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The Upper Snake River Basin contained elevated amounts of cadmium and mercury. Three sources are possible: sewage effluents from large towns in the area, run-off from irrigated lands (both cadmium and mercury are found in phosphate fertilizers), or drift from air currents carrying emissions from phosphate and cement plants. Industrial and municipal facilities located adjacent to the lower Portneuf River near Pocatello appear to be contributing cadmium and mercury to the aquatic environment. Chlorinated hydrocarbons detected in dangerous levels in reservoir fishes are usually associated with agricultural pesticides that have entered the water; however, low solubility in water results in undetectable levels in both the Portneuf and Snake Rivers.

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Title:
Source of American Falls Reservoir pollutants. Research technical completion report, project A-056-IDA
Contributors:
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute; IWRRI
Date:
1978-06
Description:
The Upper Snake River Basin contained elevated amounts of cadmium and mercury. Three sources are possible: sewage effluents from large towns in the area, run-off from irrigated lands (both cadmium and mercury are found in phosphate fertilizers), or drift from air currents carrying emissions from phosphate and cement plants. Industrial and municipal facilities located adjacent to the lower Portneuf River near Pocatello appear to be contributing cadmium and mercury to the aquatic environment. Chlorinated hydrocarbons detected in dangerous levels in reservoir fishes are usually associated with agricultural pesticides that have entered the water; however, low solubility in water results in undetectable levels in both the Portneuf and Snake Rivers.
Subjects:
water pollution chlorinated hydrocarbons heavy metals
Location:
American Falls Reservoir
Idaho County:
Bannock County; Bingham County; Power County
Latitude:
42.99
Longitude:
-112.69
Collection:
IWRRI
Series:
Water for Idaho
Source:
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho
Identifier:
IWRRI Number 197807
Publisher:
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2012
Language:
eng

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