Storage of mining-related zinc in floodplain sediments, Blue River, Wisconsin

Auteurs :
LECCE, S.A.
PAVLOWSKY, R.T.

Description :
This study investigates spatial patterns of sediment-associated zinc (Zn) storage in floodplain deposits and the potential reintroduction of these metal-contaminated sediments to the active channel by bank erosion. The AA. estimate patterns of Zn mass storage by combining longitudinal trends in Zn concentrations with measurements of sediment mass storage in overbank and point-bar deposits. Then they use stream power to investigate spatial variations of erosional processes that reintroduce contaminated sediments from storage.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 1997, vol. 18, n°. 5, p. 424-439, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 32 ref.

Date :
1997

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis