Identifying water-quality trends in the Trinity River,Texas, USA, 1969–1992, using sediment cores from Lake Livingston |
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Authors: | P C Van Metre E Callender |
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Institution: | (1) USGS, NAWQA, 8011 Cameron Road, Austin, TX 78754-3898, USA, US;(2) USGS National Research Program, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 22092-0001, USA, US |
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Abstract: | Chemical analyses were done on cores of bottom sediment from three locations in Lake Livingston, a reservoir on the Trinity
River in east Texas to identify trends in water quality in the Trinity River using the chemical record preserved in bottom
sediments trapped by the reservoir. Sediment cores spanned the period from 1969, when the reservoir was impounded, to 1992,
when the cores were collected. Chemical concentrations in reservoir sediment samples were compared to concentrations for 14
streambed sediment samples from the Trinity River Basin and to reported concentrations for soils in the eastern United States
and shale. These comparisons indicate that sediments deposited in Lake Livingston are representative of the environmental
setting of Lake Livingston within the Trinity River Basin. Vertical changes in concentrations within sediment cores indicate
temporal trends of decreasing concentrations of lead, sodium, barium, and total DDT (DDT plus its metabolites DDD and DDE)
in the Trinity River. Possible increasing temporal trends are indicated for chlordane and dieldrin. Each sediment-derived
trend is related to trends in water quality in the Trinity River or known changes in environmental factors in its drainage
basin or both.
Received: 6 October 1995 · Accepted: 13 October 1995 |
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Keywords: | Sediment cores Trend Reservoir DDT Lead Texas |
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