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Intertwined with the other pollution difficulties of the Coeur d'Alene and Spokane region is the problem of the metals and the nannoplankton. Metals, such as cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc, are coming down the South Fork to the main stem of the Coeur d'Alene River, and thence to Coeur d'Alene Lake. Some quantities of these materials are reaching the Spokane River. The sources of these metals are the tailing piles, drainage from old, closed mines, and wastewaters from smelters. The nannoplankton are those aquatic animals and plants which drift in the waters of ponds, lakes, and the oceans and are so small they cannot be seen except through a microscope.

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Title:
Nannoplankton and the metals
Authors:
Flaherty, David C.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1972-03
Description:
Intertwined with the other pollution difficulties of the Coeur d'Alene and Spokane region is the problem of the metals and the nannoplankton. Metals, such as cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc, are coming down the South Fork to the main stem of the Coeur d'Alene River, and thence to Coeur d'Alene Lake. Some quantities of these materials are reaching the Spokane River. The sources of these metals are the tailing piles, drainage from old, closed mines, and wastewaters from smelters. The nannoplankton are those aquatic animals and plants which drift in the waters of ponds, lakes, and the oceans and are so small they cannot be seen except through a microscope.
Subjects:
mining wastes water pollution benthos
Location:
Lake Coeur d'Alene; Coeur d'Alene River
Latitude:
47.64
Longitude:
-116.76
Additional Lat-Long:
47.7, -116.89
IWRRI number:
197226
Rights:
In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. For other contexts beyond fair use, including digital reproduction, please contact the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu. The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
Publisher:
University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2012

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"Nannoplankton and the metals", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-197226.html
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