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Metal distribution in Clark Fork River sediments.

A Davis1, D Atkins

  • 1Geomega, Boulder, Colorado 80303, USA. adavis@geomega.com

Environmental Science & Technology
|September 21, 2001
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Sampling riverbed sediments and pore water is challenging. New methods reveal that fine sediment fractions contain higher metal concentrations, crucial for understanding metal behavior in rivers.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Geochemistry
  • Hydrology

Background:

  • Gravel river bed sampling is difficult due to large substrate size and abrasive sediment particles.
  • Mining activities can lead to significant metal contamination in river sediments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and apply novel sampling techniques for pore water and sediments in gravel-bed rivers.
  • To characterize metal distribution and concentration within different sediment fractions in a historically mined river.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a modified core-freezing device for sediment profiling in cobble-gravel substrates.
  • Developed a novel pore water sampler for collecting interstitial water.
  • Analyzed metal concentrations across various sediment particle size fractions (<63 micrometers, 63 micrometers-2 mm).

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Main Results:

  • The <63 micrometer fraction, despite low mass (<4 wt %), showed metal concentrations an order of magnitude higher than the 63 micrometer-2 mm fraction.
  • The sand fraction (63 micrometers-2 mm) contained 60% of the metals by mass in gravel substrates.
  • Metals were primarily associated with sulfides, often coated with oxide rims, explaining low pore water metal concentrations.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate characterization of fluvial bed sediment requires analysis across multiple particle size fractions.
  • The form of metal (e.g., sulfides with oxide rims) significantly influences metal solubility and bioavailability in riverine environments.
  • Developed sampling techniques are effective for studying contaminated river systems.