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A chemical speciation approach to evaluate water quality problems in the Blackbird Mining area, Idaho. Research technical completion report, 14-08-0001-G1014-07 Item Info

The Blackbird Mine, located at the edge of the Frank Church Primitive Area in east-central Idaho, is one of the largest potential sources of cobalt in the United States. Minng operations in the past have left many waste piles and dumps in this area. Sediments in the streams surrounding the mining area are also contaminated with arsenic, cobalt, and copper. Two streams drain the Blackbird mining area: Blackbird Creek to the south and BUcktail Creek to the north. Both streams flow into Panther Creek, which is a major tributary of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. The effects of the contaminated sediments on the water quality of the creeks surrounding the Blackbird area are largely unknown. Experiments were conducted in our laboratory to evaluate the leaching characteristics of arsenic species, As(III) and As(V), and other trace metals from sediments collected from Blackbird Creek and from Panther Creek.

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A chemical speciation approach to evaluate water quality problems in the Blackbird Mining area, Idaho. Research technical completion report, 14-08-0001-G1014-07
Authors:
Wai, C. M.; Mok, W. M.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1986-10
Description:
The Blackbird Mine, located at the edge of the Frank Church Primitive Area in east-central Idaho, is one of the largest potential sources of cobalt in the United States. Minng operations in the past have left many waste piles and dumps in this area. Sediments in the streams surrounding the mining area are also contaminated with arsenic, cobalt, and copper. Two streams drain the Blackbird mining area: Blackbird Creek to the south and BUcktail Creek to the north. Both streams flow into Panther Creek, which is a major tributary of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. The effects of the contaminated sediments on the water quality of the creeks surrounding the Blackbird area are largely unknown. Experiments were conducted in our laboratory to evaluate the leaching characteristics of arsenic species, As(III) and As(V), and other trace metals from sediments collected from Blackbird Creek and from Panther Creek.
Subjects:
Water quality leaching arsenic speciation
Location:
Blackbird Mine
Latitude:
45.25
Longitude:
-114.32
Collection:
IWRRI
Series:
Water for Idaho
IWRRI number:
198611
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2012

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"A chemical speciation approach to evaluate water quality problems in the Blackbird Mining area, Idaho. Research technical completion report, 14-08-0001-G1014-07", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-198611.html
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