Concentrations of Copper and Trace Elements in Surface and Pore Water at Release Areas for Translocated White Sturgeon (Acipenser Transmontanus) Larvae in the Upper Columbia River near Kettle Falls, Washington.
Smelter slag, containing copper and other trace elements, is widespread in riverbed sediments in the Upper Columbia River near Kettle Falls, WA. To evaluate the potential risk to aquatic life, concentrations of copper and other trace elements were measured in the shallow pore and surface water collected near the …