Distribution and geochemistry of selected trace elements in the Sacramento River near Keswick Reservoir

Chemical Geology

Volumn 298-299, Issue , 2012, Pages 70-78

  Antweiler, Ronald C ^a   Taylor, Howard E ^a   Alpers, Charles N ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved and colloidal transport; Iron Mountain; Rare earth elements; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ALL METAL; BED SEDIMENTS; DISSOLVED AND COLLOIDAL TRANSPORT; FLOW OF SPRINGS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; METALS TRANSPORT; SACRAMENTO RIVER; SUPERFUND SITES; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT LOADS; TRACE METAL;

ADSORPTION; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CADMIUM; COBALT; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; IRON MINES; MANGANESE; METALS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; THALLIUM;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; SACRAMENTO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856850910     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.12.025     Document Type: Article

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