Pinal Creek Toxics Site
Dissolved metals in high concentrations are moving in
an acidic plume through a shallow aquifer downstream from a copper mining
area near Pinal Creek, Arizona. Chemical reactions that change the form
and nature of metals in the ground-water plume are being studied. Movement
of metals from ground water into the stream and chemical reactions in
the stream also are being studied. The investigation has used field and
laboratory techniques and geochemical modeling to identify hydrologic
processes in the plume and the creek that determine the effectiveness
of remediation efforts.
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