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<br />copper and lead specIes by sampling SOle, April
<br />1990-March 1993
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<br />SIGNIFICANCE OF METAL
<br />SPECIATION TO WATER
<br />QUALITY
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<br />copper and fead spec,es by streamflOw regime.
<br />April 1990-March 1993
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<br />REFERENCES
<br />
<br />AIII.."n. J D.. BfI>\ln. D.S.. ;lI1.1 \'0\11-
<br />(,ra.I;ll'. KJ.. 1'->91. .\lI:\TH,):\I
<br />PR()DIT:\~. A ~"'I,,'he1l11";t1 ;1......."'.
<br />lIlt'nt m'lI,k1 fllr"'ll\lrolllllc11\al ')'_
<br />1"I1l-V...r'Il>11.UIV'l'r',m;lIlu.11
<br />l'.S En\lfllll1l1Cnlal Prl.tl'(ti,'n
<br />:\g~'rh."~. El':\-NtO-J-41-0~ I. 106 p.
<br />CJ;lrl-.. .\IL.. 11)<.16. Th... \;Iri<lhllil~ or
<br />llIl'lal.-.lIl",'l1tr"lilllbJ.nJm...tal..p"-
<br />ciafl"n In lhl' Arl-.all".,.. Rl\er.
<br />(",lor;I.1,I: hlrt Collin... ColtlTadn
<br />Slal,'l'nll...r'II~. unl'lUoll..h....1 Illa..-
<br />I...r', Ih,',i... 115 p.
<br />Clarl-.. .\1.1... and U:....i....\1 E.. in prt"...
<br />'\klal'IX'..i;llll'n inlh... upl'.:r:\rl-.an-
<br />'.I" R1\I.'r. Col\lraJ". 1 94()_,n: C.S.
<br />G,...t.'gi,'al Sun,') \\'ala-Rt"L'ur,','"
<br />In\l.,tigaliolb Rq...'n 'Jh-----4~IC.
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<br />C"lnrad" Ikpartlllt'nl ollkLllth. 1l,l<J-L
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<br />.Ian]., for Arl-.alba.. Ril...r Ba..m,
<br />.l~.(): W;lll'r Qualily Cnl1\ro! Cnm- e
<br />mi....iol1. Dl'll\l'r. CllloraJu. 7Xp,
<br />f).I,h. R,(j.. ;lI1d Oni/. R.F.. ]<}lJ6.
<br />Sdl'L'lt.J I\Jta'ljuaJil) JJ.l;llor lh...
<br />Arl-.:m"I,RII...rlb..in.ColllraJI1.
<br />11J'iJ1-l,l.,: U.S. Ci...ologicll Sunl'~
<br />Opt.;,n-hk R~'p'lrt 'J:'i---UH. 137 p.
<br />I-IlIr~Il~'l'. 1.~1 , 19X~. Th... "rk..'l'iati'lIl ,If
<br />tra~,,,,,'klll,.nt, In II "t...r..: ,\II'-ll1ta.
<br />Cia.. \. ~9. p. 3-l."i--,6-/.,
<br />(i,'rharJI. A.. 19l,l.~. R,'\ 1...1101 Impa,:1 lit'
<br />h....avy m"'lal-. 0/1 "lr...arn 1Il\t'ndlral,'"
<br />wilh ..pt'l'ial "lIlph.hi.. 011 ;t(iJ conJI-
<br />lion..: \\';lIl."1. Air. ;tlldSllill'"lIuli"ll.
<br />\ ho.r.~X9-JI--t
<br />.\10ran. RE.. '-'nd Wt"lll/. /),/\.. I 47-l,
<br />EIf...d {lll11ctaJ.rnin.... drain;lgt'on
<br />\\all'r4U,llIl~ III ,\'kdt'd are<.l' 01
<br />Colnrado, 1972- J 41.': CI.!t'rad,l
<br />"'"t...rCon"'r\Jlit>lI I:h'"rd "'ala-
<br />Rl'''\\Ur..,' Cir~'u]<.Ir \"'. 25. 2;<;0 p.
<br />U.S. Fi...h and Wildlife S...ni...... I'JlJJ.
<br />,-\"'t"....m...m oflh,'lft1llt populalioll
<br />ill tht' uppt'r Arl-.;uba, RII...r h;l,in 01
<br />l'l'ntra] Colorado: U.S. FI,h and
<br />Wildliti: Scn i'-...... DClIla. ClIlll..
<br />X.~ p.
<br />\\,'llI/. IlA. ]97-1. E1k...lllf mint' Jrain-
<br />ag'" I.n tht',-]u;llily.., ,lr...al11.. in
<br />C..lt'r;IJto, 11)]1-197.2: (,pl"r;ld..
<br />Cou..,'f\;lllonBIl;m.l\\'"la
<br />R,...ollr,...... Cir,'ubr :\". 21. II:; p.
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<br />,',/'1"'11 ("'/"'-lId"II<u"'('{Jll,,'n',m,.\./)i<lri,'I.
