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Ji,,,,I\l'J-llll'lal"lll \\111 h..'~"'Jlll' f-.'ul1d hy .l....'lllrk\HI,l! ai-=~'1I1 r;lllll'r th.Ul l'\htlllllll' Ir"l.-Illl't,d 1"11 '''rm \lh~'1I Iha,. ..f,' Jlh'rl' "ornpk,il1~ agl'II" III th,' \\..I""f .\1"'1 'llIdll',ol Ilk'laJ h'\l,'ity h.1\1: Indical,'d lh.1l Ih""rl'l'-IlI~'I;III"rll' Ihl'llh'Jt.'loxrl'di,"IJh'd_lIwI;d 'f'I.'l'Il" (H"r...J1el'. l'ls~r, r-- . ~. Mine Ora;nage I. ~.. - .~ Mine Taihngs =-_ ~ ~~A,,t.. ... #.,.f,~"" .~.-- ..."..- .-rrli ~ ....., )~'*' !'~ Complt'xalion .-:...- .. · L I D,'"'~ '--, - '-. L,_c - -~ ~= ~~.~J '-'ii.:!:~ ~-''''~.a~~~~ Figure 2. Metal cycling and lransport In an aQuat.c env,ronment AILlhntly;and pll ;al1,",1 lht',(X....la. lil," (11 di""lvt:'t1nwlaJ, In nalur,,1 \1 "ll.'f, .-\ILdillit\ I,;anll',I'url'01 th... \\;lk']', ahlJiI~ lo',wlItr;alill' ,I""J. Tht:' rrin~'lr;d e u\Jllpk\mt: at:l'lIh lhal n'Il'IIIUIl' alLlliu- u~ art' Ih,' d'"oh,'J e,!ff-.m Jlo\ld.... 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In 11ll' ur/,,-'r ArLln'", J<i\l'f. ,t1l-ahn- ".1 .1I1I1 rH \,H~ wilh 'Irt'amllo\I, Tlk' hl~h 'Irt',1Il111"\1 dUJ'lng 'nll\llIldl nll1<,1I t~pi,:all~ !la, I"\\l'f .t1l"alllluy ,mJ pl/th,1Il 10\1 'lrl';llllll,,\\, ,\nolhl'r f,lelllr al1l"'lillg alLlhnit~ :mJ pi I in lhl" ..\rl-all'," Ri\~'r j, thaI v..II\.'/lIllj",'rll"d mh.ll1\.' ri\,'rlr"lllllw Co/"r....!o RIIL'I B'''lIIllrilll'Ill''UIll,lill \I..ll'r, ~t'n("fall~ h;I' luv.a ;11"aJinll' ;mJ plllhilll nali\l' I\;ll\.'r, \ill...l, 1Il."1 of I Ill" Ir;!n,nhlulllalll \1.,ll'l I' fOllll"d Ihrou~h T\\lII I..lh', Kl",'f\oir and 1.:11-,' ('f,','1- h. Ihl' ArLm';J' Ri\l'l, Ihl' rndlll-'ll'm rl';I,,;h. 1ll1l1l,'Jlaldl d""Il,ul;".lIll r"'lIl1thl" ,"lIlh, ,'11":1' u/ L;al..l' Crl','I.. .111.1 Ih~' Af",IIl'''' Ri\,'r i, Illlhl'u".'l'Pllhk lulll'rng ,llkd~'J hy llll' ,h\.'lIIhlr~ ,.J" Ill\.' lr,m,- IIh'Unt.UIlII,lt<'f. METAL SPECIATION IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER I. film ,\rrill'l'X) thwugh \Iar...h I'N.~. ~(r7 \\>lI~'f ,;ampk', \\<.'I\.' n,lkLlt'd Ir"lll ~'i!:,hl 'Ik', "11 lhl' .-'ul..an':I' KI\l'f h..'I\\"I'n LI"IJ\ Illl' "lid "on land, (\,Jtl- r.I,1l1 (ti~ II, II}r allaly", "I ";,>n,,,"'nlr<l- IIl'll,..