Fate and effects of heavy metals on the Arkansas River Clements, W. H. (William H.) Heavy metals -- Environmental aspects Copper -- Bioaccumulation Aquatic organisms -- Effect of heavy metals on Cadmium -- Environmental aspects Zinc -- Environmental aspects Arkansas River California Gulch (Lake County, Colo.) "15 December, 1991" "Completion Report No. 163" "Grant no. 14-08-0001-G1551-04, project no. 2" ""... was financed in part by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, through the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute ..."" 38 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 14-15) This research examined fate and effects of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Zn) in the Arkansas River, a Colorado stream receiving metals form historic mining operations. Benthic invertebrate communities were sampled at several stations located upstream and downstream form California Gulch, a U.S. EPA "Superfund" site in Leadville, CO. Impacted stations were characterized by reduced species richness, reduced abundance, and a shift in community composition from metal-sensitive taxa (e.g. Ephemeroptera) to metal-tolerant taxa (Orthocladiini chironomids and Trichoptera). Colorado State University. Libraries Colorado Water Resources Research Institute Geological Survey (U.S.) 1991 text ; image application/pdf COMP163.pdf CCRICWRI100017CRPT eng Completion report (Colorado Water Resources Research Institute) ; no. 163 Arkansas River ; California Gulch (Lake County, Colo.) c1991 Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
Fate and effects of heavy metals on the Arkansas River
Clements, W. H. (William H.)
Heavy metals -- Environmental aspects
Copper -- Bioaccumulation
Aquatic organisms -- Effect of heavy metals on
Cadmium -- Environmental aspects
Zinc -- Environmental aspects
Arkansas River
California Gulch (Lake County, Colo.)
"15 December, 1991"
"Completion Report No. 163"
"Grant no. 14-08-0001-G1551-04, project no. 2"
""... was financed in part by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, through the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute ...""
38 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 14-15)
This research examined fate and effects of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Zn) in the Arkansas River, a Colorado stream receiving metals form historic mining operations. Benthic invertebrate communities were sampled at several stations located upstream and downstream form California Gulch, a U.S. EPA "Superfund" site in Leadville, CO. Impacted stations were characterized by reduced species richness, reduced abundance, and a shift in community composition from metal-sensitive taxa (e.g. Ephemeroptera) to metal-tolerant taxa (Orthocladiini chironomids and Trichoptera).
Colorado State University. Libraries
Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
Geological Survey (U.S.)
1991
text ; image
application/pdf
COMP163.pdf
CCRICWRI100017CRPT
eng
Completion report (Colorado Water Resources Research Institute) ; no. 163
Arkansas River ; California Gulch (Lake County, Colo.)
c1991 Colorado Water Resources Research Institute