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 siteSoil survey no.AgAsBaBeCdCoCrCuMnNiPPbSbSnSrVWZnTotal conc. by site
g/L g/L( g/L)

Gravelbar waterS05CO-079-001A0.38a133.818.71.510.36.09.5242.76.045.14021.14495
Gravelbar waterS05CO-079-001B0.40207.519.11.58.75.89.7247.46.045.14027.94579
Gravelbar waterS05CO-079-001Ctrb169.218.11.46.45.89.8248.65.944.64018.44528
Cottonwood waterS05CO-079-002A0.36414.00.0170.32.25.8141.37.1tr9.0241.96.1164.310405.611468
Cottonwood waterS05CO-079-002B0.41314.10.0177.22.35.5173.26.7tr9.4243.46.0181.911088.312108
Cottonwood waterS05CO-079-002C0.36202.60.0162.11.94.5101.76.2tr9.5239.76.1138.49521.310294
Creek waterS05CO-079-003A-10.42138.819.41.65.676.35.76.79.3221.96.231.12963.13486
Creek waterS05CO-079-003A-20.42134.818.91.65.775.25.48.69.5219.76.131.32961.23478
Creek waterS05CO-079-003A-30.35136.519.11.65.675.45.59.39.6217.86.030.92915.13433
Creek waterS05CO-079-003B-10.38169.820.11.74.283.45.913.59.4220.96.234.73198.13768
Creek waterS05CO-079-003B-20.43175.324.21.65.881.85.3149.69.4220.06.141.73718.14439
Creek waterS05CO-079-003B-30.42170.019.51.54.282.05.79.99.5222.36.134.33235.43801
Spruce waterS05CO-079-004A0.40150.224.01.45.95.86.09.7280.15.949.04335.84874
Spruce waterS05CO-079-004B0.38252.223.41.46.15.83.59.4283.16.047.94256.84896
Spruce waterS05CO-079-004C0.45193.024.61.54.65.79.5284.65.950.04359.54939
Channel waterS05CO-079-004D-1tr148.414.11.64.769.65.33.69.1221.96.015.71650.52151
Channel waterS05CO-079-004D-2tr133.612.61.55.075.45.52.59.2217.46.113.51425.51908
Channel waterS05CO-079-004D-30.41209.012.31.65.167.35.44.09.3219.26.013.61472.72026
Channel waterS05CO-079-004E-1tr152.217.31.64.974.85.67.39.3221.96.126.62591.93119
Channel waterS05CO-079-004E-2tr148.317.31.65.379.55.46.9tr9.4219.36.026.42570.53096
Channel waterS05CO-079-004E-3tr203.516.61.65.071.75.38.59.4218.06.025.22464.23035
Channel waterS05CO-079-004F-1tr188.319.31.73.685.15.35.49.2221.86.031.32949.63527
Channel waterS05CO-079-004F-20.40166.119.81.63.690.65.49.39.7220.76.032.43077.53643
Channel waterS05CO-079-004F-30.35167.718.21.73.784.75.31.59.3219.66.031.72941.53491
Westfork waterS05CO-079-0130.38218.30.012.61.44.84.5tr9.3244.16.2142.3634
Eastfork waterS05CO-079-0140.43107.61.01.44.34.2trtr8.7112.76.698.1345

a— = concentration below detection limits.
btr = trace.