Peter C Van Metre (Former Employee)
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Sediment and sediment-associated contaminant transport through karst Sediment and sediment-associated contaminant transport through karst
The unusual characteristics of subterranean flow in karst aquifers allow for the transport of sediment. Kartst ground-water system are created by dissolution of the bedrock matrix coupled with structural and stratigraphic controls. As a result, high flow velocities, large-diameter openings, and turbulent flow, all necessary for the entrainment and transport of particles, are present—at...
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Barbara Mahler, J.-C. Personne, F. Leo Lynch, Peter C. Van Metre
Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the chemistry of bottom sediments in Lake Pontchartrain, La. Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the chemistry of bottom sediments in Lake Pontchartrain, La.
Concerns about the effect of pumping contaminated flood waters into Lake Pontchartrain following the hurricanes of 2005 prompted the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to sample street mud, canal-suspended sediment, and bottom sediment in Lake Pontchartain. The samples were analyzed for a wide variety of potential inorganic and organic contaminants. Results indicate that contamination of lake...
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Peter C. Van Metre, Arthur J. Horowitz, Barbara Mahler, William T. Foreman, Christopher C. Fuller, Mark R. Burkhardt, Kent A. Elrick, Edward T. Furlong, Stanley C. Skrobialowski, James J. Smith, Jennifer T. Wilson, Stephen D. Zaugg
The chemical response of particle-associated contaminants in aquatic sediments to urbanization in New England, U.S.A. The chemical response of particle-associated contaminants in aquatic sediments to urbanization in New England, U.S.A.
Relations between urbanization and particle-associated contaminants in New England were evaluated using a combination of samples from sediment cores, streambed sediments, and suspended stream sediments. Concentrations of PAHs, PCBs, DDT, and seven trace metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Zn) were correlated strongly with urbanization, with the strongest relations to percentage commercial...
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A.T. Chalmers, P. C. Van Metre, E. Callender
Sources of polychlorinated biphenyls to Devils Swamp Lake near Baton Rouge, Louisiana Sources of polychlorinated biphenyls to Devils Swamp Lake near Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Devils Swamp Lake near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, created in 1973 by dredging in Devils Swamp along the Mississippi River, is contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from historical industrial discharges. This study involved the investigation of the occurrence, distribution, and sources of PCBs in the lake, including the possible historical contribution of PCBs from a hazardous...
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Peter C. Van Metre, Jennifer T. Wilson, Briant A. Kimball
Particle-associated contaminants in street dust, parking lot dust, soil, lake-bottom sediment, and suspended and streambed sediment, Lake Como and Fosdic Lake watersheds, Fort Worth, Texas, 2004 Particle-associated contaminants in street dust, parking lot dust, soil, lake-bottom sediment, and suspended and streambed sediment, Lake Como and Fosdic Lake watersheds, Fort Worth, Texas, 2004
A previous study by the U.S. Geological Survey of impaired water bodies in Fort Worth, Texas, reported elevated but variable concentrations of particle-associated contaminants (PACs) comprising chlorinated hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and trace elements in suspended and bed sediment of lakes and streams affected by urban land use. The U.S. Geological Survey, in...
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Jennifer T. Wilson, Peter C. Van Metre, Charles J. Werth, Yanning Yang
Major and trace elements in 35 lake and reservoir sediment cores from across the United States, 1994-2001 Major and trace elements in 35 lake and reservoir sediment cores from across the United States, 1994-2001
This report presents data on major and trace element concentrations in sediment cores collected from 35 lakes and reservoirs during 1994-2001. The lakes and reservoirs are located in or near 18 major urban areas across the United States and provide a geographically diverse coverage of urban land use for the country as well as some reference settings. Vertical intervals of the cores were...
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Peter C. Van Metre, Barbara Mahler, Jennifer T. Wilson, Edward Callender
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Sediment and sediment-associated contaminant transport through karst Sediment and sediment-associated contaminant transport through karst
The unusual characteristics of subterranean flow in karst aquifers allow for the transport of sediment. Kartst ground-water system are created by dissolution of the bedrock matrix coupled with structural and stratigraphic controls. As a result, high flow velocities, large-diameter openings, and turbulent flow, all necessary for the entrainment and transport of particles, are present—at...
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Barbara Mahler, J.-C. Personne, F. Leo Lynch, Peter C. Van Metre
Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the chemistry of bottom sediments in Lake Pontchartrain, La. Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the chemistry of bottom sediments in Lake Pontchartrain, La.
Concerns about the effect of pumping contaminated flood waters into Lake Pontchartrain following the hurricanes of 2005 prompted the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to sample street mud, canal-suspended sediment, and bottom sediment in Lake Pontchartain. The samples were analyzed for a wide variety of potential inorganic and organic contaminants. Results indicate that contamination of lake...
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Peter C. Van Metre, Arthur J. Horowitz, Barbara Mahler, William T. Foreman, Christopher C. Fuller, Mark R. Burkhardt, Kent A. Elrick, Edward T. Furlong, Stanley C. Skrobialowski, James J. Smith, Jennifer T. Wilson, Stephen D. Zaugg
The chemical response of particle-associated contaminants in aquatic sediments to urbanization in New England, U.S.A. The chemical response of particle-associated contaminants in aquatic sediments to urbanization in New England, U.S.A.
Relations between urbanization and particle-associated contaminants in New England were evaluated using a combination of samples from sediment cores, streambed sediments, and suspended stream sediments. Concentrations of PAHs, PCBs, DDT, and seven trace metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Zn) were correlated strongly with urbanization, with the strongest relations to percentage commercial...
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A.T. Chalmers, P. C. Van Metre, E. Callender
Sources of polychlorinated biphenyls to Devils Swamp Lake near Baton Rouge, Louisiana Sources of polychlorinated biphenyls to Devils Swamp Lake near Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Devils Swamp Lake near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, created in 1973 by dredging in Devils Swamp along the Mississippi River, is contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from historical industrial discharges. This study involved the investigation of the occurrence, distribution, and sources of PCBs in the lake, including the possible historical contribution of PCBs from a hazardous...
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Peter C. Van Metre, Jennifer T. Wilson, Briant A. Kimball
Particle-associated contaminants in street dust, parking lot dust, soil, lake-bottom sediment, and suspended and streambed sediment, Lake Como and Fosdic Lake watersheds, Fort Worth, Texas, 2004 Particle-associated contaminants in street dust, parking lot dust, soil, lake-bottom sediment, and suspended and streambed sediment, Lake Como and Fosdic Lake watersheds, Fort Worth, Texas, 2004
A previous study by the U.S. Geological Survey of impaired water bodies in Fort Worth, Texas, reported elevated but variable concentrations of particle-associated contaminants (PACs) comprising chlorinated hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and trace elements in suspended and bed sediment of lakes and streams affected by urban land use. The U.S. Geological Survey, in...
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Jennifer T. Wilson, Peter C. Van Metre, Charles J. Werth, Yanning Yang
Major and trace elements in 35 lake and reservoir sediment cores from across the United States, 1994-2001 Major and trace elements in 35 lake and reservoir sediment cores from across the United States, 1994-2001
This report presents data on major and trace element concentrations in sediment cores collected from 35 lakes and reservoirs during 1994-2001. The lakes and reservoirs are located in or near 18 major urban areas across the United States and provide a geographically diverse coverage of urban land use for the country as well as some reference settings. Vertical intervals of the cores were...
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Peter C. Van Metre, Barbara Mahler, Jennifer T. Wilson, Edward Callender