Characterization and prioritization of mining-related metal sources in the streams and streambed sediments of the Lefthand Creek Watershed, Northwestern Boulder County, Colorado, 2002-2003

Metal-mining associated wastes in the Lefthand Creek watershed in Boulder County, Colorado have been implicated as a major source of stream water contamination due to acid generation and toxic metal solubility. This watershed hosts hundreds of now inactive mine openings and dozens of sites of former...

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Main Author: Wood, Alice R.
Other Authors: Cholas, Roshan., Harrington, Laura (Environmental engineer), Isenhart, Lily., Turner, Ned, Ryan, Joseph N., University of Colorado Boulder. Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering.
Format: Electronic
Language: English
Published: Boulder, CO : Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2004.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations, map.
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