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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Publications of the Geological Survey
Author: New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: New Publications of the Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Investigative Strategies for Lead-Source Attribution at Superfund Sites Associated with Mining Activities
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309465591
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The Superfund program of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created in the 1980s to address human-health and environmental risks posed by abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste sites. Identification of Superfund sites and their remediation is an expensive multistep process. As part of this process, EPA attempts to identify parties that are responsible for the contamination and thus financially responsible for remediation. Identification of potentially responsible parties is complicated because Superfund sites can have a long history of use and involve contaminants that can have many sources. Such is often the case for mining sites that involve metal contamination; metals occur naturally in the environment, they can be contaminants in the wastes generated at or released from the sites, and they can be used in consumer products, which can degrade and release the metals back to the environment. This report examines the extent to which various sources contribute to environmental lead contamination at Superfund sites that are near lead-mining areas and focuses on sources that contribute to lead contamination at sites near the Southeast Missouri Lead Mining District. It recommends potential improvements in approaches used for assessing sources of lead contamination at or near Superfund sites.
Preliminary Release of Scientific Reports on the Acidic Drainage in the Animas River Watershed, San Juan County, Colorado
Author: Through the Generations
Author: Lisa A. MorganPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813700183
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The tradition of Rocky Mountain geology remains strong at all scales, spatially and temporally. Spatially, this volume discusses theories of continental mountain building events in tandem with microscopic observations and parts per billion trace element concentrations. Temporally, the volume covers geologic history from the Precambrian to modern issues of climate change and energy, groundwater contamination, geologic hazards, and landscape evolution.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Understanding and Responding to Hazardous Substances at Mine Sites in the Western United States
Author: Jerome V. DeGraffPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813741173
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
This volume is a collection of papers resulting from a symposium held at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists in Reno, Nevada. The majority of the chapters present hydro-geochemical studies of select sites, but with the variety of localities and approaches taken, this book will more widely appeal to land and resource managers, geologists, and engineers working with abandoned mines or modern site remediation efforts.
Missouri River Basin Progress Report
Author: Interior Missouri Basin Field CommitteePublisher:
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Category : Missouri River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
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