Effects of Fluvial Tailings Deposits on Soils and Surface- and Ground-WaterQuality, and Implications for Remediation: Upper Arkansas River, Colorado, 1992-96

摘要

Geochemical and hydrologic studies were conducted on parts of the Arkansas Riverand its flood plain downstream from Leadville, Colorado, to assess the effects of fluvial tailings deposits on soil and water quality, to identify processes causing water-quality degradation, and to identify implications of these results for remediation strategies.