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Metal ion concentrations associated with late summer sediments of the Ohio River
Author(s) -
Spencer H. T.,
Leuthart C. A.,
Colyer R. S.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr017i004p00959
Subject(s) - sediment , environmental chemistry , manganese , potassium , zinc , uranium , sodium , environmental science , metal , total organic carbon , copper , chemistry , geology , metallurgy , materials science , paleontology , organic chemistry
The fine late summer sediments of the McAlpine Pool of the Ohio River are described as composed of an average 3% by dry weight volatile solids material. The volatile solids component was found to be associated with virtually all of the COD, hydrogen, sodium, potassium, aluminum, manganese, and lead, as well as a significant portion of the carbon, chromium, iron, copper, and zinc. Magnesium was found to have all of its acid‐soluble component associated with the nonvolatile portion of the sediment. The ambient thorium and uranium concentrations were found to be 11.0 ± 0.8 and 1.4 ± 0.5 μ g g −1 , respectively. The potential effect of this late summer sediment on aquatic life is suggested.