Selenium in Reservoir Sediment from the Republican River Basin
Fact Sheet
080-98
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Abstract
Reservoir sediment quality is an important environmental concern because sediment may act as both a sink and a source of water-quality constituents to the overlying water column and biota. Once in the food chain, sediment-derived constituents may pose an even greater concern due to bioaccumulation. An analysis of reservoir bottom sediment can provide historical information on sediment deposition as well as magnitudes and trends in constituents that may be related to changes in human activity in the basin. The assessment described in this fact sheet was initiated in 1997 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), U.S. Department of the Interior, to determine if irrigation activities have affected selenium concentrations in reservoir sediment of the Republican River Basin of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska.
Suggested Citation
Juracek, K.E., and Ziegler, A., 1998, Selenium in Reservoir Sediment from the Republican River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 080-98, [4] p. : col. ill., col. map ; 28 cm. col. ill., col. map ;, https://doi.org/10.3133/fs08098.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Selenium in Reservoir Sediment from the Republican River Basin |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 080-98 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs08098 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | [4] p. : col. ill., col. map ; 28 cm. col. ill., col. map ; |