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| Title | Mercury Levels in Gold Mining Reaches on Seven Washington Rivers and Creeks |
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Mercury Levels in Gold Mining Reaches on Seven Washington Rivers and Creeks (Number of pages: 68) (Publication Size: 2MB)
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| Author(s) | Johnson, A., M. Friese, and K. Carmack | ||||
| Description | Indicators for mercury contamination were analyzed from seven Washington rivers and creeks with a history of mining for placer gold. Sample types included water, suspended sediment, streambed sediments, benthic invertebrates (caddisflies), and fish (fillets). The waterbodies investigated were the Sultan River in western Washington, and Swauk Creek and tributary Williams Creek, Peshastin Creek and tributaries Ingalls Creek and Negro Creek, Slate Creek, the Similkameen River, Mary Ann Creek, and Strawberry Creek in eastern Washington. Although mercury was moderately elevated in some types of samples, the levels overall do not appear to represent a significant concern for aquatic life, wildlife, or human health. | ||||
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| Contact | EAP Publications Coordinator at 564-669-3028 or EAPpubs@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | gold, WRIA 62, creek, fish, river, water, mercury, mining | ||||
| WATERSHED | Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIA 07,WRIA 39,WRIA 45,WRIA 49,WRIA 52,WRIA 62) |
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| DATA | Environmental Information Management (EIM) #AJOH0059 |
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| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | Title:
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Potential Impacts from Mercury Used in Historic Gold Mining on Six Rivers and Streams |
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