Report Title: Preliminary report on the quality of water in abandoned zinc
mines in northeastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas
Report Number: OFR 77-163
Author: Stephen J. Playton and Robert E. Davis
Abstract
On-site measurements of pH, specific conductance, and water
temperature show that water in seven mine shafts in northeastern
Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas is stratified, with pH decreasing and
specific conductance and water temperature increasing as sampling
depth increases. Concentrations of chemical constituents in mine-shaft
water, such as dissolved solids, total and dissolved metals, and
dissolved sulfate also increase as sampling depth increases.
The water in the mine shafts was unsuited for most uses without
treatment. The relative inability of current treatment practices to
effectively remove high concentrations of toxic metals, such as
Bcadmium and lead, precludes use of the water for public supply.
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