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Physical and geochemical characteristics of suspended solids, Wilton Creek, Ontario

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Sediment/Freshwater Interaction

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 9))

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To understand the nature of sediment-associated nutrient and contaminant transport dynamics in fluvial systems, a stormflow sampling program of suspended solids is reported for one water year in a representative rural diffuse source catchment of southeastern Ontario. Bulk samples of subsieve suspended solids were obtained using field-portable continuous-flow centrifuge apparatus. The physical and geochemical properties of suspended solids show no significant intersite differences over reaches of 1 500–2 000 m, yet display distinctive seasonal trends. Systematic seasonal changes in particle size, organic content, and Ca, P, Mn, Al, Ti, Fe, and K appear to reflect the changing role of partial area hydrology. Ca, P, and Mn are bioaccumulated by stream algae. Mineral signature is relatively constant over the year.

This article first appeared in the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. Volume 18, pp. 1365–1379 (1981). Permission of the copyright holders to reprint the article is gratefully acknowledged.

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Ongley, E.D., Bynoe, M.C., Percival, J.B. (1982). Physical and geochemical characteristics of suspended solids, Wilton Creek, Ontario. In: Sly, P.G. (eds) Sediment/Freshwater Interaction. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8009-9_5

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