Richard Wanty (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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A simple device for measuring differences in hydraulic head between surface water and shallow ground water A simple device for measuring differences in hydraulic head between surface water and shallow ground water
This fact sheet describes a simple device for measuring the vertical hydraulic gradient (VHG) of shallow ground water beneath a stream bed. The VHG can be used to determine whether a stream is receiving or losing water at the point of measurement. Used as part of a spatial or temporal survey, such measurements can yield valuable information about the local hydrology of a stream/ground...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Arsenic in ground water of the United States: occurrence and geochemistry Arsenic in ground water of the United States: occurrence and geochemistry
Concentrations of naturally occurring arsenic in ground water vary regionally due to a combination of climate and geology. Although slightly less than half of 30,000 arsenic analyses of ground water in the United States were 1 μg/L, about 10% exceeded 10 μg/L. At a broad regional scale, arsenic concentrations exceeding 10 μg/L appear to be more frequently observed in the western United...
Authors
Alan H. Welch, D.B. Westjohn, Dennis R. Helsel, Richard B. Wanty
Regional geochemical results from the analyses of rock, water, soil, stream sediment, and vegetation samples : Fortymile River Watershed, east-central, Alaska, 1998 sampling Regional geochemical results from the analyses of rock, water, soil, stream sediment, and vegetation samples : Fortymile River Watershed, east-central, Alaska, 1998 sampling
No abstract available.
Authors
J.G. Crock, L. P. Gough, R. B. Wanty, W. C. Day, B. Wang, B. M. Gamble, M. Henning, Z. A. Brown, A. L. Meier
Environmental models of mineral deposits- A state of the art Environmental models of mineral deposits- A state of the art
Although mineral deposits have been classified by their geologic and mineralogical characteristics for decades, the recognition that mineral deposits also could be classified by their environmental characteristics is relatively new. In the past 5 years, numerous advancements have been made in this subject area, building on the earlier work of economic geologists who classified geologic
Authors
Richard B. Wanty, Byron R. Berger, Geoffrey S. Plumlee
Regional baseline geochemistry and environmental effects of gold placer mining operations on the Fortymile River, eastern Alaska Regional baseline geochemistry and environmental effects of gold placer mining operations on the Fortymile River, eastern Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
R. B. Wanty, Bronwen Wang, Jim Vohden, Paul H. Briggs, A.H. Meier
Regional geochemical results from the analyses of rock, water, soil, stream sediment and vegetation samples; Fortymile River watershed, East-Central Alaska Regional geochemical results from the analyses of rock, water, soil, stream sediment and vegetation samples; Fortymile River watershed, East-Central Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
J.G. Crock, L. P. Gough, R. B. Wanty, W. C. Day, Bronwen Wang, B. M. Gamble, M. Henning, Z. A. Brown, A. L. Meier
Mobilization and attenuation of metals downstream from a base-metal mining site in the Matra Mountains, northeastern Hungary Mobilization and attenuation of metals downstream from a base-metal mining site in the Matra Mountains, northeastern Hungary
Regional geochemical baseline values have been established for Hungary by the use of low-density stream-sediment surveys of flood-plain deposits of large drainage basins and of the fine fraction of stream sediments. The baseline values and anomaly thresholds thus produced helped to evaluate the importance of high toxic element concentrations found in soils in a valley downstream of a...
Authors
L. Odor, R. B. Wanty, I. Horvath, U. Fugedi
U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program: Proceedings of the technical meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999: Volume 1 (Part A) U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program: Proceedings of the technical meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999: Volume 1 (Part A)
This report contains papers presented at the seventh Technical Meeting of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Toxic Substances Hydrology (Toxics) Program. The meeting was held March 8-12, 1999, in Charleston, South Carolina. Toxics Program Technical Meetings are held periodically to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of results of recent research activities. The objectives of...
Environmental signatures of mineral deposits and areas of regional hydrothermal alteration in Northeastern Hungary Environmental signatures of mineral deposits and areas of regional hydrothermal alteration in Northeastern Hungary
No abstract available.
