Publication Summary

Title

Metals Concentrations in Spokane River Sediments Collected with USGS in 1998

Month-Year PublishedAugust 1999
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Short Description

Bioassays and metals analyses were conducted on sediment samples from 14 sites on the Spokane River. The samples were obtained from a USGS study on downstream dispersion of trace elements from Lake Coeur d′Alene. Results from the bioassays were unusable due to errors made by the contract laboratory. Metals results were consistent with historical data in showing elevated to extremely high concentrations of zinc, lead, and cadmium in sediment samples from most parts of the river.

Publication Number99-330
Author(s)Johnson, A.
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Number of pages 16 pp.
Keywords bioassay, lake, lead, metals, results, river, sediment, Spokane River, study, zinc
Subject Waterbodies
Spokane River,
Deep Creek,
Long Lake,
Little Spokane River,
Hangman Creek
map of Washington state showing locations of subject waterbodies

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