Historical deposition and fluxes of mercury in Narraguinnep Reservoir, southwestern Colorado, USA

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 207-220

  Gray, John E ^a   Fey, David L ^a   Holmes, Charles W ^a   Lasorsa, Brenda K ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL RECORDS; MINING SOURCES; SATCK EMISSIONS;

CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

DEPOSITION;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); RESERVOIR; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

COLORADO; NARRAGUINNEP RESERVOIR; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 9744254644     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2004.05.011     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Baedecker, P.A., Grossman, J.N., Buttleman, K.P., 1998. National Geochemical Database: PLUTO Geochemical Database for the United States. US Geol. Surv. Digital Data Series DDS-47 (CD-ROM)
2. N.S. Bloom Determination of picogram levels of methylmercury by aqueous phase ethylation, followed by cryogenic gas chromatography with cold vapor atomic fluorescence detection Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 7 1989 1131 1140
3. N.S. Bloom, and W.F. Fitzgerald Determination of volatile mercury species at the picogram level by low-temperature gas chromatography with cold-vapour atomic fluorescence detection Anal. Chim. Acta 208 1988 151 161
4. N.S. Bloom, J.A. Colman, and L. Barber Artifact formation of methylmercury during aqueous distillation and alternative techniques for the extraction of methylmercury for environmental samples-Part I water Fresenius J. Anal. Chem. 358 1997 371 377
5. R.A. Bodaly, V.L. St. Louis, M.J. Paterson, R.J.P. Fudge, B.D. Hall, and D.M. Rosenberg Bioaccumulation of mercury in the aquatic food chain in newly flooded areas A. Sigel H. Sigel Metal Ions in Biological Systems, Mercury and Its Effects on Environment and Biology vol. 34 1997 Marcel Dekker New York 259 287
6. J.G. Boerngen, and H.T. Shacklette Chemical analyses of soils and other surficial materials of the conterminous United States US Geol. Surv. Open-file Rep. 81-197 1981
7. C. Brosset Total airborne mercury and its possible origin Water, Air, Soil Pollut. 17 1982 37 50
8. E. Callender, and K.C. Rice The urban environmental gradient: anthropogenic influences on the spatial and temporal distribution of lead and zinc in sediments Environ. Sci. Technol. 34 2000 232 238
9. CDPHE, 2002. Total maximum daily load for mercury in McPhee and Narraguinnep Reservoirs, Colorado, Phase I, Public comment draft. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division. Available from: 〈 http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/wq/Assessment/TMDL/pdf/tmdl/ McPhee-Narrag-Hg-TMDL.pdf〉, website accessed 2/19/03
10. T.W. Clarkson Human health risks from methylmercury in fish Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 9 1990 957 961
11. C.C. Compeau, and R.A. Bartha Sulfate reducing bacteria: principal methylators of mercury in anoxic estuarine sediment Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 50 1985 498 502
12. W.F. Fitzgerald Atmospheric and oceanic cycling of mercury J.P. Ripley R. Chester Chemical Oceanography 1989 Academic Press New York 151 186 (Chapter 57)
13. W.F. Fitzgerald, D.R. Engstrom, R.P. Mason, and E.A. Nater The case for atmospheric mercury contamination in remote areas Environ. Sci. Technol. 32 1998 1 7
14. G.A. Gill, and K.W. Bruland Mercury speciation in surface freshwater systems in California and other areas Environ. Sci. Technol. 24 1990 1392 1400
15. G.J.S. Govett Handbook of Geochemistry, Volume 3, Rock Geochemistry in Mineral Exploration 1983 Elsevier New York
16. J.R. Graney, A.N. Halliday, G.J. Keeler, J.O. Nriagu, and S.A. Norton Isotopic record of lead pollution in lake sediments from the northeastern United States Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 59 1995 1715 1728
17. D.D. Haynes, J.D. Vogel, and D.G. Wyant Geology, structure, and uranium deposits of the Cortez Quadrangle, Colorado and Utah US Geol. Surv. Misc. Invest. Ser. Map I-629 1972
18. A.C. Heyvaert, R.E. Reuter, D.G. Slotton, and C.R. Goldman Paleolimnological reconstruction of historical atmospheric lead and mercury at Lake Tahoe, California - Nevada Environ. Sci. Technol. 34 2000 3588 3597
19. Holmes, C.W., 1998. Short-lived isotopic chronometers - a means of measuring decadal sedimentary dynamics: US Geol. Surv. Fact Sheet FS-073-98
20. M.I. Hornberger, S.N. Luoma, A. van Geen, C. Fuller, and R. Anima Historical trends of metals in the sediments of San Francisco Bay, California Mar. Chem. 64 1999 39 55
21. J.P. Hurley, C.J. Watras, and N.S. Bloom Mercury cycling in a northern Wisconsin seepage lake: the role of particulate matter in vertical transport Water, Air, Soil Pollut. 56 1991 543 551
22. A. Iverfeldt Occurrence and turnover of atmospheric mercury over the Nordic countries Water, Air, Soil Pollut. 56 1991 251 265
