Hydrology and geochemistry of aquifer and stream contamination related to acidic water in Pinal Creek basin near Globe, Arizona
Water Supply Paper
2466
By: James G. Brown and Barbara O. Favor
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Abstract
Hydrologic and geochemical research has identified and characterized the physical and chemical processes that control the evolution and movement of metal contaminants in ground water beneath Miami Wash and lower Pinal Creek. The dissolution of calcite in the alluvial aquifer has slowed and neutralized part of the acidic plume, and the sorption of some metals such as nickel and copper to other solids in the subsurface has lowered concentrations of these metals in the ground water.
Suggested Citation
Brown, J.G., and Favor, B.O., 1996, Hydrology and geochemistry of aquifer and stream contamination related to acidic water in Pinal Creek basin near Globe, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 2466, viii, 103 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/wsp2466.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Hydrology and geochemistry of aquifer and stream contamination related to acidic water in Pinal Creek basin near Globe, Arizona |
| Series title | Water Supply Paper |
| Series number | 2466 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wsp2466 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | viii, 103 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Gila County |
| City | Globe |