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Concentrations of contaminants in surface water samples collected in west-central Indiana impacted by acidic mine drainage

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The results of analyses of surface waters collected from a variety of locations in west-central Indiana indicate extensive contamination by acidic mine drainage. These samples had pH values as low as 2.1 and total iron concentrations as high as 1200 mg1−1. The speciation of iron, expressed as the ratio [Fe(II)]/[Fe(III)] ranged from 0.08 to 8.27. Measured lead concentrations were as high as 811 mgl−1. In addition, the concentrations of nitrate and sulfate ions were as high as 359 and 624 mgl−1, respectively.

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  1. Department of Health and Safety, Indiana State University, 47809, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

    S. K. Allen

  2. Department of Chemistry, Indiana State University, 51 Science Building, 47809, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

    J. M. Allen & S. Lucas

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Allen, S.K., Allen, J.M. & Lucas, S. Concentrations of contaminants in surface water samples collected in west-central Indiana impacted by acidic mine drainage. Geo 27, 34–37 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00770600

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