Concentration of inorganic chemical elements associated with suspended sediment at Muddy Creek below Paonia Reservoir, Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S. Geological Survey site number 385626107212000
Dates
Publication Date
2020-08-27
Start Date
2017-09-14
End Date
2017-09-27
Citation
Richards, R.J., 2020, Concentration of inorganic chemical elements associated with suspended sediment at Muddy Creek below Paonia Reservoir, Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S. Geological Survey site number 385626107212000: U.S. Geologic Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9N042AP.
Summary
Dataset includes the analysis results of 49 inorganic chemical elements bound to suspended-sediment particles below Paonia Reservoir during a sediment release in September 2017. Suspended-sediment samples were collected at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) station number 385626107212000 by following data collection procedures and protocols in Edwards and Glysson (1999). The samples were freeze-dried after collection and then decomposed using a mixture of nitric, hydrofluoric, and perchloric acids. The dried residue after acid digestion was analyzed by atomic absorption spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry following procedures and protocols in Taggart (2002). Reference samples of flue gas desulfurization gypsum [...]
Summary
Dataset includes the analysis results of 49 inorganic chemical elements bound to suspended-sediment particles below Paonia Reservoir during a sediment release in September 2017. Suspended-sediment samples were collected at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) station number 385626107212000 by following data collection procedures and protocols in Edwards and Glysson (1999). The samples were freeze-dried after collection and then decomposed using a mixture of nitric, hydrofluoric, and perchloric acids. The dried residue after acid digestion was analyzed by atomic absorption spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry following procedures and protocols in Taggart (2002). Reference samples of flue gas desulfurization gypsum were also analyzed to test for contamination during the freeze-drying process.
Edwards, T.K., and Glysson, D.G., 1999, Field methods for measurement of fluvial sediment: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, book 3, chap. 2, 89 p.
Taggert Jr., J. E., 2002, Analytical methods for chemical analysis of geologic and other materials: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-223, version 5.0, 20 p.
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Purpose
Purpose of the dataset is to provide information about potential contaminants in suspended sediment leaving Paonia Reservoir during a sediment release in September 2017.
