Predicting Aqueous Metal Species in a Stream Impacted by Mining Activity

Abstract

The impact of mining activity in the Tri-State Mining District of Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma has resulted in continual exceedance in water quality standards in many surface waters including Short Creek in Galena, Kans. Critical heavy metals detected in Short Creek have been lead, cadmium, and zinc. Water column samples were collected at each of seven sites from May 1992 to May 1995 and were analyzed for temperature, pH, conductivity, and total