(Jj,,,,j\<.'d lIl...t;!!,. Thl' \\>ll,'r '.1111]11..., \\ ,'fl.' el,lkLl~'d JUring dllll'rl'nl ,lrl'.lIIlllo\\ rl'gink.' (11...arl~"nll\llIldl run"ll (,\prill.l~1 ['<.',,1,,-,"0\\11I..:11 fU1ll,1I / \1,1~-Junl'l, /J I l'o'I.,no"llldt run"n rJul~-S"rtl'tI1t...'rl, and 1-1) JI'I\ 1/.1\1 l(k"'t...'f.\1.1r...hr. nll' \\al,'I' ,,,mr'''' \Il'r,' ;llIal~ 1......1 1,Ir nl/k'l:ntralion, "I Jr,- '011 ,'J ,';.aJlllllllll, "'''pp...r. k.IJ, anJ nnl' (1),I,h;llId (Inl/_ 1\.)'/(,1, l'llhlnun.lll'ly, ;an ..naJ,I,,, ul lr........md.d 11'11 "'lln~l'lIll,I' Ihllh b llol rpUlilld) 1)("'lhle III nk.hl \\;lln-4ualiIY 'amrlin,!! rrt'~ram,. ,IOU ml'tajc"n,'t'nlr'lll"n, I~ rKally ;arl' . rl:port\.'J 4,' di,~{)h...J U1ht:'r\.'J'l\r luta] I unllhl'll'd I, Il""l"\n. compUl<.'f moJd, 1'\1,. lhLll t.'OlIl..'akuklll' ltll' 'IX'UOltlOll o! _II:"," JI"ol\l.'d-mt:'I<lII','nl'l'lIllaIIIHh and pnl\iu,' m"rl' ill,iglllllll" Ihl" rdali\t:' hlO- a\ aiLlhiluy ,mJ pl'Il'llIlaIIO\K'il~ or J,,- ",1\1',1 IIll.taJ, In Ih.... ";II~.r"'IIJurnn. Thl' "'"lllrukr moJ.:! .\ll~l H)A2 (r\Jli"'1I and "thl'r,. I'Nlf\l<l'u,\.'Jfllrml't;al. 'f'I.'~'i<ltl<'n<lnalY'I' 1Il1h" 'Iudy Cadmium and Zinc r\lth(lugh Ih"lIlat-:lliluJ",,1 tlk'n'll- l'l'llIralil'Il' (lfJi,,,.lll'J (>IJllliulll alld IlIIl'ar...dllkrl'lIlffl'"l!ullak\1 miel(l. granh ,x'r Ill"'f "(lmparl"J hI hundrl.'d, 01 rninll~r,Hl)' J1t.'r lill'r. r("Jx'l'li\d~ I.lllI.'if n"K....lllrallllll'ha.1 ,jrnil:lr'pOlli,lJ patlnrh tll!,', 3;, Th,' hi.!,:hl"'l ";'lIJt.'l"lItr;tll'lIl' "I Ji""j\,'J l'aJrmum ami/III..' \1l,'J'C;l1 Lmpn.... (,uk-h. \lhidl I' irnnll'JI..tt'Jy d"l\ Ihlr\.';[1ll IWll1lht:' rf[lll;jr~ milk'- draill;L~L' "'U1l',"', C'lrk'l'JIlr;IlH'lh dl'~'r~'a,,--,J 1Il,'rl" th,1ll :'i() f".'r"'"'1ll tx'I\ll.,'1I . 101 f 'l "r I I CAOM'UM -,. . . ... . " " . ~:i',S e;;;:", u;:'S: Z ~:/", .:;.~:; 0,< >:::>~ .Z. S;:::>", :f.u>< .5 :; 1 j J.ftL.j :~t "" :," 'j 1let -j , '00 r 1 =m i n ~ : ~ - J iD_~_..~ ,<>" "," ..::-' ",'~ r' ~" ~i>~ .,.-' ",,~ " ,<1-" ,,- "" ," ..' ,<-" ~... ",<-' ".,...- .. ~x' ...