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Slide presentation by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (G.R. Southworth) describing mercury contamination in East Fork Poplar Creek. It reviews historical mercury releases from Y-12, multiple sources (storm drains, metallic Hg in streambed, contaminated floodplain soils), remedial actions (dechlorination, flow management, bank stabilization, treatment), monitoring of fish and water, and questions about methylmercury production and bioavailability.

File Type: pdf
Categories: Presentations
Tags: bank stabilization, bioaccumulation, East Fork Poplar Creek, flow management, G.R. Southworth, mercury, methylmercury, oak-ridge-national-laboratory, Outfall 51, storm drains, streambed sediments, Y-12
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Type : Presentation
Review Notes : No publication date is visible in the PDF. Author (G.R. Southworth) and ORNL attribution appear on the slides; content is a slide deck presentation rather than a formal report.

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