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Contamination and pollution
Introduction of harmful substances into the environment by human action or natural processes.
This category is also used for natural contaminants, pollution, effluent, and outfall.
Subtopics:
Nonpoint-source pollution (1 items)
Industrial pollution (26 items)
Toxic radionuclide contamination (3 items)
Toxic trace element contamination (10 items)

Water pollution (1 items)
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Bedrock and soil geochemistry from Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota [New Window]
Analyses to establish the background and baseline geochemistry for bedrock and soil in the region, and to determine terrestrial mercury sources and sinks in the park
Bedrock soil and lichen geochemistry from Isle Royale National Park, Michigan [New Window]
Geochemical analyses conducted as part of a larger study of the Midcontinent Rift in the Lake Superior region.
Chemical data for rock, sediment, biological, precipitate, and water samples from abandoned copper mines in Prince William Sound, Alaska [New Window]
Report containing tables of geochemical data
PDF Determination of premining geochemical background and delineation of extent of sediment contamination in Blue Creek downstream from Midnite Mine, Stevens county, Washington [New Window]
Geochemical and radionuclide analyses of surface samples and cores taken near the outflow of this old uranium mine.
Digital map of surficial geology, wetlands, and deepwater habitats, Coeur d'Alene river valley, Idaho [New Window]
Details of materials and geologic environments in an area where a long history of mining has enriched stream sediments in silver, lead, zinc, arsenic, antimony and mercury, copper, cadmium, manganese, and iron.
Environmental impact of the Contact and Sonoma mercury mines on water, sediment, and biota in Anna Belcher and Little Sulphur Creek watersheds, Sonoma County, California [New Window]
Data from field sampling of tailings, waste rock, sediment, and water at the mines, along with water, sediment, and biota in a pond and tributaries that drain from the mine area, to help assess the chemical hazards due to historic mining.
Environmental impact of the Helen, Research, and Chicago mercury mines on water, sediment, and biota in the Upper Dry Creek watershed, Lake County, California [New Window]
Data from field sampling of tailings, waste rock, sediment, and water at the mines, along with water, sediment, and biota in a pond and tributaries that drain from the mine area, to help assess the chemical hazards due to historic mining.
Geochemical analyses of rock, sediment, and water from the region in and around the Tuba City landfill, Tuba City, Arizona [New Window]
Regional samples of rock, sediment, leachates, and water were collected in and around the TCL site and analyzed for major and minor elements and radionuclides
Geochemical analysis of soils and sediments, Coeur d'Alene drainage basin, Idaho: Sampling, analytical methods, and results [New Window]
Chemical composition of sediments and soils are of interest because of the potential for human and wildlife health impacts from high metal contents due to over 100 years of mining activity.
Geochemical data for stream-sediment, surface-water, rock, and vegetation samples from Red Mountain (Dry Creek), an unmined volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit in the Bonnifield district, Alaska Range, east-central Alaska [New Window]
Geochemical data for stream sediment, surface-water, rock, precipitate, and vegetation samples from Red Mountain
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