A Survey Of The Effects Of Metals On Park Lake And Frohner Basin
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Authors
Hunter, Randolph
McGree, Patrick
Advisor
James Manion
Alfred Murray
Rev. Joseph Harrington
Alfred Murray
Rev. Joseph Harrington
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Date of Issue
1977-04-01
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Title
A Survey Of The Effects Of Metals On Park Lake And Frohner Basin
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thesis
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Abstract
A study on water quality was taken over a two year period, 1974 and 1976, ranging from April to November on the Park Lake-Lump Gulch Area in Jefferson County, Montana. Tests were conducted for copper, zinc, iron, lead, pH, specific electrical conductance, temperature, and dissolved oxygen content. Severe winter kills and mortality rates for fish plants were common reports in the previous years, however, neither occurred during the 1976 test season. Conditions were studied for both fish and human safety. Results showed no single cause as detrimental to the area except in the immediate Frohner Mine area. Some speculation concerning synergistic effects of toxicants, precipitating metals, and other prevalent conditions are made.
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Bachelor's
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Spring
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Life & Environmental Sciences