Research Article
Trace Element Concentration and Speciation in Selected Mining-Contaminated Soils and Water in Willow Creek Floodplain, Colorado
Table 5
Total trace element concentrations for study waters.
| Water site | Soil survey no. | Ag | As | Ba | Be | Cd | Co | Cr | Cu | Mn | Ni | P | Pb | Sb | Sn | Sr | V | W | Zn | Total conc. by site | | | g/L | g/L | (g/L) |
| Gravelbar water | S05CO-079-001A | 0.38 | —a | 133.8 | — | 18.7 | 1.5 | — | 10.3 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | 9.5 | 242.7 | 6.0 | 45.1 | 4021.1 | 4495 | Gravelbar water | S05CO-079-001B | 0.40 | — | 207.5 | — | 19.1 | 1.5 | — | 8.7 | — | 5.8 | — | — | — | 9.7 | 247.4 | 6.0 | 45.1 | 4027.9 | 4579 | Gravelbar water | S05CO-079-001C | trb | — | 169.2 | — | 18.1 | 1.4 | — | 6.4 | — | 5.8 | — | — | — | 9.8 | 248.6 | 5.9 | 44.6 | 4018.4 | 4528 | Cottonwood water | S05CO-079-002A | 0.36 | — | 414.0 | 0.01 | 70.3 | 2.2 | — | 5.8 | 141.3 | 7.1 | — | — | tr | 9.0 | 241.9 | 6.1 | 164.3 | 10405.6 | 11468 | Cottonwood water | S05CO-079-002B | 0.41 | — | 314.1 | 0.01 | 77.2 | 2.3 | — | 5.5 | 173.2 | 6.7 | — | — | tr | 9.4 | 243.4 | 6.0 | 181.9 | 11088.3 | 12108 | Cottonwood water | S05CO-079-002C | 0.36 | — | 202.6 | 0.01 | 62.1 | 1.9 | — | 4.5 | 101.7 | 6.2 | — | — | tr | 9.5 | 239.7 | 6.1 | 138.4 | 9521.3 | 10294 | Creek water | S05CO-079-003A-1 | 0.42 | — | 138.8 | — | 19.4 | 1.6 | — | 5.6 | 76.3 | 5.7 | — | 6.7 | — | 9.3 | 221.9 | 6.2 | 31.1 | 2963.1 | 3486 | Creek water | S05CO-079-003A-2 | 0.42 | — | 134.8 | — | 18.9 | 1.6 | — | 5.7 | 75.2 | 5.4 | — | 8.6 | — | 9.5 | 219.7 | 6.1 | 31.3 | 2961.2 | 3478 | Creek water | S05CO-079-003A-3 | 0.35 | — | 136.5 | — | 19.1 | 1.6 | — | 5.6 | 75.4 | 5.5 | — | 9.3 | — | 9.6 | 217.8 | 6.0 | 30.9 | 2915.1 | 3433 | Creek water | S05CO-079-003B-1 | 0.38 | — | 169.8 | — | 20.1 | 1.7 | — | 4.2 | 83.4 | 5.9 | — | 13.5 | — | 9.4 | 220.9 | 6.2 | 34.7 | 3198.1 | 3768 | Creek water | S05CO-079-003B-2 | 0.43 | — | 175.3 | — | 24.2 | 1.6 | — | 5.8 | 81.8 | 5.3 | — | 149.6 | — | 9.4 | 220.0 | 6.1 | 41.7 | 3718.1 | 4439 | Creek water | S05CO-079-003B-3 | 0.42 | — | 170.0 | — | 19.5 | 1.5 | — | 4.2 | 82.0 | 5.7 | — | 9.9 | — | 9.5 | 222.3 | 6.1 | 34.3 | 3235.4 | 3801 | Spruce water | S05CO-079-004A | 0.40 | — | 150.2 | — | 24.0 | 1.4 | — | 5.9 | — | 5.8 | — | 6.0 | — | 9.7 | 280.1 | 5.9 | 49.0 | 4335.8 | 4874 | Spruce water | S05CO-079-004B | 0.38 | — | 252.2 | — | 23.4 | 1.4 | — | 6.1 | — | 5.8 | — | 3.5 | — | 9.4 | 283.1 | 6.0 | 47.9 | 4256.8 | 4896 | Spruce water | S05CO-079-004C | 0.45 | — | 193.0 | — | 24.6 | 1.5 | — | 4.6 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — | 9.5 | 284.6 | 5.9 | 50.0 | 4359.5 | 4939 | Channel water | S05CO-079-004D-1 | tr | — | 148.4 | — | 14.1 | 1.6 | — | 4.7 | 69.6 | 5.3 | — | 3.6 | — | 9.1 | 221.9 | 6.0 | 15.7 | 1650.5 | 2151 | Channel water | S05CO-079-004D-2 | tr | — | 133.6 | — | 12.6 | 1.5 | — | 5.0 | 75.4 | 5.5 | — | 2.5 | — | 9.2 | 217.4 | 6.1 | 13.5 | 1425.5 | 1908 | Channel water | S05CO-079-004D-3 | 0.41 | — | 209.0 | — | 12.3 | 1.6 | — | 5.1 | 67.3 | 5.4 | — | 4.0 | — | 9.3 | 219.2 | 6.0 | 13.6 | 1472.7 | 2026 | Channel water | S05CO-079-004E-1 | tr | — | 152.2 | — | 17.3 | 1.6 | — | 4.9 | 74.8 | 5.6 | — | 7.3 | — | 9.3 | 221.9 | 6.1 | 26.6 | 2591.9 | 3119 | Channel water | S05CO-079-004E-2 | tr | — | 148.3 | — | 17.3 | 1.6 | — | 5.3 | 79.5 | 5.4 | — | 6.9 | tr | 9.4 | 219.3 | 6.0 | 26.4 | 2570.5 | 3096 | Channel water | S05CO-079-004E-3 | tr | — | 203.5 | — | 16.6 | 1.6 | — | 5.0 | 71.7 | 5.3 | — | 8.5 | — | 9.4 | 218.0 | 6.0 | 25.2 | 2464.2 | 3035 | Channel water | S05CO-079-004F-1 | tr | — | 188.3 | — | 19.3 | 1.7 | — | 3.6 | 85.1 | 5.3 | — | 5.4 | — | 9.2 | 221.8 | 6.0 | 31.3 | 2949.6 | 3527 | Channel water | S05CO-079-004F-2 | 0.40 | — | 166.1 | — | 19.8 | 1.6 | — | 3.6 | 90.6 | 5.4 | — | 9.3 | — | 9.7 | 220.7 | 6.0 | 32.4 | 3077.5 | 3643 | Channel water | S05CO-079-004F-3 | 0.35 | — | 167.7 | — | 18.2 | 1.7 | — | 3.7 | 84.7 | 5.3 | — | 1.5 | — | 9.3 | 219.6 | 6.0 | 31.7 | 2941.5 | 3491 | Westfork water | S05CO-079-013 | 0.38 | — | 218.3 | 0.01 | 2.6 | 1.4 | — | 4.8 | — | 4.5 | — | — | tr | 9.3 | 244.1 | 6.2 | — | 142.3 | 634 | Eastfork water | S05CO-079-014 | 0.43 | — | 107.6 | — | 1.0 | 1.4 | — | 4.3 | — | 4.2 | tr | — | tr | 8.7 | 112.7 | 6.6 | — | 98.1 | 345 |
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a— = concentration below detection limits.
btr = trace.
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