Hydrology and geochemistry of aquifer and stream contamination related to acidic water in Pinal Creek basin near Globe, Arizona

James G. Brown; Barbara O. Favor

doi:10.3133/wsp2466

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

https://doi.org/10.3133/wsp2466

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- Chapter A-Research of acidic contamination of ground water and surface water, Pinal Creek Basin, Arizona (html)
- Chapter D-Distribution of chemical constituents in surface water, Pinal Creek Basin, Arizona (html)
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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.

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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