4 Recent Progress in Medical Geology

Monday, 24 March 2003
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF TOXIC ELEMENTS IN LOESS OF THE MID-CONTINENT

Paper number: 4-5
Program: SYMPOSIA SESSIONS
Time: 9:55 AM – 10:15 AM

Authors

Abstract

Results of analyses of loess samples collected at 17 locations along the Missouri and Kansas Rivers, reveal the presence of a suite of toxic elements, including uranium, thorium, cadmium, lead, arsenic and chromium. The areal distribution of loess, and loess-derived soils, presents the opportunity for migration of contaminants into streams, as both dissolved and suspended loads.