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Paleolimnological Analysis of the History of Metals Contamination in the Great Salt Lake, Utah
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Paleolimnological Analysis of the History of Metals Contamination in the Great Salt Lake, Utah |
| Creator | Wurtsbaugh, Wayne A. |
| Description | Three sediment cores from the Great Salt Lake were analyzed to determine the magnitude and timing for the deposition of 21 metal contaminants. In the main lake (Gilbert Bay) concentrations of copper, lead, zinc, cadmium, silver, molybdenum, tin, mercury and others began increasing in the sediments in the late 1800s or early 1900s and peaked in the 1950s. These increases were coincident with increases in mining and smelting activities for these metals in Utah. Contamination indices in the... |
| Date | 2012-03-01T08:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wats_facpub/556 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1555&context=wats_facpub |
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| Source | Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications |
| Publisher | Hosted by Utah State University Libraries |
| Subject | metals mercury lead copper zinc cadmium selenium arsenic smelting mining sediment paleolimnology Great Salt Lake cores water pollution toxicity Superfund Hg Pb Cu Zn Cd Se As Artemia eutrophication monimolimnion saline atmospheric Earth Sciences Hydrology |
