Surface-water Quality Assessment of the Yakima River Basin in Washington:Chemical Analyses of Major, Minor and Trace Elements in Fine-Grained Sediment.

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Citation:

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Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (National Water Quality Assessment Program)

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Title: Surface-water Quality Assessment of the Yakima River Basin in Washington:Chemical Analyses of Major, Minor and Trace Elements in Fine-Grained Sediment.

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Publication_Place: Seattle, Washington

Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

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Online_Linkage: http://www.epa.gov/r10earth/data/crbdata.html?dioxin+#first_hit

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The overall scope of the surface water NAWQA program includes organic and inorganic analyses of media such as water, sediments, and biota. Inorganic data from this report will be used to relate the occurrence and distribution of major and trace elements to geologic sources and land use activities. In addition, the elements associated with streambed sediments are important contributors to water column chemistry and will aid in modeling source-fate investigations. Forty-four metals were analyzed in addition to the determination of total, inorganic, and organic carbon for samples collected from 430 sites (Ryder et al. 1992). The area of study was the Yakima River Basin. Five to seven subsamples were collected from lower-order streams. The subsamples were sieved through a 2-mm stainless steel screen and transferred to a Hubco aerobic sample bag. The samples were air dried before shipped to the laboratory. The laboratory sieved the samples through a 63 micron sieve and the <63 micron portion was analyzed. Three to five subsamples from higher-order streams were composited in a plastic tub, then wet sieved through a 63 micron stainless steel sieve. The sieved sediment/water slurry was placed in a 2 liter glass jar and allowed to stand overnight. After settling, the water was siphoned off and the settled fines placed in polypropylene containers and air dried. Target analytes forty-four metals, TOC, and sediment grain size. Analytical techniques included Thirty-seven metals were analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma -Atomic Emission Spectrometry and three metals were analyzed by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Mercury was analyzed by cold vapor-Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. The remaining metals were analyzed by titration and fluorimetry. Total carbon was determined by combustion and infrared spectrometry and inorganic carbon was determined by titration. Organic carbon was calculated from the difference between total and inorganic carbon. Analytical methods are described in detail by Arbogast (1990). All results are repoted on dry weight basis. The information for this metadata was taken from the Columbia River Basin: Sediment Database Abstracts.

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Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Arbogast, B.F. 1990. Quality assurance manual for the Branch of Geochemistry. U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-668.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Ryder, J.L., R.F. Sanzolone, G.J. Fuhrer, and E.L. Mosier. 1992. Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River basin in Washington: Chemical analyses of major, minor, and trace elements in fine-grained sediment. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Open-File Report 92-520.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Sanzolone, R.F., and J.L. Ryder. 1989. Quality assessment program and results for the NAWQA surface water pilot studies. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-658.

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Beginning_Date: 19870801

Ending_Date: 19870930

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Progress: Complete

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.0

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS > PESTICIDES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > RIVERS/STREAM HABITAT

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Theme_Keyword: Biological Data Profile

Theme_Keyword: Metals

Theme_Keyword: Sediment Grain Size

Theme_Keyword: Yakima River Basin

Theme_Keyword: FARMING

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Theme_Keyword: ENVIRONMENT

Theme_Keyword: INLAND WATERS

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WASHINGTON > COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN

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Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: PATRICK ANDERSON

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: U.S. Geological Survey

Address: Biological Resources Division, Midcontinent

Address: Ecological Science Center

City: Fort Collins

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80525

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (970) 226-9488

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (970) 226-9230

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: patrick_anderson@usgs.gov

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Quality assurance was evaluated by including standard reference materials, random split samples, and laboratory duplicates. Quality assessment procedures and results for analytical precision and accuracy for the four NAWQA pilot studies are presented by Sanzolone and Ryder (1989). The laboratory data were reviewed and data qualifiers were added as appropriate. The data qualifiers used were defined as follows: Insufficient sample for analysis; H - Interference; U - Concentration is less than value shown. Users of these data should be reminded that the results are for specific grain size fractions which can not be compared directly to results from bulk sediment analyses. All data entered in the database were reviewed for data entry errors. All detected errors were corrected. All samples were collected within the Yakima River Basin. Samples were collected randomly from 269 lower-order streambed sites, 75 samples were collected from higher-order streambed sites, and the remaining samples represent storm water urban drains, soils, and analysis of variance sampling.

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Contact_Organization: EPA/PNW > Pacific Northwest, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Contact_Person: DANA DAVOLI

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

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Address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

Address: 0ea095, 1200 6th Avenue

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: Washington

Postal_Code: 98101

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 553-2135

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (206) 553-0119

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: davoli.dana@epa.gov

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Metadata_Date: 20010527

Metadata_Review_Date: 20121212

Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20020527

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: TYLER B. STEVENS

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Global Change Master Directory

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 614-6898

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Tyler.B.Stevens@nasa.gov

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