

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Title Diagenesis of organic matter in Las Vegas Bay and Bonelli Bay, Lake Mead
Creator Murray, James W. Jones, Carolyn J. Kuivila, Kathy Sawlan, Jeff
Description The interstitial water chemistry of the sediments of Las Vegas Bay and Bonelli Bay in Lake Mead has been studied as part of a comprehensive water quality study of those locations. Pore water and solid phase analyses were completed from four stations in Las Vegas Bay and two stations in Bonelli Bay. At both locations the pore water compositions and organic matter diagenesis in the sediments are dominated by sulfate reduction. This major role of sulfate reduction is unusual for lake sediments...
Date 1981-07-01T07:00:00Z
Type technicalreport
Format application/pdf
Identifier https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/water_pubs/53 https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/context/water_pubs/article/1058/viewcontent/JWMurrayLVBayBonelliBayReportNo.96_07_1981.pdf
Source Publications (WR)
Language English
Publisher Digital Scholarship@UNLV
Subject Alkalinity Bonelli Bay (Ariz.) Environmental monitoring Lake Mead (Ariz. and Nev.) Las Vegas Bay (Nev.) Nitrogen Ph Phosphates Sedimentation analysis Sulfur dioxide Water chemistry Desert Ecology Environmental Chemistry Environmental Health and Protection Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment Environmental Monitoring Fresh Water Studies Natural Resources and Conservation Water Resource Management

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