<1- f:i ,,-' <t~ ~ , " ;:; " &~g 'z, ~g't :;;~'" 0", ~S;:: otj<.:: ",zo :::85 ~ i " 5 . , . Figufe 3, Median concenTrat.on5 of d,sso/ved cadmIum and z'nc Spec'es by sampling s'~e, April1990-MarCh 1993 ~ Emrirl' (;uk-h ;llIJ (jfanil,--,.l:tr~d~ tx...."lhl" "I uiJuIII'1I fly Lal-l'('Jl'I'I.. Illg, J I, IIhil'h ha, rl'l;lli\ L'l~ 1"11 fIIl"lal ....'n...l.'lllra. IHHh, HkT"''''l"..' 10\\o<.'f d"'lali"1l ,mm Illdh ;!lld 11t"llI." lhl' ahandnrll.'.1 Illlne", min.... dump'. ;lIld lillling' pill-,..r IIwl;.Jl. l'nrk'h,.J \\all'f, Thl' \,dIHlk".f\lilll'rthal ;Il'lu;dJy nO", 11lI" thl" ri\ef Jurmg \.'arl~ '11(1\1 Ilk.Jt i, rt:'lali\\.'I~ '1ll:IIJ, hilI h..','aU'I' Ih,' /lOll (lllh.... ri\l'r I' 1"".lhe elle,'II," /lId;.J1 eIIlKt:'lIlfatil.n, ~',m h..: 'uh,t.uni;al, DI"nlll..J-mt..I<lI...."K<.'lllratillll"h...eutll.... dllutl'll b~ jilrg.... \,.,ltllll\" "I '1IIl\\llldl dllnn~ fX'"I..-'lh'\llIl\.'11 fUn,,11 III .\I;J~ anJ JUllr, .-\llh"Il~h 11I"'1,,] ....'n...l'Jllrali,Hl' Jl','f,'a,,'u durin.\! f'l.'al--'lhl\\ mdl runt Iff. th... J1t.~I"'"'IH"~l...1 J""..I\cJ raJlIHurn ;anJ IIn~. rl'pfl"l.'llIl'J hI 1IIl'Ir Ifl....-Illt.lal illrh IlIl-rt"a'....d, rh,,; ["\\l'rall-;aJlIlll) ..nJ I"v.n pll ,l)'Il<l\.\llIdr ""In l\.'tlJ, I,f f"\"rth\.' '~d;l{il.nllltt1l.'trl.l..IIIl't.d i"!l'~'olll_ p.lIcJ t" the Ilwl;J1 ellmrl"'Xl"; ;Jnollt 70 Jx'rn'llI (,llhl' .Ji,,,II\l'U ,'adllllurn and III1<.'l'\I'll.J a, Irl",'-rn~'I"J i"II' during '1l0\\mdlnrn"ll JII"'''lIlr;l,t.k"th;Jll :'0 /,,-'r~'l'lll pI thl' di"llhl'(I"':I,lrnlll1ll .1ll.J lille l'\I'Il'J a, lrcl"lIwtaJ i(lll'Jurill~ Ilk' Jlo,t-'IlI'\\llldl,lIldl"w_llll\1 f'l.'riu..k 1<.111.'11 ;dbfillil~ ;Hld pH ~l"nl'rafl~ I\l'rl' hit:hlT fhl' Jr"L'-rlll'141 i"'h (CJ'~ ,IllJ In+~ I donunalt"J thl' '/,,-'~'iallon Iwm L,'ad\ Ilk to :\'alhf"p, Wlk'I<,'.., Iht' ,';Ulllliulil anJ Illle ...urnpk.\\.', JOllllll>lt<.'IJ thl' 'pt."~'lilIIOIl Ihlm \\1.'11,\ till' III Ponl;and. .\lor,' than loO pc:fl'l'nt oj Ihl' di"'III,'d '['<.'(1"" '>t:,'unl'd ", fre\.'-lIll'laJ i"lb al (;[';mllr ,IIlJ Blll'lla \'i'l;J. Thl' 10\1 JII..,dirlllY anJ Jj"l,hl'd-,olllh ~'lllk'l.ntr"li"lI "I thl.' 111110\\ ltum Lal..e Cf\.'d.. r,',uJkJ III lOll rTll'I,II"~'ompkxing pOll.ntialll! th\.' ri\ n ~md a high f'l'r~'l'Jll:J~l' "I Ir,......lIll"I,IJ ]{Ill' al (;r;)llir..' and BU,'lId \'i...I,I. u'mp'lfl.J III up,lrl';lIIl'lll". l)i,,,,II\.'d ~'aJllIllIlIl ;lnd 1Illl' ,'I>n- ...,'lllralioll' ,,1'0 \\l'rl' ,imtl.lr HI rl.'blioll 10 ,trl'.lmIlO\\ r....pnwlllthl".