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Use of an intact core and stable-metal isotopes to examine leaching characteristics of a fluvial tailings deposit Use of an intact core and stable-metal isotopes to examine leaching characteristics of a fluvial tailings deposit

The upper Arkansas River south of Leadville, Colorado, USA, contains deposits of fluvial tailings from historical mining operations in the Leadville area. These deposits are possible non-point sources of acid and metal contamination to surface- and ground-water systems. We used stable-metal isotopes to help ascertain metal retention and release mechanisms that influence metal transport...
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James F. Ranville, Kathleen S. Smith, Paul J. Lamothe, Brian P. Jackson, Katherine Walton-Day

Trace-metal sources and their release from mine wastes: examples from humidity cell tests of hardrock mine waste and from Warrior Basin coal Trace-metal sources and their release from mine wastes: examples from humidity cell tests of hardrock mine waste and from Warrior Basin coal

To assess the potential impact of metal and acid contamination from mine-waste piles, it is important to identify the mineralogic source of trace metals and their mode of occurrence. Microscopic analysis of mine-waste samples from both hard-rock and coalmine waste samples demonstrate a microstructural control, as well as mineralogic control, on the source and release of trace metals into...
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S. F. Diehl, Kathleen S. Smith, G. A. Desborough, W.W. White, K.A. Lapakko, Martin B. Goldhaber, David L. Fey

Mars Digital Image Model (MDIM) 2.1 control network Mars Digital Image Model (MDIM) 2.1 control network

Positional control for MDIM 2.1 comes from a new geodetic/photogrammetric solution of the global Mars Mariner 9 and Viking image control network. The details of this network solution are described here. This network incorporates 1,054 Mariner 9 and 5,317 Viking Orbiter images. Accuracy of the new solution is improved primarily as the result of constraining all 37,652 control points to...
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Brent A. Archinal, Randolph L. Kirk, T. C. Duxbury, Ella M. Lee, Robert M. Sucharski, Debbie Cook

Tidal wetland fluxes of dissolved organic carbon and sediment at Browns Island, California: initial evaluation Tidal wetland fluxes of dissolved organic carbon and sediment at Browns Island, California: initial evaluation

Carbon and sediment fluxes from tidal wetlands are of increasing concern in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (Delta), because of drinking water issues and habitat restoration efforts. Certain forms of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) react with disinfecting chemicals used to treat drinking water, to form disinfection byproducts (DBPs), some of which are potential carcinogens. The...
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N. K. Ganju, B. Bergamaschi, D. H. Schoellhamer

Preliminary assessment of DOC and THM precursor loads from a freshwater restored wetland, an agricultural field, and a tidal wetland in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta Preliminary assessment of DOC and THM precursor loads from a freshwater restored wetland, an agricultural field, and a tidal wetland in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta

Water exported from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta supplies drinking water to more than 22 million people in California. At certain times of the year, Delta waters contain relatively high concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and bromide. During these times, chlorination of Delta water for drinking water disinfection will form disinfection byproducts, such as...
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R. Fujii, B.A. Bergamaschi, N. K. Ganju, J.A. Fleck, K.R. Burow-Fogg, D. Schoellhamer, S. J. Deverel

Interactions of cattle grazing and climate change- hierarchical data analysis Interactions of cattle grazing and climate change- hierarchical data analysis

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D. Clausnitzer, Manuela M. P. Huso, David A. Pyke, Jayne Belnap, T. B. Graham, R. L. Sanford, S. L. Phillips
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