Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Sediment-Contaminant Database
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Investigation of the vertical distribution of sediment contaminants in Pool 2 and Lake Pepin of the Upper Mississippi River after the 1993 flood:
Sampling Purpose: This multi-agency study was designed to investigate the vertical distribution of sediment contaminants in Pool 2 and 4 (Lake Pepin) of the Upper Mississippi River after the 1993 flood. More specifically, to examine the stratigraphy of contaminants and chronology of pollution downstream of the Twin Cities metropolitan area through detailed analysis of sediment cores. The sediment samples were analyzed for carbon content (organic, carbonate, and total) and metals.
Number of Observations (samples) in Data Set: 118
Institution Providing Data: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Data Set No. 10:
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Data source variables
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Sample variables
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Classes of Contaminants (in both data set 10 and other data sets)
Inorganic contaminants:
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Metals, metalloids, nutrients and others
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Organic contaminants:
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
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Content manager: Michelle Bartsch
