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January 1, 1992

Geochemical effects of deep-well injection of the Paradox Valley brine into Paleozoic carbonate rocks, Colorado, U.S.A. Geochemical effects of deep-well injection of the Paradox Valley brine into Paleozoic carbonate rocks, Colorado, U.S.A.

Brine seepage into the Dolores River from ground water in Paradox Valley, Colorado constitutes a major source of salt to the Colorado River. Plants are enderway to remove this source of salt by drawing down the Paradox Valley brine (PVB) and forcibly injecting it into a deep disposal well (4.8 km). Experiments were conducted to determine the effects of deep-well injection of PVB. The...

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R.J. Rosenbauer, J. L. Bischoff, Y.K. Kharaka

Ecosystems Mission Area, Contaminant Biology, Environmental Health Program

January 1, 1990

Origin of solutes in saline lakes and springs on the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico Origin of solutes in saline lakes and springs on the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico

Analysis of hydraulic heads, calculation of pore volume flushing, and analysis of solute and isotopic chemistry strongly suggest that the solutes originate from the concentration by evaporation of runoff and potable shallow ground water that discharges from the High Plains aquifer. Chloride/bromide solute ratios, which are thought to be unaffected by mineral precipitation or sorption...

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W. Wood, B.F. Jones

Ecosystems Mission Area, Contaminant Biology, Toxic Substances Hydrology, Environmental Health Program

January 1, 1987

Bioconcentration of creosote compounds in snails obtained from Pensacola Bay, Florida, near an onshore hazardous-waste site Bioconcentration of creosote compounds in snails obtained from Pensacola Bay, Florida, near an onshore hazardous-waste site

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C. E. Rostad, W. E. Pereira

Ecosystems Mission Area, Contaminant Biology, Environmental Health Program