Comprehensive Examination of Cu, Pb, Zn, Fe, Mn and Cd in Lackawanna County Waters, Northeastern Pennsylvania: A Brief Report
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Development of Calibration Curves
3.2. Analysis of Water Samples
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Collection Site | Geographical Coordinates | Elevation (Feet) |
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Lake Scranton | 41°23′50″ N 75°37′32″ W | 1280 |
Griffin Reservoir | 41°29′48″ N 75°39′48″ W | 1350 |
Keyser Creek | 41°23′34″ N 75°42′10″ W | 680 |
Lackawanna River | 41°24′57″ N 75°39′50″ W | 690 |
Sample | [Cu] (ppm) | [Fe] (ppm) |
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Griffin Reservoir | 0.100 | NA |
Lackawanna River | NA | 0.380 |
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Dumancas, G.G.; Butka, J.R.; Mehall, A.M. Comprehensive Examination of Cu, Pb, Zn, Fe, Mn and Cd in Lackawanna County Waters, Northeastern Pennsylvania: A Brief Report. Analytica 2022, 3, 302-311. https://doi.org/10.3390/analytica3030021
Dumancas GG, Butka JR, Mehall AM. Comprehensive Examination of Cu, Pb, Zn, Fe, Mn and Cd in Lackawanna County Waters, Northeastern Pennsylvania: A Brief Report. Analytica. 2022; 3(3):302-311. https://doi.org/10.3390/analytica3030021
Chicago/Turabian StyleDumancas, Gerard G., Jake R. Butka, and Adam M. Mehall. 2022. "Comprehensive Examination of Cu, Pb, Zn, Fe, Mn and Cd in Lackawanna County Waters, Northeastern Pennsylvania: A Brief Report" Analytica 3, no. 3: 302-311. https://doi.org/10.3390/analytica3030021