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Benthic Flux of Metals and Nutrients into the Water Column of Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho:

Report of an August,1999 Pilot Study

Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4132

By James S. Kuwabara1, William M. Berelson2, Laurie S. Balistrieri3, Paul F. Woods4, Brent R.Topping5, Douglas J. Steding6, David P. Krabbenhoft7.

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Abstract

A field study was conducted between August 16-27, 1999, to provide the first direct measurements of the benthic flux of dissolved (0.2-micron filtered) solutes between the bottom sediment and water column at two sites in Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Trace metals (namely, cadmium, copper, manganese, mercury species, and zinc) and nutrients (namely, ammonia, nitrate plus nitrite, oxygen, orthophosphate and silica) were solutes of primary interest. Benthic flux (sometimes referred to as internal recycling) represents the transport of dissolved chemical species between the water column and the underlying sediment.

 

Contents

Executive Summary

Recommendations

Background

Results and Discussion

References Cited

Acknowledgements

Appendix 1: Comments on the Report Structure

Appendix 2: List of Figures

Appendix 3: List of Tables

 


 

1 kuwabara@usgs.gov, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA

2berelson@usc.edu, University of Southern California, Department of Geological Sciences, Los Angeles, CA

3 balistri@usgs.gov, U.S. Geological Survey, Seattle, WA

4 pfwoods@usgs.gov, U.S. Geological Survey, Boise, ID

5 btopping@usgs.gov, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA

6 dsteding@emerald.ucsc.edu, University of California, Department of Earth Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA

7dpkrabbe@usgs.gov, U.S. Geological Survey, Madison, WI

 

 

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James S. Kuwabara
U.S. Geological Survey
345 Middlefield Road, MS 439
Menlo Park, CA 94025

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