Streamflow transport of radio-nuclides and other chemical constituents in the Puerco and the Little Colorado River Basins, Arizona and New Mexico
Water Supply Paper
2459
By: Julia B. Graf, Laurie Wirt, E. K. Swanson, G. G. Fisk, and J. R. Gray
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Abstract
Samples collected at streamflow-gaging stations in the Puerco and Little Colorado rivers show that radioactivity of suspended sediment at gaging stations downstream from inactive uranium mines was not significantly higher than at gaging stations where no mining has occurred upstream. Drinking-water standards for many constituents, however, commonly are exceeded during runoff because concentration of these constituents on sediment from natural processes is high and suspended-sediment loads are high during runoff.
Suggested Citation
Graf, J.B., Wirt, L., Swanson, E.K., Fisk, G.G., and Gray, J.R., 1996, Streamflow transport of radio-nuclides and other chemical constituents in the Puerco and the Little Colorado River Basins, Arizona and New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 2459, vi, 89 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/wsp2459.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Streamflow transport of radio-nuclides and other chemical constituents in the Puerco and the Little Colorado River Basins, Arizona and New Mexico |
| Series title | Water Supply Paper |
| Series number | 2459 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wsp2459 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | vi, 89 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona, New Mexico |
| Other Geospatial | Puerco and the Little Colorado River Basins |