Authors
L. Odor, Richard B. Wanty, I. Horvath, U. Fugedi
USGS research on saline waters co-produced with energy resources USGS research on saline waters co-produced with energy resources
The United States energy industry faces the challenge of satisfying our expanding thirst for energy while protecting the environment. This challenge is magnified by the increasing volumes of saline water produced with oil and gas in the Nation's aging petroleum fields. Ultimately, energy-producing companies are responsible for disposing of these waters. USGS research provides basic...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Geochemical processes controlling uranium mobility in mine drainages Geochemical processes controlling uranium mobility in mine drainages
Comprehensive models of ore genesis incorporate metal sources, transport and concentration mechanisms, and preservation mechanisms. Analogous concepts apply to the problem of metal migration from mines, mine wastes, and mine tailings, including: the concentrations, mineralogical occurrence, and availability of metals in mineral deposits, host rocks, mine wastes, and tailings (the source)...
Authors
Richard B. Wanty, W. R. Miller, P. H. Briggs, J. B. McHugh
Non-USGS Publications**
Wanty, Richard B., 1986, Geochemistry of vanadium in an epigenetic sandstone-hosted vanadium-uranium deposit, Henry basin, Utah: Ph.D. Dissertation, Colorado School of Mines, 198 pp.
Wanty, Richard B., 1981, The use of radiogenic elements, and selected trace elements and their solution-mineral equilibria in groundwater as exploration tools for uranium deposits: M.S. Thesis, Colorado School of Mines, 151 pp.
Wanty, R.B., Langmuir, D., and Chatham, J.R., 1981, Groundwater prospecting for sandstone-type uranium deposits: The merits of mineral-solution equilibria versus single element tracer methods: U.S. Department of Energy, Grand Junction Office Report GJO-79-360-E, v. 2, 91 pp.
Chatham, J.R., Wanty, R.B., and Langmuir, D., 1981, National Uranium Resource Evaluation. Groundwater prospecting for sandstone-type uranium deposits: the merits of mineral-solution equilibria versus single element tracer methods. Final Report: U.S. Department of Energy, Grand Junction Office Report GJO-79-360-E, 197 pp.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 113
A simple device for measuring differences in hydraulic head between surface water and shallow ground water A simple device for measuring differences in hydraulic head between surface water and shallow ground water
This fact sheet describes a simple device for measuring the vertical hydraulic gradient (VHG) of shallow ground water beneath a stream bed. The VHG can be used to determine whether a stream is receiving or losing water at the point of measurement. Used as part of a spatial or temporal survey, such measurements can yield valuable information about the local hydrology of a stream/ground...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Arsenic in ground water of the United States: occurrence and geochemistry Arsenic in ground water of the United States: occurrence and geochemistry
Concentrations of naturally occurring arsenic in ground water vary regionally due to a combination of climate and geology. Although slightly less than half of 30,000 arsenic analyses of ground water in the United States were 1 μg/L, about 10% exceeded 10 μg/L. At a broad regional scale, arsenic concentrations exceeding 10 μg/L appear to be more frequently observed in the western United...
Authors
Alan H. Welch, D.B. Westjohn, Dennis R. Helsel, Richard B. Wanty
Regional geochemical results from the analyses of rock, water, soil, stream sediment, and vegetation samples : Fortymile River Watershed, east-central, Alaska, 1998 sampling Regional geochemical results from the analyses of rock, water, soil, stream sediment, and vegetation samples : Fortymile River Watershed, east-central, Alaska, 1998 sampling
No abstract available.
