The Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute (OEWRI) Missouri State University (MSU) Big River Mining Sediment Assessment Project Distribution, Geochemistry, and Storage of Mining Sediment in Channel and Floodplain Deposits of the Big River System in St. Francois, Washington, and Jefferson Counties, Missouri Field work completed Fall 2008 to Spring 2009 FINAL REPORT Prepared by: Robert T. Pavlowsky, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Marc R. Owen, M.S., Research Specialist II Derek J. Martin, M.S., Research Specialist I Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute Missouri State University 901 South National Avenue Springfield, MO 65897
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[email protected] June 18, 2010 OEWRI EDR-10-002 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................... 2 LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................... 3 LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................................. 4 ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................................... 6 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................