Mercury contamination in the Carson River, Nevada: A preliminary study of the impact of mining wastes

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 391-408

  Wayne, David M ^a,d   Warwick, John J ^a   Lechler, Paul J ^a   Gill, Gary A ^b   Lyons, W Berry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carson River; cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectroscopy; mercury; Nevada; tailings

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MINING; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

INDUSTRIAL POISONS; MERCURY (METAL); ORE TAILINGS; RIVERS; SILVER GOLD MINES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TAILINGS DISPOSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

COLD VAPOR ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY;

WATER POLLUTION;

MERCURY; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER QUALITY; TAILINGS;

USA, NEVADA, CARSON RIVER;

EID: 0029659123     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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