The Effect of mining and related activities on the sediment-trace element geochemistry of Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.A.; Part II, Subsurface sediments

Abstract

Introduction 2 Sample collection, treatment, and analytical methods 4 Sample collection 4 Sample pretreatment 5 Analytical techniques 5 Cs determinations 5 Results and discussion 6 General observations 6 Bulk sediment chemistry and vertical trace element distribution patterns 9 Estimated masses of enriched sediments and associated trace elements 14 Trace-element interrelations 16 Trace-element partitioning 18 Sediment-geochemical history of Lake CDA 20