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Chemical analysis
Chemical techniques used to identify the composition of substances.
This category is also used for detection (chemical), geochemical surveys, leaching (analytical method), mineralogical analysis, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Subtopics:
Atomic absorption analysis (18 items)
Chromatography (6 items)
Mass spectroscopy (26 items)
Neutron activation analysis (2 items)
X-ray diffraction (2 items)
Atomic emission spectroscopy (33 items)

Sediment geochemistry (21 items)
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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.
Major- and trace-element concentrations in soils from two geochemical surveys (1972 and 2005) of the Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area [New Window]
Analyses of about 900 samples by ICP-MS, ICP-AES, and hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry. The samples collected in 2005 were also analyzed by a cold vapor-atomic absorption method for mercury.
Geochemical data from analyses of rock, sediment, water, and solid-phase leaching at the Tuba City open dump, Tuba City, Arizona [New Window]
Study of sources and resulting transport of radionuclides and other dissolved constituents in the surrounding ground water.
PDF Regional geochemical results from the reanalysis of NURE stream sediment samples--Eagle 3 degree quadrangle, east-central Alaska [New Window]
Reanalyses of NURE sediment samples in the Fortymile mining district, east-central Alaska. Provides new lower limits for some elements. Compares data from newer analytical techniques with original NURE 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.
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 and mineralogical characterization of the abandoned Valzinco (lead-zinc) and Mitchell (gold) mine sites prior to reclamation, Spotsylvania County, Virginia [New Window]
Geochemical data for all solid sample media, along with mineralogical data, and results of weathering experiments on Valzinco tailings and field experiments on sediment accumulation in Knights Branch.
PDF Geochemical Characterization of Mine Waste, Mine Drainage, and Stream Sediments at the Pike Hill Copper Mine Superfund Site, Orange County, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [New Window]
Sampling procedures, analytical methodologies, and results to assess the potential for mine waste and drainage to have an adverse impact on aquatic ecosystems, on drinking- water supplies, and to human health
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
Net acid production, acid neutralizing capacity, and associated geophysical, mineralogical, and geochemical characteristics of Animas River watershed rocks near Silverton, Colorado [New Window]
Geochemical analysis of rock samples focusing on characteristics relevant to mine cleanup discussions
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