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The Hg geochemistry of a geothermal stream, Steamboat Creek, Nevada: natural vs. anthropogenic influences

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Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Lyons, W.; D. Wayne; J. Warwick; G. Doyle

Source:

Environmental Geology, Volume 34, Issue 2-3, p.143-150 (1998)

ISBN:

0943-0105

Keywords:

Gold mining; Mercury; Mercury; Gold mining; Steamboat Creek; Nevada; Nevada; Steamboat Creek

Abstract:

A series of water samples from Steamboat Creek, Nevada, was analyzed for total mercury concentrations. Concentrations from these waters were 40 to 60 times higher than the pristine mountain streams entering the creek. The major source of the mercury entering Steamboat Creek is probably from gold/silver processing that took place in the 1860s.