Sudden stream vegetation survey and sampling for barium and chromium, Yakutat, Alaska
Cook MB. 1988. Sudden stream vegetation survey and sampling for barium and chromium, Yakutat, Alaska
Vegetation was surveyed at the waste site to describe the effects of drilling wastes on the surrounding vegetation, to evaluate plant colonization at the site, and to prepare a vegetative map of the waste area. Vegetation was sampled at the waste site to determine the concentrations of barium and chromium in plant tissues. Toxic levels of chromium have been found in the ground water near the site and high concentrations of barium were found in soil samples and ground water samples near the site (Mullen, 1986). Plants growing at the site may have elevated levels of barium and chromium that could be toxic to animals ingesting them.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Cook, Mary
- Date of Issue
- 1988-09-30
- Units
- WRST
- Keywords
- Alaska, Bioaccumulation, Contaminants/Hazardous Materials, Environmental Monitoring, Hazardous Waste, Malaspina Glacier Forelands, Sudden Stream, vegetation survey/sampling, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park And Preserve