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<br />collecting on-site water date. The aamplse were sent to the CSU <br />laboratory and analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma method Eor the <br />specific heavy motels. In addition, daplieats water samples were <br />submitted to the USES Laboratory for comparative analysis. <br />Plants suspected of being heavy metal eecumulators and tolerable to <br />the environmental conditions that exist in the bogs, such as low pH, will <br />be seeded or planted in the systew. A limited search was performed and <br />an initial species list For eenaideration has been developed (Table 1). <br />S~ <br />Vegetation irwading the large peat bog consisted of sedge (Carer spp.), <br />bluegrass (Pea spp.), reed canerygrnss (Phalaria arundinecae), <br />amartwssd (Polygonum app.), and strawberry (Frsgaria spp.). These plants <br />established on the drier areas of the bog and were relatively shallow <br />rooted. The reed eenarygraas was ehlorotic; the other plants seemed <br />healthy. The sedge, bluegrass, end smarlweed were in excellent condition. <br />Algae was observed groring at !hs lower end of the bog. <br />The on-sits water analysis revealed the following results. dater <br />temperature of !hs discharge, es it emerged from the spring, wsa 9 degrees <br />Centigrade end dropped to 5 degrees Centigrade after Flowing through the <br />large bog. Ths discharge at the large bog portal had a pH of 3.21, <br />electrical eondaetivity was 4830 usMehoa/cm; end dissolved oxygen, 3.7 <br />mg/l. At the outlet, ester quality was improved with readings of: pH, <br />3.33; electrical conductivity, 4810 mmehoa/cm; and dissolved oxygen, 9.6 <br />mq/l. At the outlet to the system, the discharge had a pH of 3.43. <br />The results of the lab analysis for the wntsr samples are retarded on <br />Table 2 and 3. Iron was the only metal showing significant reduction by <br />the treatment syetsm. Table 4 is a comparison listing of CSU and U56S <br />water analysis. Curly portal water constituents srs listed einee the USGS <br />analysed only portal discharge. Tebl• 5 contains the vegetation analysis <br />of several plant species. Plants collected from the bog generally <br />contained higher levels of zinc, molybdenum, alawinam, niekle, and <br />manganese than plants collected ens-half mils upstream. Cattail roots <br />collected ens-pelf mile up strsa~ contained high levels of iron and <br />allumirwm. <br />An accuracy check of the wsler sample analysis was performed by the <br />Plsnt Center. Ths cation-anion balance was determined by sssuring the sues <br />of the cations (in milli sq./1) egaeled the sum of the anions (in milli <br />eq.il) within a two percent error. If en analysis is found acceptable on <br />the basis of this check, it can be essuwed there •rs no significant errors <br />in concentration reported for major constituents analysed (Hew, 1970). <br />Differences between the two enwa for the llS6S and CSU analysis of the <br />portal discharge wre 11 percent and 0.3 percent respectively, while <br />outflow by CSU was 0.2 psreent (appendix I, II, III). <br />