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Stream sediment composition: An aid to water quality assessment

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The trace element composition of stream sediments from catchments contaminated by past and present mining activities has been used to indicate the trace element status of associated waters. The paper discusses the possibility of using geochemical reconnaissance maps based on the analysis of stream sediments as an ancillary aid to water quality evaluation.

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  1. Applied Geochemistry Research Group, Imperial College, SW7, London, England

    S. R. Aston, I. Thornton & J. S. Webb

  2. Cornwall River Authority, Launceston, Cornwall, England

    J. B. Purves & B. L. Milford

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Aston, S.R., Thornton, I., Webb, J.S. et al. Stream sediment composition: An aid to water quality assessment. Water Air Soil Pollut 3, 321–325 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00226462

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