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An Electron Microscopy and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy Investigation of Great Miami River Sediment Pollution in the Industrialized Landscape of Hamilton, Ohio

Tully, Jennifer L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1366848005

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2013, Master of Science, Miami University, Geology and Environmental Earth Science.
The section of the GMR which flows through the city of Hamilton, Ohio is representative of many post industrial cities throughout the Midwest. Sediment samples were collected along the banks of the river and analyzed by ICP-MS, SEM, TEM and STEM. Bulk chemical analysis indicated that anthropogenic metals were concentrated in the less than or equal to 40 µm size fraction. SEM analysis identified multiple pollution particulates including lead, barium sulfate, antimony, PbCrO4 and coal spherules. Additional complexity in the sediment is observed in STEM where correlations between anthropogenic metals and Mn and Fe were observed on clay particles. Statistical analysis of the sample set further confirmed the higher concentrations in the fine fraction of the sediment and identified six metals which were significantly above the concentrations observed in the reference materials: Zn, Sn, Sb, Cu, Pb and Sr. Overall, this study lays the groundwork for a more extensive investigation into the source and extent of pollution within the GMR.
Mark P.S. Krekeler, PhD (Advisor)
Jonathan Levy, PhD (Committee Member)
Jason Rech, PhD (Committee Member)
Earth; Environmental Geology; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Geochemistry; Geology
SEM; STEM; ICP-MS; Anthropogenic Pollution; River Sediment; Lead Chromate; Coal Spherules; Urban River Pollution Study; Yellow Road Paint; Great Miami River; Metal Pollution

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  • Tully, J. L. (2013). An Electron Microscopy and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy Investigation of Great Miami River Sediment Pollution in the Industrialized Landscape of Hamilton, Ohio [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1366848005

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Tully, Jennifer. An Electron Microscopy and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy Investigation of Great Miami River Sediment Pollution in the Industrialized Landscape of Hamilton, Ohio . 2013. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1366848005.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Tully, Jennifer. "An Electron Microscopy and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy Investigation of Great Miami River Sediment Pollution in the Industrialized Landscape of Hamilton, Ohio ." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1366848005

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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