Concentrations, distribution, and sources of selenium from irrigated lands in western United States
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Abstract
Concentrations, distribution, and sources of selenium from irrigated lands were studied between 1986 and 1990 at 20 reconnaissance project areas in 17 western states under the Department of Interior's National Irrigation Water Quality Program. Samples of water, bottom sediment, whole‐body fish, and bird livers for analysis of selenium concentrations were collected before, during, and after irrigation season from streams, canals, lakes, and ground water in each project area. Selenium concentrations in water ranged from less than the detection limit of 1 μg/L in 42% of the 586 samples collected to 4,800 μg/L from a well in the Pine River Area, in southern Colorado. Selenium concentrations in 223 samples of bottom sediment ranged from less than the detection limit of 0.1 μg/g to 85 μg/g in a sample from the Middle Green River Basin, in Utah. Selenium concentrations in whole‐body fish (all species) ranged from 0.1 μg to 50 μg per gram dry weight, with the maximum concentration observed in a carp from the Gunnison River Basin, in western Colorado. Selenium concentrations in bird livers (all species) ranged from less than 0.32 μg to 170 μg per gram dry weight with the maximum concentration observed in the liver of an avocet from the Kendrick Reclamation Project, in Wyoming. Cretaceous‐age marine shales probably are the original sources for selenium in 16 of the 20 areas studied. In several areas, evaporative concentration of applied irrigation water and drainage of this water to wetlands, canals, streams, and lakes appears to be responsible for elevated concentrations of selenium.
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Publication type | Article |
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Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Title | Concentrations, distribution, and sources of selenium from irrigated lands in western United States |
Series title | Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering |
DOI | 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(1993)119:3(522) |
Volume | 119 |
Issue | 3 |
Year Published | 1993 |
Language | English |
Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers |
Description | 15 p. |
First page | 522 |
Last page | 536 |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado, Utah, Wyoming |
Other Geospatial | Gunnison River Basin, Kendrick Reclamation Project, Middle Green River Basin, Pine River |
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