-\/I..arha'l{lll.r Illg.4), Thl' hl~ht:"I"'''1I1'l'lHratl(ln,o! Ji!>",h....J ..."dllliulII Jllll/.lII... \lal" Jurilli! l'<lflv-,nll\\ml'll rllllotf I)Urtll~ l';lrly- 'no\\ mdt nm"lI. ,trl';lmJlOv. t...'~lJb III 0..0 Copper and Lead ~ CADMIUM _C::::',,~. -,,,-' DI""Jh.d....np['<.'J and 1..'",1 ~'''/Kl'n- 11,llhlll' l'Xhlhlll'd k" 'patlal \;lfiilhility Ih,U1,'il.hlllllm ,md 11lI!.'. Con,','mfalion, \.Iril',lllttk ht:1"~'t:'n Lt',IJ\ille and Por1hlllll r Il~, :'\ I I'>..'\:au,~' a J:lrge pl:r~'...nt- :lgl;"olth"",llllpk','OIll,llnl'.lh'\, \."lHl,','n. Iralll'lh. \\hil'h \Il'rt' al->"Ul l.'<Iu:II It. Of II'" Ih:1I1 Ih,' rnininllllll laf-.lral[lr~ fqlonin~ k'\l'''' <>1 I Illll'n'gf.llll Ix'r liler rllr "'orf'l.'r .md 05 llll,'f<l)!f.mll"'r Iill"f j"or k..IJ. AI i111 "ll",llw ,p......I<lII.'Il.,rdi"l'I\l'J c"p- IX"!' anJ k;ad \\.t, dHIllHl.lIL'J ny ("om- pJ...\l;"tl'I........ll.,. Th...\\;lla-l.juality ,'I'ndHI"rl' III the ,\rLuh.I' Rl\l'r 13\'or Ihl.' "'I>lllpJt:'X"tUHllll dl""I\,'J ,'I'PI'l'r;md 1e.IJ ll\t'r Ih~' ,.\I'll'nel' 01 Ihl'lr lrt'l'-IllI'lal h'lh ICll"~ .IIlJ I'b'~);!l'" lhan:, ['l'rc,'nl 01 Ilk' dl",'hI.'J-"llp/,,-'r ,mJ k"d l'lllll'l'l!- Ir<lliolhll.XUfTnJ",lrl'\.'_nK'I.l1 illfh. Dr"lll\l'J-,"p['l'ran.lll'aJ,'.>nCl'lllr;.JllIlfI' I\.'n,k.l I" 1'>..' hlgh,.,t Jurinl,' (X'al-- '1lI'\llIldl rulloll H"\\l'\t'f. h.,'Cllhe of thl' hl.\!h-l...mpkxlng ll:l1ufl' tll "'Urrl<.'f anJ kaJ. Iht' 1"\1 ,'r pll ;IIlJ 111\1,'1 ;t1I-;allnit~ "I '0"\\111<.'11 h:IJ k" dll.'l"l 011 ~'opp,:r ;mJ k;IJ 'pt.'...i"ll"n lhatlll h..d "n cldllliurll ,IIlJ Iln~'. "lIlliJarly. mllol\ fr"m LII..l" Crl','1- h,ld k" dk~'l "n '''I'p,'r ,md k.ld 'f'L'~'l.ltll'n. 0.]5 . w < :rz~ "'-.::l =<~C< ~;::!l:' =<<0'1 C", ~S;:: c;j'.:> .zO ~o5 c'-'- " , . 3 :::t "', ,'" ::t , 1001 .. l1NC _l:r~,,".., _to-'- j j j ..~ . " ::;~= *~~ '-';::"- Z"'" ""'=< ':;7~ 5::::;.? =z,; t;S;;; i5 ,:, ~~ n I_~ -1 1 -I , u."" "'f., S"""""hT~"""',"L ~L',.~., ~l''',,,,, ,~ ,,~ '=' ~'CM'oIf,T ~"~0f' Figure 4, Meolan concenTrat.ons 01 O'5SOJved c.3dm,um and llnC species by s:ream!low reg,me. April 1990--Marcl11993