Total selenium in irrigation drain inflows to the Salton Sea, California, April 2009

Open-File Report 2009-1230
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Abstract

This report presents the results for the final sampling period (April 2009) of a 4-year monitoring program to characterize selenium concentrations in selected irrigation drains flowing into the Salton Sea, California. Total selenium and total suspended solids were determined in water samples. Total selenium, percent total organic carbon, and particle size were determined in sediments. Mean total selenium concentrations in water ranged from 0.98 to 22.9 micrograms per liter. Total selenium concentrations in sediment ranged from 0.078 to 5.0 micrograms per gram dry weight.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Total selenium in irrigation drain inflows to the Salton Sea, California, April 2009
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2009-1230
DOI 10.3133/ofr20091230
Year Published 2009
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Columbia Environmental Research Center, Contaminant Biology Program
Description iv, 11 p.
Time Range Start 2009-04-01
Time Range End 2009-04-30
Country United States
State California
Other Geospatial Salton Sea
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