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Source of American Falls Reservoir pollutants. Research technical completion report, project A-056-IDA Item Info

Title:
Source of American Falls Reservoir pollutants. Research technical completion report, project A-056-IDA
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1978-06
Description:
The Upper Snake River Basin contained elevated amounts of cadmium and mercury. Three sources are possible: sewage effluents from large towns in the area, run-off from irrigated lands (both cadmium and mercury are found in phosphate fertilizers), or drift from air currents carrying emissions from phosphate and cement plants. Industrial and municipal facilities located adjacent to the lower Portneuf River near Pocatello appear to be contributing cadmium and mercury to the aquatic environment. Chlorinated hydrocarbons detected in dangerous levels in reservoir fishes are usually associated with agriculatural pesticides that have entered the water; however, low solubility in water results in undetectable levels in both the Portneuf and Snake Rivers.
Subjects:
water pollution chlorinated hydrocarbons heavy metals
Location:
American Falls Reservoir
Latitude:
42.99
Longitude:
-112.69
Collection:
IWRRI
Series:
Water for Idaho
IWRRI number:
197807
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2012

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"Source of American Falls Reservoir pollutants. Research technical completion report, project A-056-IDA", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-197807.html
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Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/