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Distribution of uranium and other trace constituents in drainages downstream from reclaimed uranium mines in Cove wash, Arizona
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| Field | Value |
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| Title | Distribution of uranium and other trace constituents in drainages downstream from reclaimed uranium mines in Cove wash, Arizona |
| Creator | Lameman Austin, Terri Lynn |
| Subject | Cove wash, Arizona uranium reclaimed mine sites Navajo Nation reclamation Uranium mines and mining--Environmental aspects--Navajo Indian Reservation. Uranium--Environmental aspects--Navajo Indian Reservation. Water quality--Navajo Indian Reservation. Groundwater--Quality--Navajo Indian Reservation. |
| Description | A Professional Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Water Resources, Water Resources Program, University of New Mexico. This study examined the distribution of uranium in drainages in Cove wash in northeastern Arizona. The dispersion of uranium from reclaimed mine sites on the Navajo Nation is not well studied in soils, sediment, and water. During the 1950s and 1960s, the Cove mining region produced relative uranium and vanadium ore. Legacy uranium mines in Cove Mesa were reclaimed in phases between the early 1990s to 1998. Following reclamation, however, in 1999, elevated concentrations of uranium were... |
| Date | 2012-10-15T17:47:47Z 2012-10-15T17:47:47Z 2012-10-15 |
| Type | Presentation Technical Report Thesis |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21286 |
| Language | en_US |