23. Krabbenhoft, D.P., Wiener, J.G., Brumbaugh, W.G., Olson, M.L., DeWild, J.F., Sabin, T.J., 1999. A national pilot study of mercury contamination of aquatic ecosystems along multiple gradients. In: Morganwalp, D.W., Buxton, H.T. (Eds.), Toxic Substances Hydrology Program. US Geol. Surv. Water-Resour. Invest. Report WRI 99-4018-B, pp. 147-160
24. L.D. Lacerda, and W. Salomons Mercury from gold and silver mining: a chemical time bomb 1998 Springer-Verlag Berlin
25. M. Leermakers, C. Meuleman, and W. Baeyens Mercury distribution and fluxes in Lake Baikal W. Baeyens R. Ebinghaus O. Vasiliev Global and Regional Mercury Cycles: Sources, Fluxes and Mass Balances 1996 Kluwer Academic Publishers Dordrecht, Netherlands 303 315
26. O. Lindqvist Mercury in the Swedish environment, recent research on causes, consequences and corrective methods Water, Air, Soil Pollut. 55 1991 1 261
27. W.L. Lockhart, P. Wilkinson, B.N. Billeck, R.V. Hunt, R. Wagemann, and G.J. Brunskill Current and historical inputs of mercury to high-latitude lakes in Canada and to Hudson Bay Water, Air, Soil Pollut. 80 1995 603 610
28. W.B. Lyons, K.A. Welch, and J.C. Bonzongo Mercury in aquatic systems in Antarctica Geophys. Res. Lett. 26 1999 2235 2238
29. W.C. Malm, K.A. Gebhart, and R.C. Henry An investigation of the dominant source regions of fine sulfur in the western United States and their areas of influence Atmos. Environ. 24 1990 3047 3060
30. M.A. Mast, J.T. Turk, G.P. Ingersoll, D.W. Clow, and C.L. Kester Use of stable sulfur isotopes to identify sources of sulfate in Rocky Mountain snowpacks Atmos. Environ. 35 2001 3303 3313
31. NADP, 2004. National deposition network: a NADP network. National Atmospheric Deposition Program. Available from: http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/mdn, accessed:8/2/04
32. NAS, 1978. An assessment of mercury in the environment, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
33. E.A. Nater, and D.F. Grigal Regional trends in mercury distribution across the Great Lakes States, North Central USA Nature 358 1992 139 141
34. D.B. Porcella Mercury in the environment: biochemistry C.J. Watras J.W. Huckabee Mercury Pollution Integration and Synthesis. 1994 CRC Press Boca Raton, Florida 3 19
35. W.H. Schroeder, and J. Munthe Atmospheric mercury - an overview Atmos. Environ. 32 1998 809 822
36. F. Slemr, E.F. Brunke, R. Ebinghaus, C. Temme, J. Munthe, I. Wangberg, W. Schroeder, A. Steffan, and T. Berg Worldwide trend of atmospheric mercury since 1977 Geophys. Res. Lett. 30 10 2003 23/1 23/4
37. E.B. Swain, D.R. Engstrom, M.E. Brigham, T.A. Henning, and P.L. Brezonik Increasing rates of atmospheric deposition in midcontinental North America Science 257 1992 784 787
38. Tetra Tech, 2001. Technical support for developing a total maximum daily load for mercury in McPhee and Narraguinnep Reservoirs, Colorado. Prepared for US Environmental Protection Agency Region 8. Tetra Tech Inc., P.O. Box 14409, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
39. S.M. Ullrich, T.W. Tanton, and S.A. Abdrashitova Mercury in the aquatic environment: a review of factors affecting methylation Critical Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31 2001 241 293
40. USBOR, 1995. Dolores River basin water quality study. US Bureau of Reclamation Report, Durango, Colorado
41. USEPA, 1992. Water quality standards; establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants; states' compliance; final rule. Federal Register, 40 CFR Part 131, 57/246, 60847-60916
42. USEPA, 1997. Mercury study report to Congress, Volumes I-VIII: US Environmental Protection Agency Report EPA-452/R-97-003
43. USEPA, 2002a. National listing of fish and wildlife advisories. US Environmental Protection Agency. Available from: 〈http://map1.epa.gov/ 〉 accessed 10/17/03
44. USEPA, 2002b. List of drinking water contaminants and their maximum contaminant levels. US Environmental Protection Agency Report EPA 816-F-02-013. Available from: www.epa.gov/safewater/mcl.html, accessed 10/20/03
45. USEPA, 2003. Update: National listing of fish and wildlife advisories. US Environmental Protection Agency Fact Sheet EPA-823-F-03-003
46. USGS, 2003. Calendar year streamflow statistics for Colorado, Dolores River at Dolores, Colorado. US Geol. Surv. Available from: 〈http:// waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/annual/〉 accessed 8/26/03
47. P.C. Van Metre, E. Callender, and C.C. Fuller Historical trends in organochlorine compounds in river basins identified using sediment cores from reservoirs Environ. Sci. Technol. 31 1997 2339 2344
48. WHO, 1971. International Standards for Drinking Water, third ed. World Health Organization. Geneva, Switzerland
49. WHO, 1976. Environmental Health Criteria No. 1: Mercury. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
50. M.W. Williams AIRMoN Data Analysis, Summer 2000, Telluride Colorado, Draft Report, AIRMoN Study: San Miguel County Colorado 2001 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research University of Colorado, Boulder
51. Z.R. Yang, E.Y. Graham, and W.B. Lyons Geochemistry of Pyramid Lake sediments: influence of anthropogenic activities and climatic variations within the basin Environ. Geol. 43 2003 688 697