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Baker et al. 1998
Baker, L.A., Qureshi, T.M. and Wyman, M.M. (1998). Sources and mobility of arsenic in the Salt River watershed, Arizona. Water Resources Research 34: doi: 10.1029/98WR00627. issn: 0043-1397.

Sources and mobility of arsenic in the upper Salt River (Arizona) were examined using a 6-year long mass balance for nine U.S. Geological Survey chemical monitoring stations, a more spatially intensive low-flow synoptic study, and laboratory leaching studies. An arsenic-rich lacustrine deposit (the Verde Formation) comprised only 4% of the watershed but contributed a third of the total watershed arsenic loading. Export from this part of the watershed was 10--20 times higher than export from most other parts of the watershed. Laboratory experiments confirmed the high As leaching potential for this formation. Although elevated levels of As were found in a geothermal spring and in several mine seeps, these sources of arsenic contributed little to the overall As loading. About 15% of the As loading from the upper Verde River watershed was retained by a two-reservoir system. Sedimentation and chemical precipitation appear to be likely mechanisms of As retention in the reservoirs. ¿ 1998 American Geophysical Union

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