Spatial patterns of cadmium and lead deposition on and adjacent to National Park Service lands in the vicinity of Red Dog Mine, Alaska
Hasselbach L, Ver Hoef JM, Ford J, Neitlich PN, Crecelius E, Berryman S, Wolk B, Bohle T. 2005. Spatial patterns of cadmium and lead deposition on and adjacent to National Park Service lands in the vicinity of Red Dog Mine, Alaska. Science of the Total Environment. 348:211-230
Heavy metal escapement associated with ore trucks is known to occur along the DeLong Mountain Regional Transportation System (DMTS) haul road corridor in Cape Krusenstern National Monument, northwest Alaska. Heavy metal concentrations in Hylocomium splendens moss (n =226) were used in geostatistical models to predict the extent and pattern of atmospheric deposition of Cd and Pb on Monument lands. A stratified grid-based sample design was used with more intensive sampling near mine-related activity areas. Spatial predictions were used to produce maps of concentration patterns, and to estimate the total area in 10 moss concentration categories.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hasselbach, Linda; Ver Hoef, Jay; Ford, Jesse; Neitlich, Peter; Crecelius, Eric; Berryman, Shanti; Wolk, B.; Bohle, Todd
- Units
- ARCN , CAKR
- Keywords
- cadmium, contaminants, heavy metals, lead, metals, National Park Service, Red Dog Mine, spatial patterns, zinc
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Air Quality | Wet and Dry Deposition