Authors
J.G. Crock, L. P. Gough, R. B. Wanty, W. C. Day, B. Wang, B. M. Gamble, M. Henning, Z. A. Brown, A. L. Meier
Environmental models of mineral deposits- A state of the art Environmental models of mineral deposits- A state of the art
Although mineral deposits have been classified by their geologic and mineralogical characteristics for decades, the recognition that mineral deposits also could be classified by their environmental characteristics is relatively new. In the past 5 years, numerous advancements have been made in this subject area, building on the earlier work of economic geologists who classified geologic
Authors
Richard B. Wanty, Byron R. Berger, Geoffrey S. Plumlee
Regional baseline geochemistry and environmental effects of gold placer mining operations on the Fortymile River, eastern Alaska Regional baseline geochemistry and environmental effects of gold placer mining operations on the Fortymile River, eastern Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
R. B. Wanty, Bronwen Wang, Jim Vohden, Paul H. Briggs, A.H. Meier
Regional geochemical results from the analyses of rock, water, soil, stream sediment and vegetation samples; Fortymile River watershed, East-Central Alaska Regional geochemical results from the analyses of rock, water, soil, stream sediment and vegetation samples; Fortymile River watershed, East-Central Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
J.G. Crock, L. P. Gough, R. B. Wanty, W. C. Day, Bronwen Wang, B. M. Gamble, M. Henning, Z. A. Brown, A. L. Meier
Mobilization and attenuation of metals downstream from a base-metal mining site in the Matra Mountains, northeastern Hungary Mobilization and attenuation of metals downstream from a base-metal mining site in the Matra Mountains, northeastern Hungary
Regional geochemical baseline values have been established for Hungary by the use of low-density stream-sediment surveys of flood-plain deposits of large drainage basins and of the fine fraction of stream sediments. The baseline values and anomaly thresholds thus produced helped to evaluate the importance of high toxic element concentrations found in soils in a valley downstream of a...
Authors
L. Odor, R. B. Wanty, I. Horvath, U. Fugedi
U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program: Proceedings of the technical meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999: Volume 1 (Part A) U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program: Proceedings of the technical meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999: Volume 1 (Part A)
This report contains papers presented at the seventh Technical Meeting of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Toxic Substances Hydrology (Toxics) Program. The meeting was held March 8-12, 1999, in Charleston, South Carolina. Toxics Program Technical Meetings are held periodically to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of results of recent research activities. The objectives of...
Environmental signatures of mineral deposits and areas of regional hydrothermal alteration in Northeastern Hungary Environmental signatures of mineral deposits and areas of regional hydrothermal alteration in Northeastern Hungary
No abstract available.
Authors
L. Odor, Richard B. Wanty, I. Horvath, U. Fugedi
USGS research on saline waters co-produced with energy resources USGS research on saline waters co-produced with energy resources
The United States energy industry faces the challenge of satisfying our expanding thirst for energy while protecting the environment. This challenge is magnified by the increasing volumes of saline water produced with oil and gas in the Nation's aging petroleum fields. Ultimately, energy-producing companies are responsible for disposing of these waters. USGS research provides basic...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Geochemical processes controlling uranium mobility in mine drainages Geochemical processes controlling uranium mobility in mine drainages
Comprehensive models of ore genesis incorporate metal sources, transport and concentration mechanisms, and preservation mechanisms. Analogous concepts apply to the problem of metal migration from mines, mine wastes, and mine tailings, including: the concentrations, mineralogical occurrence, and availability of metals in mineral deposits, host rocks, mine wastes, and tailings (the source)...
Authors
Richard B. Wanty, W. R. Miller, P. H. Briggs, J. B. McHugh
Non-USGS Publications**
Wanty, Richard B., 1986, Geochemistry of vanadium in an epigenetic sandstone-hosted vanadium-uranium deposit, Henry basin, Utah: Ph.D. Dissertation, Colorado School of Mines, 198 pp.
Wanty, Richard B., 1981, The use of radiogenic elements, and selected trace elements and their solution-mineral equilibria in groundwater as exploration tools for uranium deposits: M.S. Thesis, Colorado School of Mines, 151 pp.
Wanty, R.B., Langmuir, D., and Chatham, J.R., 1981, Groundwater prospecting for sandstone-type uranium deposits: The merits of mineral-solution equilibria versus single element tracer methods: U.S. Department of Energy, Grand Junction Office Report GJO-79-360-E, v. 2, 91 pp.
Chatham, J.R., Wanty, R.B., and Langmuir, D., 1981, National Uranium Resource Evaluation. Groundwater prospecting for sandstone-type uranium deposits: the merits of mineral-solution equilibria versus single element tracer methods. Final Report: U.S. Department of Energy, Grand Junction Office Report GJO-79-360-E, 197 pp.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government