<br />('Itd,l" l '''UIII\. I kP,O'/l""'11 01 /'I,mllln~ "".!
<br />(I,Td"l'm..,'I: Crll of IU"'I'a. !J.'('i1rJm,'1rI ",
<br />l'lI/illf.', 5,/. Clwr'n \f"'IIIIIII,"I' !hllrt.-J.
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<br />/li'lml. Cif'."II'II,'I>!"./k(NII'flll<'lU"fl.lih.
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<br />How Does Streamflow Affect Metals in
<br />
<br />the Upper Arkansas River?
<br />
<br />e\. Midltld 1:". U'Il'i.\ anel Mdtll1ie L. Clark
<br />
<br />INTRODUCTION
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<br />Larg<.' l.[u;rmilil"lllllld.dli.. millt'ral..
<br />III ,,'\aal \\'t'..lt'rn Stall.... in.:luding
<br />Colllr;IJ... I\...rt' .I"P''''lI,'J dunng the lilT'
<br />lIlalilllll>l th... R,,,'I..) .\1"ur1Iairh. ..h;1
<br />r...,ult"11h,",' nalura]J"'p''''II... mining
<br />Ji"lrid..III lht' llr['k.'r /t.rl-.alb;I' R1\...r
<br />B~hin haH' h.:...n adil,' in Col,)raJll f,'r
<br />more lhan 100 ~"'ar'. pmJu<.:ing fargi.'
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<br />lrt'JI"th..ch,'lllKal r"rl1l,IIIOn llfm....lal-
<br />,ullidl' milk'ral-.. .\Iining inn<.',h," lh,'
<br />l'\p,"ur,'of mcl;d ..ultilk..11l \\<.Il...r ,1llJ
<br />ux~!:,,'lI <.InJ a..,'t'kral..., lht' n;rlllrJI a~'i.I-
<br />pnltlut'ing \\...alht'ring Pl<lt.,...... Illlhi,
<br />pro..:,...... the inlll ;\IId 'lllfur (omp"n...nh
<br />in p~ rik' arc ,,\idill'd anJ pn"lur,' ;Lcidil~
<br />.11'1. Tht.r,.ka....."fat"idlt\!t'\\'.r'th...
<br />,II ollh.... dr;linag... \\<lrel. \kla]., ar,'
<br />l1lor,.1l1\l!1ik und...r ariJi..,'ol\dllion.. ;lIld
<br />,'an he r...ka"l.J rrom lh,' .Iraina!::,,' wak'r to
<br />Ih,' re,'...JIITlg 'tr,'<.I1ll 1Il high '."n,....nlra-
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<br />\\';rk'r qU;IIiI~ mlh... upp..-r Arl-.;lIh;l'
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<br />\ilk ;lr....;I. ha' ~'(\nlrihlltcJ high t'\>n(,'mra-
<br />li"n, pf t".IJmiulll. rtlppel. I"',IJ. IIU.... an.I
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<br />0) tht' L '.S. G"o,I"!::,I...;[1 Sl1f\"'~. 11l ~'(""pt.'r.
<br />~tll"n II nh '~'\..-raJ l\ll:;ll a!;,'n~-i~'". 1\','\ al-
<br />u;rk.lh......lfe...hol ,lrl';tm1l0\\ r"!:,IIll"'I'1l
<br />di....ohed-IIll'I;11 'fll'l'iallon in th.... up['l-'r
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<br />GIS
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<br />RECEIVED
<br />u.s. Department of the Interior - U.S. Geological Survey
<br />FE B 2 4 1997 -r >-<'- ,;,~ ,--" \k--
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<br />Co/oradoWaler
<br />Con~orvaOon Board
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<br />lht'uppt.'r.-\rLllh;l" RI\t.,ht'II\,'l'lI
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<br />"1I1'I\n hi"I"gl,'a] lundi\HL H"\I,'Il'r.
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<br />"wtal ,'"n"l'ntr;llinn, <111..1 .ll"i.1il~ lhal art'
<br />high,'n"uf:hlpht'lll\il'lu,14U;llKlik.
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<br />ah ..I' ll..Jn.l(ul<.lr ~on~','rn tX','<.IU"'" "Ilh,'lr
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<br />Ilk'lal, ....111-.111 ,'rgani'I11' dirl'dl),
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<br />mOr1..JllI~ ,'r llllnk'lhal 1.'11','''''' ,u~'h ;,b
<br />"IUIU....I grl'\\lh. r.....lu,.,.d r,'pnlLllI<.:li,'n.
<br />
<br />Do Metals Pose a
<br />Toxicological Risk to
<br />Aquatic Life?
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<br />Inlr;I,'t'amnunh,"lI1wlll",ul,,,rc
<br />...".:nli;l] \t11t1l' S"lll... ,'11Tllm,lIl "\;lmrk,
<br />1I1.-1ud.. n'I'I""r. Irtlll. an.I Illk' Olhl'f
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