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| Title | Dredging Simulation Test on Similkameen River Sediments | |||
| Month-Year Published | April 1999 | |||
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| Short Description |
A laboratory test was conducted to simulate potential release of metals and cyanide during placer dredging for gold in the Similkameen River. Results indicated state water quality standards may be exceeded for copper and lead. Given the size of the river, metals concentrations downstream of the small-scale recreational dredger would be rapidly diluted. No cyanide was detected in the test sediments. | |||
| Publication Number | 99-318 | |||
| Author(s) | Johnson, A. | |||
| Print Availability |
Not maintained in stock. Copy must be made from archive version. Request will be referred to the source program.
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| Number of pages | 9 pp. | |||
| Keywords | copper, cyanide, dredging, gold, laboratory, lead, metals, results, river, sediment, stream, water, water quality | |||
| Subject Waterbodies |
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