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The Migration of arsenic and lead in surface sediments at Three Kids Mine Henderson, Nevada

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Title The Migration of arsenic and lead in surface sediments at Three Kids Mine Henderson, Nevada
 
Creator Sims, Douglas Brian
 
Description This study focused on the distribution of arsenic and lead in surface sediments at Three Kids Mine in Henderson, Nevada. The mine site encompasses approximately 470 acres of desert and is situated above two developing communities (Lake Las Vegas and Calico Ridge) and the Las Vegas Valley's water source (Lake Mead). Transport of arsenic and lead appears to have occurred within a limited range in both the eastern and western washes on the eastern and western sides of Three Kids Mine....
 
Date 1997-12-01
 
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/water_pubs/21
http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1026&context=water_pubs
 
Source Publications (WR)
 
Publisher Digital Scholarship@UNLV
 
Subject Arsenic
Contaminated sediments
Drainage networks
Environmental contaminants
Lead
Soil pollution
Biogeochemistry
Earth Sciences
Environmental Health and Protection
Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment
Environmental Monitoring
Geology
Soil Science
 
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